Californians sharply divided along partisan lines about immigration raids, poll finds

"California voters are sharply divided along partisan lines over the Trump administration's immigration raids this year in Los Angeles and across the nation, according to a new poll. Just over half of the state's registered voters oppose federal efforts to reduce undocumented immigration, and 61% are against deporting everyone in the nation who doesn't have legal status, according to a recent poll by UC Berkeley's Possibility Lab released to The Times on Wednesday."

"But there is an acute difference in opinions based on political leanings. Nearly 80% of Democrats oppose reducing the number of people entering the United States illegally, and 90% are against deporting everyone in the country who is undocumented, according to the poll. Among Republicans, 5% are against reducing the entries and 10% don't believe all undocumented immigrants should be forced to leave."

""The big thing that we find, not surprisingly, is that Democrats and Republicans look really different," said political scientist Amy Lerman, director of UC Berkeley's Possibility Lab, who studies race, public opinion and political behavior. "On these perspectives, they fall pretty clearly along party lines. While there's some variation within the parties by things like age and race, really, the big divide is between Democrats and Republicans.""

California voters are divided along partisan lines over immigration raids in Los Angeles and nationwide. Just over half of registered voters oppose federal efforts to reduce undocumented immigration, and 61% oppose deporting everyone lacking legal status. Nearly 80% of Democrats oppose reducing illegal entries and 90% oppose mass deportation. Among Republicans, 5% oppose reducing entries and 10% oppose deporting all undocumented immigrants. Differences by gender, age, income, geography and race exist but are smaller than the partisan gap. Nearly one-quarter of respondents personally knew someone directly affected by deportation efforts, with community fear altering behavior.

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