Poll Finds Significant GOP Support for Military-Run Immigrant Camps

A recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) revealed that 46% of Republican voters agree to use the army to detain illegal immigrants in temporary camps until they can be deported. On the other hand, 19% of independent voters and 8% of Democrats are in favour of such measures.Read more]]>

Nearly half of Republicans support military sending illegal immigrants to internment camps

Nearly half of Republicans support President-elect Donald Trump deploying U.S. military forces to detain undocumented immigrants in internment camps until they can be deported, according to a new poll.The findings suggest that Trump’s controversial mass deportation program – which he has acknowledged includes plans to declare a national emergency and use “military assets” to support operations – has the backing of his base even as the program is…

46% of GOP voters support military detaining migrants illegally in US: Survey

Nearly half of Republican voters believe the U.S. military should put immigrants living in the U.S. illegally into internment camps until they can be deported. The data comes from a new survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Republican voters were more than twice as likely as independents (19%) and over five times as likely as Democrats (8%) to support this policy. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection numbe…

Almost half of Republicans support using military to lock up immigrants in camps

Forty-six percent of Republicans support deploying the military to conduct mass deportation raids and detaining immigrants in camps

New Poll Shows How Americans Feel About Trump's Plan to Put Illegal Immigrants in Militarized Camps

Half of Republicans Back Immigrant Detention Camps

A new PRRI survey finds 46% of Republican voters believe the U.S. military should round up undocumented immigrants and put them into detention camps until they can be deported. Axios: “President-elect Trump has suggested that he’ll use the military in immigration raids and turn to a 1798 law to put immigrants in camps. His base appears to support those plans despite the likely fierce opposition from most Americans.”