Most K Street leaders (88%) say the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement will harm Republicans in the midterms. This comes after federal officers shot and killed two protesters in Minnesota in January. Now, the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14 with no end in sight.
More than three-quarters of Republican respondents to The Canvass said President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown would harm the GOP come November. Only 17% of Republicans on K Street said the administration’s deployment of ICE and CBP will help their party.
Only a quarter of Canvass respondents said immigration would be in the top three most important issues for voters in the midterms. K Street leaders said that inflation and the economy will be the most important issues to Americans in November. Health care ranked ahead of immigration, with 34%.
The Canvass K Street was conducted March 2-20 in partnership with independent public affairs firm, LSG.
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