A recent poll has found that over 60 percent of Independents believe most or all illegal immigrants currently in the United States should be deported.
The poll, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that a majority of independents are in favor of the policy, with 61 percent claiming they believe illegals should be sent back to their home country.
85 percent of Republicans said they are in favor of deporting most or all of the illegal immigrants residing in the country.
Only 26 percent of registered Democrats said that they support the policy.
The poll was conducted online and sampled 3,208 registered voters across the country.
Earlier this month, an I&I/TIPP Poll found Former President Donald Trump to be leading President Joe Biden among independents.
The survey revealed independents favored Trump over Biden in a head-to-head race by a five-point margin, although 15 percent remain unsure.
The overall survey showed Biden and Trump nearly tied in a matchup with third-party candidates included, with Biden garnering 39 percent support and Trump seeing 38 percent support.
TIPP Insights notes that this is significant because “independents in the last election favored Biden 54% to Trump’s 41%.”
“That has, for all intents and purposes, been reversed this time around, as the I&I/TIPP data demonstrate,” the survey said.
“African-Americans, for instance, gave 87% of their vote to Biden in 2020, compared to just 12% for Trump. But that’s changed dramatically in 2024: Black voters say they favor Biden by 59%, a 28% decline from four years ago, while 15% say they back Trump, a three percentage-point gain. All told, it’s a 31-point swing,” it continued.
“Among Hispanics, Biden slammed Trump in 2020, 65% to 32%. In this month’s I&I/TIPP Poll, Hispanics give just 47% support to Biden, 26% to Trump, and 13% to Kennedy.”
