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Polls: Majority of Americans want troops sent to border, oppose illegal immigration

A group of illegal border crossers from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala arrested on private ranch in Maverick County, Texas.
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84% of registered voters oppose ‘illegal’ immigration while 71% support ‘legal’ immigration, showing a clear understanding of the effects of both legal and illegal immigration
Polls are consistently showing two key indictments on the Biden-Harris administration border policy: Americans not only overwhelmingly oppose illegal immigration but also want troops sent to the southern border and the border secure.
Two new recent polls support this trend, although polls have consistently shown that Americans overwhelminglyĀ disapproveĀ of Vice President Kamala Harrisā job as āborder czar.ā
A new Napolitan News ServiceĀ pollĀ found that 84% of registered voters believe āillegal immigration is bad for the United Statesā compared to only 12% who say it is good.
The ratio of opposition/support to illegal immigration has āremained broadly unchanged for decades,ā the news service says.
The overwhelming majority polled, 71%, said they support legal immigration, arguing it is good for the country. Those who oppose illegal immigration say it hurts Americans.
āThat view has also remained stable for decades. Voters make a clear distinction between legal and illegal immigration,ā the news service says.
The primary reason for opposition: crime. Among those polled, 49% cited crime as a top concern; 28% said illegal immigration allows criminals and terrorists into the country; 26% said it places a burden on the economy and healthcare; 16% that it allows in people who are dangerous; 5% that it allows in drugs and dealers.
āOverall, these numbers reflect the fact that voters see America as both a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws,ā RMG Research president Scott Rasmussen said. āVoters understand why most immigrants want to bring their families to the land of opportunity. But they are angry at the federal government for allowing and encouraging illegal immigration.ā
In a separateĀ poll, 75% said they support sending U.S. troops to āchallenge drug cartels and secure the border.ā
āThatās up significantly since President Biden took office and the total includes 90% of Republicans and 62% of Democrats,ā Napolitan News Service said.
The findings are consistent with several other polls.
A recent Rasmussen ReportsĀ pollĀ found that nearly two-thirds surveyed say the southern border crisis should be called an invasion. Large majorities said border security is a vital national security interest (70%) and acknowledged whatās happening is a crisis (72%).
This is after Texas changed the conversation on the border, introducing the term and concept of invasion to the American public, with 55 countiesĀ declaring an invasion. Sixty counties also issued disaster declarations citing the border crisis.
A recent Monmouth University Polling InstituteĀ reportĀ found the majority polled said they support building a border wall, a policy former President Donald Trump implemented that Biden ended on his first day in office. The majority polled, over 80%, said illegal immigration is āeither a very serious (61%) or somewhat serious (23%) problem.ā
āPublic concern about illegal immigration is higher during President Joe Bidenās term than it was under the prior two administrations,ā the institute said.
A University of Texas/Texas Politics ProjectĀ pollĀ found that the majority of Texans, including Hispanics and Blacks, support building a wall and border security measures. It also found that Democrats in Texas are increasingly supporting Trump.
Overall, 65% of all Texas voters said they support Texas building its own wall and barriers; 57% support Texas installing marine buoys in the Rio Grande River; 66% support deploying additional state police and military resources to the border.
A majority of Hispanic Texas voters, 56%, also disapprove of Bidenās handling of immigration and border security, the UT/TPP poll found.
Another UT/TPPĀ pollĀ found that Texans overwhelmingly support Gov. Greg Abbottās border security efforts through Operation Lone Star, including supporting Texas installing marine barriers, constructing a border wall and physical barriers at the Texas-Mexico border, deploying additional resources to the border, and busing illegal foreign nationals north.
These findings are similar to those from The Center Square Voters’ Voice polls conducted in conjunction with Noble Predictive Insights. OneĀ pollĀ last year found that 82% of Americans are concerned about border security. Among them, 50% said the border crisis became worse under the Biden-Harris administration.
AnotherĀ from March found that 62% of voters say the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction under the Biden-Harris administration with yetĀ anotherĀ showing that illegal immigration nearly ties inflationary high costs as the top concern.
Another Voterās Voice poll found that Americans want states to play a role in border security, supporting Texas and other stateās right to secure their borders.
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Court attempts to halt Trump deportations, El Salvador president says ‘too late’

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A class action lawsuit was filed on Saturday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed anĀ executive orderĀ invoking the Enemy Aliens Act to target, arrest and remove violent Venezuelan prison gang members, Tren de Aragua (TdA), from the U.S.
The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation on behalf of five Venezuelans illegally in the country who were detained in Texas and New York. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
On Saturday, nearly 300 violent illegal foreign nationals were removed from the U.S. and arrived in El Salvador with the cooperation of El Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele after reaching an agreement with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
āThe first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country,ā BukeleĀ said in a postĀ on X. āThey were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).ā
El Salvador also received 23 MS-13 gang members from the U.S. who were wanted by Salvadoran authorities, Bukele said. They include two ringleaders, one of whom āis a member of the criminal organizationās highest structure.ā Those sent to El Salvador by the U.S. will help Bukeleās government āfinalize intelligence gathering and go after the last remnants of MS-13, including its former and new members, money, weapons, drugs, hideouts, collaborators and sponsors.
āAs always, we continue advancing in the fight against organized crime. But this time, we are also helping our allies, making our prison system self-sustainable, and obtaining vital intelligence to make our country an even safer place. All in a single action. May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States,ā he said.
The U.S. government is paying a small fee to detain them, Bukele said, and the prison is also making money because it requires inmates to work. These additional inmates, ācombined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable,ā he said, noting that it costs $200 million a year to maintain.
In response, Rubio thanked Bukele saying, āEl Salvador has agreed to hold the violent criminals āin their very good jails at a fair price that will also save our taxpayer dollars. President Nayib Bukele is not only the strongest security leader in our region, heās also a great friend of the U.S.ā
In an emergency hearing held on Saturday, a federal judge ruled that deportations of violent Venezuelans be temporarily halted and those who were illegally in the country and already removed be returned. The ACLU said the order blocked the administration āfrom deporting anyone under the Alien Enemies Act while the case proceeds. Flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants the DHS attempted to deport have been ordered to turn around and return to the U.S.ā
A U.S. federal judge has no jurisdiction over foreign governments.
In response, BukeleĀ postedĀ on X, āOopsie ā¦ Too late,ā with a laughing emoji.
Bukele also posted videos and pictures of them arriving in El Salvador in handcuffs. The video shows them being met by El Salvadoran military wearing riot gear and transported in armored vehicles to CECOT. The videos depict El Salvadoran officials lifting up their shirts to show tattoos of gang member affiliation, officials shaving the heads of kneeling inmates and their admittance as CECOT inmates.
Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).
The United States will pay a very low fee for them,ā¦ pic.twitter.com/tfsi8cgpD6
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 16, 2025
Cooperation between the U.S. and El Salvador expanded under Trump and Rubio, representing a reversal of Biden administration policy that used taxpayer money and planes to transport illegal foreign nationals into the U.S.
Trump has been aggressively targeting of TdA after a recordĀ more than 1 million VenezuelansĀ illegally entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, including TdA members expanding operations in at least 22 states, The Center Square first reported.
Under the Trump administration, Venezuelan repatriation flights also began, paid for by the Venezuelan government, negotiated by the Trump administration, The Center SquareĀ reported.
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“The Invasion of our Country is OVER”: Trump reports lowest illegal crossings in history

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Quick Hit:
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that illegal immigrant apprehensions at the southern border plummeted to just 8,326 in Februaryāmarking a historic low. In a Truth Social post, Trump declared, “The Invasion of our Country is OVER,” crediting his administrationās tough enforcement measures for the drastic reduction.
Key Details:
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The figure represents a staggering 96% drop from December 2023, when illegal crossings under Joe Bidenās administration peaked at 301,981.
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Trump emphasized that those caught illegally entering the U.S. were “quickly ejected from our Nation or, when necessary, prosecuted for crimes against the United States of America.”
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Trump credited executive action, including an emergency border declaration, military deployments, the end of birthright citizenship, and a crackdown on sanctuary cities, for the sharp decline in illegal entries.
Diving Deeper:
President Trumpās first full month back in office saw a seismic shift in border security policy, leading to what he called āthe lowest number of illegal border crossings in decades.ā In a Truth SocialĀ postĀ on Saturday, Trump highlighted the stark contrast between his administration and Bidenās, stating:
“This means that very few people came ā The Invasion of our Country is OVER. In comparison, under Joe Biden, there were 300,000 Illegals crossing in one month, and virtually ALL of them were released into our Country. Thanks to the Trump Administration Policies, the Border is CLOSED to all Illegal Immigrants.”
Upon taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders that significantly curtailed illegal immigration. These include reinstating policies that allow expedited removals, deploying U.S. troops to the southern border, resuming construction of the border wall, and ending Biden-era programs that facilitated migrant entry through humanitarian parole. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reversed previous Biden restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leading to a sharp uptick in interior enforcement.
According to DHS dataĀ obtainedĀ by Fox News Digital, ICE interior arrests skyrocketed by 137% in just three weeks, with 11,791 arrests recorded from Jan. 20th to Feb. 8thācompared to 4,969 during the same period in 2024. High-profile raids in sanctuary cities have also yielded thousands of arrests, including gang members and violent offenders.
The economic impact of Trumpās border policies is already being felt. Federal funds that had been allocated to house illegal immigrants in hotels, particularly in cities like New York, are being clawed back. A recent executive order directed all federal agencies to identify and cut off taxpayer-funded programs that benefit illegal immigrants.
Despite congressional gridlock preventing any new border legislation, Trumpās administration has relied solely on executive authority to crack down on illegal immigration. His message to potential border crossers remains clear: āAnyone who tries to illegally enter the U.S.A. will face significant criminal penalties and immediate deportation.ā
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