Almost two-thirds of respondents said US used to be a great place for immigrants but no longer is
Donald Trump’s aggressive and wide-reaching immigration-enforcement agenda has convinced increasing numbers of adults that the US is no longer a welcoming country for outsiders, a new poll has found.
About six in 10 respondents to the Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted last month, say the country used to be a great place for immigrants, but no longer is.
Another one-third said they or somebody they knew personally had been affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown in the previous 12 months, rising to about 60% of Hispanic adults.
So over one third of Americans think they’re a beacon if freedom for the weary and downtrodden?
We’re welcoming to immigrants if you’re the right kind of immigrant. Specifically white or rich. Preferably both.
Maybe they’re thinking back to the “no Irish need apply” signs, the Chinese exclusion act, internment camps, or any of the other fucked up ways we’ve treated immigrants over our history.