https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps

  • GlueBear [they/them, comrade/them]
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    1 month ago

    Okay I see the criticism, but would the more honest title:

    approximately 47% of Americans aged 30 and older believe immigrants should be put in militarized camps

    really have changed the conclusions and implications?

    It's fucking disgusting no matter how you look at it.

    I suppose that number might go down to 30% at best if 18-29 year olds were properly sampled.

    • Wertheimer [any]
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      1 month ago

      I agree. Like, we could get the number down by asking the question a different way, too, but ultimately the issue is that ~97% of votes will go to candidates who will increase the power, reach, and budget of ICE and the military.

      • GlueBear [they/them, comrade/them]
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        1 month ago

        The millennial demographic is the most disappointing thing about this. How is that this group ISN'T the one that believes overwhelmingly in non negotiable human rights for immigrants?

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      It's also in how the question is phrased and so on. They're basically goading people into agreeing with right-wing stuff in these polls.

      Here's the actual question and results:

      Q30e. Rounding up and deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally, even if it takes setting up encampments guarded by the U.S. military

      Strongly favor 22%

      Favor 25%

      Oppose 28%

      Strongly oppose 22%

      Skipped/ Refused 3%

      and the next question "Which statement comes closest to your view about how the immigration system should deal with immigrants who are currently living in the U.S. illegally? [ROTATE]" shows that over 60% of people say citizenship (56%) or permanent residency (11%)

      which also seems to entirely contradict the previous one lol.

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      1 month ago

      The main conclusion I got from the survey is that the majority of crackers want to shove their POC neighbors into concentration camps.