Donald Trump once asked Republicans to block and kill a bipartisan immigration reform bill because he wanted to run on the “immigration crisis” in the 2024 election. Trump did run on immigration, but polls show that immigration is not the reason he won the election.
The economy, inflation and costs are why Trump was able to convince enough voters in swing states to return to the White House.
Trump expressed during the campaign his belief that immigration was more important than the economy.
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As president, Trump acted as if immigration was more important than the economy, and the issue was one of the only things keeping his sagging approval ratings afloat.
Once Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol agents began killing American citizens and deporting immigrants without criminal records, what had been his only strength with the American people became a weakness.
Trump’s immigration numbers have been falling for months.
Since Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, five days ago, something has changed.
What was an unpopular Trump policy has become a reviled policy.
Immigration has backfired on Trump to such a degree that a majority of voters have withdrawn their support for him on the issue.
How bad has things gotten for Trump? Read on below to find out.