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How Americans really feel about deporting immigrants – 3 charts explain the conflicting headlines from recent polls

  • Written by Leo Gugerty, Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Clemson University
imageA protest in San Diego against the Trump administration's mass deportation plan, Jan. 31, 2025.Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s signature promise during his campaign was to carry out the “largest deportation” operation in U.S. history, targeting all migrants “who violated the law coming into...

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