It’s not just Donald Trump: Half of Republicans share his views on immigrants and refugees

[jpak]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/24/its-not-just-donald-trump-half-of-republicans-shares-his-views-on-immigrants-and-refugees/

Almost half of Republican voters favor deporting all immigrants here illegally and barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States — a fact that helps explain Donald Trump's resilient campaign for the party's presidential nomination.

Trump first shot to the top of the GOP field by appealing to economically anxious voters who blame illegal immigration for pushing down their wages, reducing their job opportunities and soaking up taxpayer dollars. After this month's terrorist attacks in Paris, which could have made his lack of foreign policy experience a liability with voters, Trump has drawn large crowds and loud applause by calling for the United States to reject refugees from Syria.

Data from the latest Washington Post-ABC News national poll suggest those two issues — immigrants and refugees — differentiate Trump supporters from other Republicans. The numbers also show how linked those issues are for Republican voters this year and how they entwine with voters' preference for an outsider candidate who will bring change to Washington. (For polling wonks, see a note below on sample size and statistical significance).

Nearly half of GOP-leaning respondents in the poll — 47 percent — both support the deportation of undocumented immigrants and oppose accepting refugees from Syria and other Mideast conflicts. If a GOP-leaning voter supports deportation, there is a 79 percent chance she or he also opposes Syrian refugees, compared with 54 percent if they oppose deportation.

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fucking racists

yup

[pampango]

1. Trumps' popularity is no mystery. Fear of the OTHER (Mexicans, Syrians) motivates them.

Trump, unfortunately, understands this and plays to the baser instincts in his base. He is good at it. It works which motivates others to do the same.