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Researcher at Pew Research Center; Ph.D. in politics from Princeton. Husband, father, bike commuter, gamer, inline skater, car camper and hiker. Spends way too much time reading the news and nonfiction books. RTs & likes do not equal endorsements.
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A June 2025 Pew Research Center survey found that 55% of Republicans (incl. leaners) say it would be acceptable to deport immigrants to a different country if they cannot return to their home country.

By comparison, 13% of Democrats say this would be acceptable.

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A bar chart showing the percentage of U.S. adults, Rep/Lean Rep and Dem/Lean Dem who say it would be acceptable for three actions to happen regarding federal deportation efforts Title: Wide partisan divisions over what is acceptable regarding federal deportation efforts Subtitle: % who say that each of the following would be *acceptable* Item 1: A church or other religious organization not helping with federal efforts to deport people in their communities who are in the U.S. illegally. 56% acceptable among U.S. adults, 41% among Rep/Lean Rep and 73% among Dem/Lean Dem Item 2: A city or state not helping with federal efforts to deport people in their communities who are in the U.S. illegally. 43% acceptable among U.S. adults, 19% among Rep/Lean Rep and 66% among Dem/Lean Dem Item 3: Deporting an immigrant in the U.S. illegally to a different country if they cannot return to their home country. 56% acceptable among U.S. adults, 41% among Rep/Lean Rep and 73% among Dem/Lean Dem
June 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM