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Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds about 7 in 10 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults disapprove of President Donald Trump's immigration approach, up from 58% in March.
Poll respondents say a solid majority of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults believe President Donald Trump has overstepped on deportations and oppose military and National Guard arrests and workplace detentions.
Federal immigration agents expanded a Chicago-area crackdown where more than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since last month, while videos of ICE officers wearing masks rattled Michael Ida, 56-year-old Honolulu resident.
Data shows nativity shapes policy preferences within the AAPI community, as just over half of foreign-born AAPI adults support misdemeanor deportations, compared to 41% of American-born AAPI adults.
Some respondents worry about losing citizenship and describe Trump's methods as `punitive`, while Karthick Ramakrishnan said they see a gap between policy theory and reality.

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Trump's approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration than they were in March.

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