Comment by mc32 2 days ago
Check CNN polling. It’s been pretty consistent over the last year or two:
56% to 62% of Americans support the deportation of all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to various surveys from late 2025 and early 2026, including data often discussed in connection with CNN analysis and other outlets.
The subject is people who entered illegally or have remained past their visas. Illegal aliens under federal law. Outside of kooks, no one wants to deport legal residents. They may want to limit some form of migration but that’s not the question and that’s not what ICE are concerned with. It’s not even in their scope in any way.
> Outside of kooks, no one wants to deport legal residents.
I agree, but that's not what you wrote in your original comment and were asked to defend and then failed to defend. You claimed that 60% of the population wants all aliens deported. The word "all" there means your claim included legal residents. Now you're backpedaling, I guess.
That's not what you wrote, though. You wrote:
> ~60-ish percent of the pop want all aliens deported not only criminal aliens
That statement covers both illegal and legal aliens. Do you not know what the words you wrote mean? Why are you lying about your words that are plainly visible on this page if you do know what they mean?
> Outside of kooks, no one wants to deport legal residents.
The kooks seem to be running the show.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-100-million-deportations-...
A common technique used by racists is to pretend they are only care about illegal immigration.
Your original claim:
> It’s understood ~60-ish percent of the pop want all aliens deported not only criminal aliens
Your "evidence":
> 56% to 62% of Americans support the deportation of all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally [emphasis added]
You do realize that the polling does not support your original claim, right? That "illegally" bit is rather critical and, notably, missing in your original statement.