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.
What gave it away, the daily hateful rhetoric, the persecution of American citizens who look like they might be immigrants, the murder of peaceful protestors, the oppression of entire cities with ICE “surges”, or the concentration camps? How much more does it take before the other 4 in 10 start wondering if it’s a great place for Americans anymore, nevermind immigrants? Are they going to continue withholding judgement until the ovens and gas chambers are being used? Or has Fox News simply turned them all permanently into drooling red-hat-wearing Nazi ghouls?