In Donald Trump’s America, there has risen a new wave of social unrest and discord. Among the division he has brought within the United States, one aspect of his policies have driven perhaps the most scrutiny- immigration. On June 16th 2015 then presidential hopeful Donald Trump addressed the nation by saying “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not ending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” On that day Trump lit the fire under the American people which has not burned out since. Due to his popularity among his supporters,
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By painting ALL Mexicans as criminals we as an American people can begin to subconsciously look at Mexicans in an obscured lens. Thankfully, that is not the case. According to a Gallup poll in 2017 64% of Americans have positive views of Mexico, which is the most favorable view in the past 10 years. However, while many in the Republican party agree with Trump's sentiments on Mexico, his remarks and presidential policies seem to have had little to no effect on Republicans' views over the past year. 46% percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Mexico, which is similar to the 44% recorded in 2016 during the height of the presidential campaign and to the 43% measured in 2015, before Trump announced his candidacy for president. What we can take from this is many on the Democratic side sympathetically …show more content…
What these numbers show us is that the Nation is in fact at a point of great division. With all of the polarizing topics Trump takes a stand on, none can be more dividing than his take on immigration. As pointed out in the Time Magazine article, Trump’s staunch support of deportation is ripping apart families across the United States. Though communities are becoming disrupted, it is almost tying communities together in their resistance of becoming deported. As mentioned in the Times’ articles, community watch groups are beginning to pop up as a response to the ever growing number of ICE officers in their community. Though despite the great division among political opinions in America, the opinion of immigrants in America is becoming increasingly more positive. In a 1994 Pew Research Center survey, 63% of Americans thought of immigrants to be a burden. Though in 2017, only 27% thought this to be the case. In 1994 31% were of the mind that immigrants strengthen our country whereas today 63% gave that response. In keeping with the trend of change, support for increasing levels of immigration has also grown in the United States, an area that does not hold much support. In a recent 2016 Gallup poll, 21% supported rising immigration, up from 7 percent in 1965. In this poll, opinion divided evenly between the “decrease” and “kept at the
By painting ALL Mexicans as criminals we as an American people can begin to subconsciously look at Mexicans in an obscured lens. Thankfully, that is not the case. According to a Gallup poll in 2017 64% of Americans have positive views of Mexico, which is the most favorable view in the past 10 years. However, while many in the Republican party agree with Trump's sentiments on Mexico, his remarks and presidential policies seem to have had little to no effect on Republicans' views over the past year. 46% percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Mexico, which is similar to the 44% recorded in 2016 during the height of the presidential campaign and to the 43% measured in 2015, before Trump announced his candidacy for president. What we can take from this is many on the Democratic side sympathetically …show more content…
What these numbers show us is that the Nation is in fact at a point of great division. With all of the polarizing topics Trump takes a stand on, none can be more dividing than his take on immigration. As pointed out in the Time Magazine article, Trump’s staunch support of deportation is ripping apart families across the United States. Though communities are becoming disrupted, it is almost tying communities together in their resistance of becoming deported. As mentioned in the Times’ articles, community watch groups are beginning to pop up as a response to the ever growing number of ICE officers in their community. Though despite the great division among political opinions in America, the opinion of immigrants in America is becoming increasingly more positive. In a 1994 Pew Research Center survey, 63% of Americans thought of immigrants to be a burden. Though in 2017, only 27% thought this to be the case. In 1994 31% were of the mind that immigrants strengthen our country whereas today 63% gave that response. In keeping with the trend of change, support for increasing levels of immigration has also grown in the United States, an area that does not hold much support. In a recent 2016 Gallup poll, 21% supported rising immigration, up from 7 percent in 1965. In this poll, opinion divided evenly between the “decrease” and “kept at the