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Donald Trump was particularly vocal in shaping his presidential campaign around policies perceived as being anti-immigration. Consequently, many were shocked that Hispanic support for the Republican Party did not drop in the 2016 presidential election. In fact, our survey, which consisted of 1,080 people of Hispanic descent living in the United States, found that 74% of Hispanic Trump voters were in favor of generally deporting all illegal immigrants. Our results suggest that the population of Hispanics who voted in the 2016 presidential election was, on average, more conservative than the overall population of Hispanics living in the United States. Furthermore, our analysis suggests that issues such as the economy, health care, and education were more important to Hispanic voters than were issues related to immigration.

Both the campaign and subsequent election of Donald Trump have brought about marked changes in the overall tone of American political discourse. It is thought that these changes have been particularly disruptive to the public’s view of Hispanic immigration. To evaluate the current state of Hispanic political opinion regarding immigration, this study draws upon data from a survey conducted in January 2018 of 1,080 people of Hispanic descent currently living in the United States or Puerto Rico. Researchers looked at the impact of age, gender, language preference, time lived in the United States, and knowing an undocumented immigrant on participants’ views of immigration. Taking the survey in Spanish and knowing an undocumented immigrant were found to be the most influential factors in determining a favorable view of undocumented immigrants as well as a perceived increase in discrimination toward Hispanics since Trump’s election.

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Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and President Trump's subsequent presidency, deportation has become a major issue in the political and public spheres. Based on a survey conducted via Amazon Turk with 516 adult US residents, this study discusses some of the key issues related to deportation in the United States. Our study offers a simple exploration of the American population's current deportation opinions in the aftermath of the Trump election. Our survey results indicate that opinions regarding deportation are strongly tied to political party affiliation and race. As an interesting and unexpected trend, we also found that using story-based questions to assess opinion on deportation did not have a large effect on the opinion of survey participants. Suggestions for further study are offered in view of the current timeliness of the deportation issue in the American political climate.