Poll: Moderates Shift Towards Trump on Immigration Policy

Swing-voting moderates are rallying to President Donald Trump as Democrats continue their desperate opposition to the enforcement of the nation’s popular immigration laws.

“The voters in the middle that we need to win on immigration are being turned off by the Democrats’ radicalism in attempting to stop the deportations of gang members, drug dealers, and human traffickers,” said a tweet from author Jeremy Carl. “Trump’s immigration policy [among reachable swing voters] is more popular than ever,” he added.

The data was revealed by the polling firm Echelon Insights, which showed 62 percent of swing-voting independents back Trump’s policy, up from 52 percent in January. Opposition among swing voters plummeted from 41 percent to 29 percent. When the rise and fall are combined, they mark a 22-point shift toward Trump’s pro-enforcement, pro-American views.

The gain is likely driven by the Democrats’ rising radicalism, such as their insistence that Trump return a deported suspected MS-13 gangster from El Salvador back to Maryland.

The shift among moderates helps to explain why Trump’s ratings are so high, despite the hostile coverage from establishment media outlets.

For example, a CBS poll of 2,365 adults revealed 56 percent approve of Trump’s “program to find and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.” Ninety percent of Republicans and 54 percent of independents approve, while just 22 percent of Democrats approve, according to the survey, which was conducted April 23-25. The poll asked about illegal migrants, not just about illegal migrants who committed crimes.

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