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.
As a 40+ year old first generation American I can say my personal experience is that by and large it has not been exactly welcoming to immigrants for decades.
I once believed that it was getting better but Americans then let me know that once again I was and still not exactly welcome.