Staff Reports
It seems that three out of four Americans have something to say, and what they want is President-elect Donald Trump to focus on repatriating illegal migrants. According to a CBS News poll conducted by YouGov, a staggering 73 percent of the adults surveyed believe that this should be a priority. For those who might be slow at math, that’s nearly three-quarters of the population, ringing in with a collective thought that might make open-border advocates shudder.
Delving deeper into the numbers, 45 percent of Americans are raising the stakes even higher, insisting that repatriation should be classified as a “high priority.” Meanwhile, 28 percent think it deserves a “medium priority.” Only 27 percent—those in a bubble of denial—feel that deporting illegal migrants isn’t important at all. This clear preference for prioritizing repatriation over other issues offers a window into the sentiments brewing among the populace following the election results.
Interestingly, the same poll revealed that 57 percent of Americans would like Trump to implement a national program aimed specifically at identifying and deporting all illegal immigrants. In a delightful twist of irony, a recent Rasmussen poll shows similar sentiments with 76 percent of respondents expressing a desire to halt illegal immigration in one form or another. If 22 percent of Americans see it as unimportant, one wonders which planet they’re living on.
However, the question regarding the use of military resources for deportations raises eyebrows. While 60 percent of respondents are against using the military for this purpose, it’s apparent that the question is misframed to evoke fears of soldiers chasing down migrants in city streets. In reality, Trump is likely to deploy military assistance for logistical support, such as setting up and operating holding centers at the border, rather than turning the U.S. into a modern-day version of a scene from an action movie.
What’s becoming increasingly clear is that Trump’s pro-American agenda is rattling the cages of mass migration advocates—both domestic and abroad. A majority across various demographics, including 74 percent of white respondents and a solid 69 percent of Hispanics, agree that deportations should be given priority. This growing anti-migration sentiment could spell significant trouble for the political elite and business groups who thrived under Biden’s policies, which welcomed a flood of approximately 9 million illegal migrants and created burdensome economic effects, including rising costs and diminished wages for American workers.
This surging skepticism towards unchecked migration isn’t limited to the United States. Observations reveal similar patterns in countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, and Australia, where citizens are connecting the dots between migration, inflated housing costs, and economic instability. In a world where preservation of national identity and integrity is increasingly recognized as critical, the tides may be turning against the establishment’s outdated “Nation of Immigrants” narrative.
