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Most surveys show Americans hold mixed views: large majorities favor deporting some unauthorized immigrants and stricter enforcement, yet many also support legal immigration and pathways to status; fo...
Historically, Democrats have been more likely to support more lenient immigration laws, while Republicans have tended toward stricter enforcement and lower legal immigration levels; party platforms an...
markedly lower trust in on the world stage than domestic approval polls indicate at home: a median of 34% internationally express some confidence in Trump while 62% do not, and more than half in 19 of...
Between 2019 and January 2026 public opinion around shifted sharply: support for abolishing or fundamentally remaking the agency rose from low‑ to mid‑20s percentages in earlier years to roughly the 4...
Claims that “trumpers” (Trump supporters) are unintelligent rest on stereotypes rather than uniform evidence. Available reporting shows Trump supporters are a diverse coalition with strong partisan al...
on military spending: historically Democratic administrations have tended to trim on average when they take office, but Democratic lawmakers and presidents routinely support large and sometimes record...
treats as an urgent, science-driven crisis and prioritizes aggressive federal and state action to decarbonize the economy, invest in clean energy, and center equity and jobs in the transition . That c...
refugee policy has been pushed into a markedly restrictive and discretionary posture by a combination of executive orders, agency directives, and political priorities that , prioritize narrow groups, ...
Americans’ attitudes on immigration are shaped by overlapping concerns about the economy, security, and culture, but no single issue fully explains public opinion; instead partisan identity and media ...
Available polling indicates that a plurality-to-majority of Russians have expressed support for — or at least acceptance of — the Kremlin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, but that support is...
Republicans and Democrats differ in emphasis and rhetoric on defense spending: Republicans historically favor larger, more consistent increases to the Pentagon budget and prioritize force size and hig...