Polls Suggest Americans Divided Over Trump Immigration Policies, Sending Troops to LA

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies saw an increase in public approval, according to a CBS (Lean Left bias) poll released Monday.

The Details: The poll, which was conducted Jun 4-6, showed that 54% of the public supports Trump’s recent mass deportation orders, and 43% say it's making the US safer compared to 30% who feel it's less safe. The approval numbers are driven by Republicans, 93% of whom approve of Trump's deportation program, while 49% of Independents and 18% of Democrats approve. From the same poll, 63% said noncitizens should be guaranteed a court hearing and 79% said it's unacceptable to mistakenly deport a US resident. According to CNN data analyst Harry Enten, Trump’s net approval on immigration has shifted from -21% in 2017 to +1% currently. “Trump is begging for a fight on this because he knows what he’s doing so far is working with the American electorate,” Enten said. 

For Context: The approval comes at a time when Trump deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles following the arrest of numerous unauthorized immigrants by ICE agents. The arrests triggered large-scale protests and violent clashes in parts of the city. A YouGov poll from June 9-10 found 34% of Americans support deploying Marines in Los Angeles and 47% oppose, but many also Americans don't approve of the protests. 

How The Media Covered It: The Washinton Examiner (Lean Right) only focused on the positive data from Enten and CBS. A CBS News article tempered the data by saying it was “also heavily shaped by contrasting views about which people, and how many, are being targeted for deportation... if people don't think it is dangerous criminals who are the focus of the deportation effort, support drops dramatically.” Newsweek (Center) highlighted YouGov data about disapproval of Marine intervention and overall deportations but did not mention the YouGov data noting that Americans also disapprove of the LA protests. 

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