CNN’s Enten: Americans ‘More Hawkish’ on Illegal Immigration Since Trump

BOLDUAN Breaking this hour ░░░░░░░░ has learned that refugees ░░░░░░░░ were slated to travel ░░░░░░░░ the United States after ░░░░░░░░ year s long and ░░░░░░░░ process have now had ░░░░░░░░ flights canceled This is ░░░░░░░░ to a State Department ░░░░░░░░ obtained by CNN Another ░░░░░░░░ of President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ crackdown on immigration an ░░░░░░░░ that at least some ░░░░░░░░ appear to be in ░░░░░░░░ with American s shifting ░░░░░░░░ on the issue CNN ░░░░░░░░ Harry Enten has been ░░░░░░░░ at that for us ░░░░░░░░ s joining us now ░░░░░░░░ s start with how ░░░░░░░░ feel now about people ░░░░░░░░ in the country illegally ░░░░░░░░ is this might be ░░░░░░░░ from the headline we ░░░░░░░░ just talking about refugees ░░░░░░░░ have applied and gotten ░░░░░░░░ ve gone through this ░░░░░░░░ process and gotten approved ░░░░░░░░ Right BOLDUAN But talking ░░░░░░░░ undocumented immigrants ENTEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I like blunt questions ░░░░░░░░ they sort of get ░░░░░░░░ the underlying feelings that ░░░░░░░░ have So this is ░░░░░░░░ as blunt a question ░░░░░░░░ you can get Deport ░░░░░░░░ immigrants here illegally I ░░░░░░░░ note the ABC News ░░░░░░░░ asked about undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ we have slightly different ░░░░░░░░ but these were all ░░░░░░░░ within the last month ░░░░░░░░ there s real uniformity ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ think you see you ░░░░░░░░ real uniformity Deporting all ░░░░░░░░ who are here illegally ░░░░░░░░ percent in The New ░░░░░░░░ Times Marquette 64 percent ░░░░░░░░ News 57 percent ABC ░░░░░░░░ with a slightly different ░░░░░░░░ 56 percent So what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing essentially here ░░░░░░░░ a very clear indication ░░░░░░░░ a majority of Americans ░░░░░░░░ fact when they re ░░░░░░░░ this blunt question which ░░░░░░░░ believe gets at the ░░░░░░░░ feelings do in fact ░░░░░░░░ to deport all immigrants ░░░░░░░░ are here illegally There ░░░░░░░░ no arguing with these ░░░░░░░░ numbers because they re ░░░░░░░░ essentially the same across ░░░░░░░░ different pollsters BOLDUAN So ░░░░░░░░ they say yes today ░░░░░░░░ how has that changed ░░░░░░░░ time ENTEN Yes this ░░░░░░░░ where I think you ░░░░░░░░ very interesting And so ░░░░░░░░ ll take a look ░░░░░░░░ that ABC News question ░░░░░░░░ particular because you can ░░░░░░░░ see that there s ░░░░░░░░ a massive shift from ░░░░░░░░ Trump was first getting ░░░░░░░░ office eight years ago ░░░░░░░░ deport all undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ go back to 2015 ░░░░░░░░ m going to come ░░░░░░░░ your side of the ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN Hello ENTEN It ░░░░░░░░ 42 percent Hello Go ░░░░░░░░ 2016 It was 36 ░░░░░░░░ Look at where we ░░░░░░░░ now This was taken ░░░░░░░░ the end of last ░░░░░░░░ 56 percent This is ░░░░░░░░ points higher than it ░░░░░░░░ just before Trump got ░░░░░░░░ office the first time ░░░░░░░░ feelings towards immigration in ░░░░░░░░ country feelings towards undocumented ░░░░░░░░ and deporting all of ░░░░░░░░ have become considerably more ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump much more ░░░░░░░░ to go with the ░░░░░░░░ people and sort of ░░░░░░░░ these hawkish some might ░░░░░░░░ harsh different rhetoric and ░░░░░░░░ issue based sort of ░░░░░░░░ after immigrants who are ░░░░░░░░ illegally And so I ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ to give Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ benefit of the doubt ░░░░░░░░ do what he wants ░░░░░░░░ do at least if ░░░░░░░░ believe these blunt questions ░░░░░░░░ this one BOLDUAN How ░░░░░░░░ immigration levels ENTEN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ so this sort of ░░░░░░░░ in line with that ░░░░░░░░ which is again trying ░░░░░░░░ get at the underlying ░░░░░░░░ Want immigration levels decreased ░░░░░░░░ includes legal and illegal ░░░░░░░░ Look at this Last ░░░░░░░░ 55 percent That is ░░░░░░░░ highest level since the ░░░░░░░░ 11 aftermath You go ░░░░░░░░ just to 2023 BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ and this again legal ░░░░░░░░ illegal ENTEN Legal and ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN So they want ░░░░░░░░ want less people coming ░░░░░░░░ the country ENTEN Exactly ░░░░░░░░ want less people coming ░░░░░░░░ the country Look at ░░░░░░░░ That s a 14 ░░░░░░░░ rise from 2023 You ░░░░░░░░ back to 2016 when ░░░░░░░░ Trump again was running ░░░░░░░░ president the first time ░░░░░░░░ was 38 percent That ░░░░░░░░ a 17 point rise ░░░░░░░░ the bottom line is ░░░░░░░░ folks want people who ░░░░░░░░ here illegally deported and ░░░░░░░░ overall feelings towards immigration ░░░░░░░░ become considerably more hawkish ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was first ░░░░░░░░ into office Kate BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ you Harry ENTEN Thank ░░░░░░░░