
• Partisan polarization dominates immigration attitudes, with a 67-percentage-point gap between Republicans (78%) and Democrats (11%) on Trump's immigration approval, far exceeding divisions along any other demographic dimension.
• Personal stakes vary dramatically by race: 42% of Hispanic Americans worry about family or friend deportation compared to 20% of White Americans, reflecting differential proximity to enforcement consequences.
• Personal connections to undocumented immigrants differ sharply by race: 31% of Hispanic Americans personally know someone undocumented versus 15% of White Americans.
• Gender differences are systematic across enforcement questions, with men showing 14 percentage points higher Trump immigration approval than women.
• Birthright citizenship retains 59% national support with 79% Democrat and 39% Republican support, representing one of few immigration questions with substantial cross-partisan agreement.
• Education shows systematic patterns: those with some high school or less show 30% Trump immigration approval versus 43% among graduate degree holders, a 13-point educational gradient, with immigration approval rising with education level.
• ICE enforcement approval shows a 60-percentage-point partisan gap (69% Republican, 9% Democrat), paralleling divisions on Trump's overall immigration handling.
• Rural residents show 43% Trump immigration approval compared to 34% in urban areas, an 8-point geographic divide.
• Geographic patterns tend to mirror presidential voting patterns, with states that vote reliably Republican tending to be most supportive of aggressive immigration tactics and policies by the Trump administration.
• State variation on Trump immigration approval varies across states by as much as 22 percentage points (from a low of 28% in Hawaii to a high of 50% in Idaho).