Donald Trump has promised that the largest mass deportation in America’s history will begin on the first day of his presidency, and voters say this cannot happen soon enough.
When 1,009 registered voters were asked for their one-word verdict, the most popular response was: Good.
The results are in the latest JL Partners survey for DailyMail.com, just before Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
It showed that voters overwhelmingly believe that tackling illegal immigration and deportations should be Trump’s priority from day one.
Starting mass deportations was seen as most important by 23 percent of respondents.
Then came the conclusion of a peace agreement with Ukraine, cited by seven percent, and the elimination of the tax on tips (one of Trump’s most striking campaign promises), at six percent.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, said the unity was striking.
“Right now, America is more united than ever before on mass deportations,” he said.
JL Partners surveyed 1,009 registered voters and asked for their one-word assessment of Trump’s plans for the largest mass deportation in the country’s history
U.S. Border Patrol agents and workers use concrete to seal an illegal tunnel across the U.S.-Mexico border, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, January 16, 2025
“Only four in 10 Democrats – seen as more pro-migration – say no one should be sent back.
“It’s also what Americans most want to see happen on the first day of Trump’s presidency: Trump will have to set priorities and deliver on them if he wants to meet the expectations of his voters.”
Trump has promised to start his roundup with illegal immigrants guilty of crime.
Voters also have priorities on which nationalities should be oriented.
About 30 percent list them among the top three nationalities to be deported, followed by Venezuelans at 26 percent and people from El Salvador at 21 percent.
There is support for the US military to play a role in the deportations (46 percent are in favor and 33 percent against), but family separations are more divisive (36 percent are in favor and the same percentage are against), with about the same equal numbers. There is a divide among those who support deporting people who have been in the country for ten years or more.
The results are consistent with other recent polls that have found respondents in favor of deportations.
Democrats take a more negative view of mass deportations, but still offer some positive reflections, with “good” appearing as the third most prominent answer
Donald Trump’s official portrait was unveiled in the days leading up to the inauguration
But that support wanes when questions are framed with other details, such as whether people who have been in the country for a long time and who have settled a family there should be deported.
The border crisis dominated Biden’s years in office, and Republicans often took advantage by claiming his administration had opened the border (comments that simultaneously encouraged more migrants to head to the US)
And it was one of the most important issues for voters when it came to the election.
Trump made it the centerpiece of his campaign.
The architect of his plan, Stephen Miller, recently said the deportations would happen at the “speed of light.”
‘The moment President Trump places his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office, the occupation ends; Liberation Day begins,” he told Fox News.
“He will immediately sign executive orders closing the border, beginning the largest deportation operation in American history, tracking down and sending home the criminal gangs, rapists, drug dealers and monsters who have murdered our citizens.”
Johnson said this puts pressure on Trump to act, but he faces a possible public backlash if voters think it has gone too far.
“As the policy takes effect, we may see America become divided over the divisions we have become accustomed to in public opinion,” he said. “But one thing is clear: The voters who brought Trump back to the Oval Office want it done.”