How do Americans feel about Trump’s immigration policy?
Critical Analysis
Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:
According to the visual above, what % of American adults think the U.S. say that when it comes to deporting immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, the Trump administration is doing too much?
According to the visual above, what % of Americans adults think the U.S. should deport all immigrants who are here illegally?
According to the visual above, what % of Americans adults disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to immigration?
According to the visual below*, how did opinion on Trump’s immigration policy changed between March and October of last year?
Since the poll above was taken in October Trump’s immigration enforcement has been more public. In October there were large public immigration roundups in Portland, Oregon. In November Customs and Border Patrol made large sweeps through North Carolina. In December 2025, a massive federal immigration enforcement operation, "Operation Metro Surge," was launched in Minnesota by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, with increased, often violent, activity continuing into January 2026. This surge involved thousands of armed agents and led to major, controversial raids, including the fatal shooting of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old American woman on January 7, 2026, and the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a US citizen who worked as a nurse on January 24th. How do you think these recent events will impact future polling on Trump’s immigration policy?
Based on the data from the visual above, how would you describe American’s views about immigration.
How would you describe your opinion about Trump’s immigration enforcement operations?
According to the visual below* does race or party impact views on Trump’s immigration policy?
Dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s relatively open immigration policies — especially among working-class voters, across races — helped Trump win the 2024 election. How do you think Trump’s current immigration policy will impact the 2026 midterm elections?
Based on the visuals above and below*, if you were an advisor to President Trump, what immigration enforcement policy would you recommend to the President?
Write and Discuss
Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.
Act on your Learning
Contact the White House and respectfully and clearly let them know what you think of their immigration enforcement.
Get Creative
A found poem is a poem made by rearranging words, phrases, or passages from another text. Found poems are created by selecting language that is interesting or meaningful to the poet, and then organizing it around a theme or message. Use the words from today’s lessons to make a found poem about immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Remember, a poem can rhyme but it doesn’t have to. Also,you may be a poet and you just don’t know it.
