The silent majority isn’t so silent anymore. A new Pew Research Center poll just confirmed what most of America has known for years—but the media, the left, and the open-borders crowd have tried desperately to ignore: President Trump’s mass deportation agenda has the backing of a strong majority of Americans. Not just conservatives. Not just Republicans. Americans, period.
According to the survey, 83 percent of U.S. adults support deporting illegal aliens—whether all or some. Let that number sink in. A mere 16 percent oppose any deportations whatsoever. That’s the fringe. That’s the radical minority Joe Biden and the activist left have been catering to, while the rest of the country watches its communities change, its jobs disappear, and its safety vanish.
And when the poll asked which types of illegal aliens should be prioritized for deportation? The results were just as telling. A whopping 97 percent of those who support some level of deportation said that anyone charged or convicted of a violent crime should be deported. That’s nearly unanimous. Yet somehow, under Biden, we’ve seen sanctuary cities releasing violent offenders back onto the streets in the name of “equity.”
It doesn’t stop there. Fifty-two percent of Americans want even nonviolent criminal aliens deported, and 44 percent want those who arrived under Biden removed. That’s nearly half the country saying it’s time to start undoing the damage inflicted by the last administration’s open-border free-for-all.
Even more encouraging, Americans aren’t squeamish about how enforcement should happen. A majority support ICE doing its job at workplaces (54 percent), homes (63 percent), and even protests or rallies (66 percent). That’s a complete rejection of the Left’s narrative that immigration enforcement should be soft, slow, or non-confrontational. Americans want action, and they want it now.
And let’s be honest—why wouldn’t they? Since President Trump resumed office, his administration has already arrested 33,000 illegal aliens, including more than 1,000 known gang members and 39 suspected terrorists. This isn’t hypothetical anymore. These aren’t “dreamers” with sob stories and college applications. These are dangerous individuals who pose a real threat to American families. And Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, made it clear: they’re just getting started.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party continues to live in a fantasy world. Just 10 percent of Democrats support deporting all illegal aliens. Seventy-five percent think Trump is doing “too much” to deport them. And only 33 percent of Democrats believe local police should even be allowed to ask a suspect about immigration status. That’s not just out of step with Republicans. It’s out of step with America.
This growing divide reveals the core problem with today’s Left: they’ve abandoned the working class in favor of identity politics and globalist ideals. They scream about “compassion” while the border bleeds. They accuse ICE agents of cruelty for enforcing the law. They elevate the rights of foreign nationals above the safety and sovereignty of American citizens.
But the people aren’t buying it anymore.
This poll comes at a crucial time. President Trump is ramping up his deportation agenda, and with numbers like these, he’s doing it with a clear mandate. The media can throw tantrums, sanctuary cities can stage their resistance, and Biden-appointed judges can try to gum up the process—but the American people are firmly on Trump’s side.
And why shouldn’t they be? He’s the only leader who’s taken this crisis seriously. He’s the only one who understands that a country without borders is not a country at all. And unlike Biden, who outsourced our immigration policy to far-left NGOs and activist judges, Trump is putting the American citizen first.
With public opinion firmly behind him, Trump’s second-term immigration crackdown is shaping up to be one of the most supported domestic enforcement efforts in modern history. The message from voters is loud and clear: no more excuses. No more “undocumented but otherwise law-abiding” talking points. No more chaos at the border.
Enforce the law. Deport the criminals. And take our country back.
