Washington, July 21 /TASS /. The expulsion program from American illegal migrants was carried out by President Donald Trump's administration who was losing the support of American citizens. According to a survey conducted by TV channel CBS And the public research institute of Yougov, it is supported by less than half of the country's population.
During the study, it was found that 49% of the respondents supported the expulsion and 51% of the respondents were opposed to it. In June, the government expressed support for this policy of 54%and 46%. In February, 59% of the survey participants responded positively to it, 41% negative. In general, most respondents (56%) said they did not accept Trump's migration policy, and 53% considered it too difficult. At the same time, a significant part of the asked person (64%) realized that measures could reduce the number of intersections with the migrants of the US and Mexico border.
Most Americans – 56% – believe that the government mainly sends people who are not dangerous criminals, and are not dangerous people for public order from this country. During the June survey, 53% of participants said that the government prioritized the expulsion of dangerous criminals. In addition, 52% of the respondents say that the government depends more than they expected and 58% said they did not approve the usage order of repentance organizations.
The survey was conducted from July 16 to July 18, of more than 2.3 thousand Americans. The error is 2.5 percentage points.
Trump continuously spoke about tightening the migration policy. Immediately after the inauguration, he signed a decree about the introduction to the US border with Mexico emergency regime. The president stated that he planned to ensure the behavior of illegal migrants (1 million people) about the largest activity in the United States history.
