Donald Trump says illegal immigrants ‘have to go.’ Only 31 percent of Republicans agree.

[pampango]

And during an appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump seemed to suggest he would kick out most immigrants who are in the country illegally.

As with many things Trump, he's appealing to a vocal minority of Americans. And on this particular issue, he's also appealing to a vocal minority of his fellow Republicans — most of whom disagree with him.

Gallup found that 65 percent of all Americans favored some sort of path to citizenship. The next-most-popular option was deportation, but just 19 percent favored that option, while 14 percent wanted to let them stay for limited amount of time.

But Trump is not trying to appeal to the broadest swath of Americans possible. He's angling for the most conservative support. Among Republicans, public opinion on plans that favor deportation are slightly more popular than with America as a whole, but not enough.

According to Gallup, about half of Republicans support a path to citizenship, and that is the most common view within the party.

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[Skidmore]

1. The same 30ish% that are teabaggers.