YouGov Poll: Over Half of Hispanics Support Deporting Illegal Immigrants

Immigration remains a prominent topic in this election season, with a recent poll indicating widespread support for mass national deportation, even among Hispanics. Former President Donald Trump has been advocating for this on the campaign trail.

The CBS/YouGov poll of 1,615 registered voters conducted from June 5-7 revealed that 62% of respondents, including 53% of Hispanics, favored a federal program for deporting illegal immigrants in the U.S. The poll’s margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.

Surprisingly, 38% of Democrats supported this measure, along with 58% of women and 47% of Black voters.

While 52% opposed the government establishing large detention centers for holding illegal immigrants during deportation determinations, 62% favored local police and law enforcement identifying U.S. citizens and those in the country illegally.

The only demographic against the identification measure were Democrats at 55% and liberals at 66%. However, 57% of Hispanic voters supported the identification measure, and 50% favored the establishment of large detention centers.

The poll’s findings align with reports of Hispanic voters potentially leaning towards Trump. In 2020, President Joe Biden secured about 59% of the Hispanic vote, according to the Pew Research Center. Yet, this poll shows Trump trailing Biden by only 1 percentage point (50%-49%) among likely Hispanic voters surveyed.

The poll also indicated Trump obtaining 18% support from probable Black voters, which could be concerning for Biden, who won 92% of the Black vote in 2020, as per Pew.