New poll: Most Californians oppose mass deportations, support due process

"If you found out your neighbor had a past criminal conviction, your knee-jerk reaction might be that you'd want them relocated. But what if that person committed a burglary in their late teens, served years in state prison, turned their life around, and now mentors at-risk youth? Do the details matter? Researchers found that they do. A new poll by Goodwin Simon Strategic Research examines California voters' attitudes toward due process for immigrants with criminal convictions during the Trump administration's nationwide crackdown on unauthorized immigration."

""This survey shows that there's clear concern about the current administration's approach to immigration enforcement," said Sara Knight, a research director at Goodwin Simon Strategic Research. "I'm not surprised by the results, but I am heartened to see how strong the support for due process is and the growing frustration with treating people inhumanely in our immigration system." President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of mass deportations that targeted criminals, among other things, and he has made good on that. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested more than 160,608 noncitizens nationwide with criminal convictions or pending charges, since his inauguration."

A poll by Goodwin Simon Strategic Research found bipartisan support among California voters for ensuring due process for immigrants facing deportation, including those with criminal convictions. The poll found growing frustration with what respondents view as inhumane treatment within the immigration system and waning support, even among some Republicans, for the harshest enforcement measures. The survey noted that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 160,608 noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges nationwide since the presidential inauguration. The administration has sought to expand expedited removal, allowing certain non-citizens to be deported without an immigration judge hearing.

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