"Scaring, insulting and angering people is not an effective recruiting tool. It doesn't draw them to your side. It drives them into the opposition camp. That should have been a lesson learned three decades ago when Republicans strongly pushed a harsh anti-illegal immigration ballot initiative, Proposition 187. It became principally responsible for changing California from a politically competitive state to one where the GOP is essentially irrelevant."
"The in-depth poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies delved into voter attitudes toward Trump's mass deportation actions. On the basic question of his immigration enforcement strategy, 69% of registered voters disapproved and just 29% approved. But there was a sharp difference between political parties. Democrats almost unanimously disapproved 95%. And 72% of independents were opposed. But 79% of Republicans approved."
California Republicans broadly back the Trump administration's immigration raids targeting Latinos, reflecting a pattern of harsh enforcement embraced by GOP voters. Polling shows 69% of registered voters disapprove of the enforcement strategy, with 95% of Democrats and 72% of independents opposed, while 79% of Republicans approve. Many Republican respondents deny racial targeting, believe raids focus on serious criminals despite evidence of law-abiding people being detained, and favor deporting all undocumented immigrants even if that undercuts due process. The GOP's earlier backing of Proposition 187 contributed to long-term political losses in California by alienating Latino and other voters.
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