It’s among Trump’s strongest issues, but his ratings on immigration have fallen across a number of different public polls since he started his second term.
President Donald Trump started his second term with one huge difference compared with his first term: Polls regularly showed majorities of Americans approving of his handling of immigration. In fact, it was his best issue, whereas it had been one of his least popular before.
Six months into his second term, it’s still among his best issues, but it’s no longer as popular. There has been a clear decline in support for Trump’s handling of immigration, with his approval rating dropping across a handful of prominent polls.
The trend mirrors the downtick in his overall approval rating as the administration has pursued an aggressive set of policies resulting in many arrests but slow progress on deportations of known undocumented immigrants convicted of major crimes, as well as controversial clashes over deportations.
While Trump still gets good marks on some specifics, including border security, many of his more aggressive specific immigration policies don’t poll well, even as he continues to press on with immigration as a signature issue.
Polls do continue to show immigration remaining among Trump’s most popular issues. But the trend is clear. While most Trump voters remain satisfied with his handling of immigration and other issues, some have told NBC News that they take issue with his approach.
“For one, I think it’s immoral,” Jorge, 21, an independent from Florida who voted for Trump last year, said in an interview following up on his responses in a previous poll.
