Donald Trump once had Republicans block and kill a bipartisan immigration reform bill because he wanted to address the “immigration crisis” during the 2024 election. Trump was concerned about immigration, but polls show that immigration was not the reason he won the election.
The economy, inflation and costs were the reason Trump was able to persuade enough swing-state voters to return to the White House.
Trump expressed his belief during the campaign that immigration was more important than the economy.
As president, Trump has acted as if immigration is more important than the economy, and the issue has been one of the few things keeping his declining approval rating afloat.
When Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol agents began murdering American citizens, as well as deporting immigrants without criminal records, what had been his only strength with the American people became a weakness.
Trump’s figures on immigration have been on a downward trend for months.
Since Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, five days ago, things have changed.
What was an unpopular Trump policy has become a maligned policy.
Immigration has turned so against Trump that a majority of voters have turned their support away from him on the issue.
How bad has it gotten for Trump? Read more below to find out.
