The vast majority of Americans believe that President-elect Donald Trump will control illegal immigration, while the president-elect expects a historic mass deportation campaign and additional border security measures when he takes office this month.
Gallup poll released Thursday found that 68% of Americans predict Trump will control illegal immigration. Only 28% of respondents said they would not.
Trump has made the fight against illegal immigration a cornerstone of his presidential bid, while the country is reeling from the historic migrant crisis at the southern border.
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“We will fix our borders. We will fix everything about our country,” he said after winning the November election.
This photo shows migrants at the southern border encountered in Arizona. (US Border Patrol)
Trump promised to launch “the biggest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
The former president also vowed to invoke the Alien Enemy Act to “remove any known or suspected gang members, drug dealers, or cartel members from the United States” and shift law enforcement to immigration enforcement. He also promised to continue construction of the wall on the southern border. Construction began in his first administration, but was largely halted by the Biden administration.
Fox Digital previously reported plans to increase usage ankle monitors among those who cannot be detained and the possibility of expanding immigration detention facilities near large metropolitan areas. Trump named former acting ICE director Tom Homan as border czar and nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be the next homeland security secretary.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive on New Year’s Eve at his Mar-A-Lago club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
Other issues on which respondents believe Trump will succeed include reducing unemployment (60%), keeping the US safe from terrorism (60%), improving the economy (58%) and keeping the country out of war (55%).
Most also believe Trump will cut taxes, lower crime rates and “increase respect for the United States abroad.”
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Respondents, however, were less confident that Trump would improve healthcare (40%), improve the environment (35%) and heal the country’s political divisions (33%).
Fox News poll in December showed that most voters were excited about the new administration. At least half said they were hopeful (54%) or relieved (50%), and just under half felt excited (48%).
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The survey showed that the economy remains the most important issue (34%), with immigration and border security in second place (21%). No other issue reached double digits, including abortion (7%), which has been a major issue all year.
