The election was 9 months ago. A lot has happened since then. so it's not a measure of their preferences today.
In October and November, some of those who voted for Trump didn't quite know what deporting 11 million illegal immigrants meant in practical terms. First of all, they thought only illegal criminals would be deported. That did not happen. They also didn't realize it meant invading private businesses and hauling away hard-working, law-abiding persons who built strong families and communities to detention camps, which did happen. They didn't realize then how much undocumented immigrants contribute to the economy and society until those employed illegals were removed from their local businesses and the fields where their produce was grown. They do now. That's what this polling reflects.
The election was 9 months ago. A lot has happened since then. so it's not a measure of their preferences today.
In October and November, some of those who voted for Trump didn't quite know what deporting 11 million illegal immigrants meant in practical terms. First of all, they thought only illegal criminals would be deported. That did not happen. They also didn't realize it meant invading private businesses and hauling away hard-working, law-abiding persons who built strong families and communities to detention camps, which did happen. They didn't realize then how much undocumented immigrants contribute to the economy and society until those employed illegals were removed from their local businesses and the fields where their produce was grown. They do now. That's what this polling reflects.