A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% in 2025. At the same time, a record-high 79% of adults say immigration is a good thing for the country. Relatedly, a new poll found that President Trump’s approval rating on immigration fell in recent weeks to 41%, the lowest since his return to the White House. Additionally, the poll finds that 28% of Americans agreed with the statement that “immigration arrests at places of work are good for the country” compared to 54% who disagreed.
Meanwhile, a new Associated Press poll finds that only 27% of Americans say that President Trump’s immigration policies have helped them since he took office, compared to 49% who said his policies have hurt them. The polling comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) secured a new agreement to be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may be illegally in the United States. The agreement says the information will give ICE officials the ability to find “the location of aliens” across the country.