By Thunder Report Staff
A new poll from Rasmussen Reports cuts straight through the fog of cable-news spin and activist messaging: Americans overwhelmingly agree that illegal immigrants who commit crimes should be deported.
Not just Republicans.
Not just conservatives.
Americans—period.
The Numbers Are Not Close
According to Rasmussen, 79% of all voters say it is important that illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the United States be deported.
That includes:
- 87% of conservatives
- 80% of moderates
- 62% of liberals
- 69% of Democrats
- 76% of independents
Even among voters Democrats often claim as their moral shield, support is solid:
- Hispanic voters: 77%
- Black voters: 71%
- Women: 76%
- Men: 81%
This isn’t a “far-right” position.
It’s a supermajority consensus.
Crime Changes the Equation — and Voters Know It
The poll question isn’t about mass deportations or blanket immigration enforcement. It’s narrowly focused on illegal immigrants who commit crimes.
That distinction matters—and voters understand it intuitively.
Across income levels, age groups, and racial demographics, Americans draw the same line:
If you break the law after entering the country illegally, you lose the privilege of staying.
That principle polls strongest among working- and middle-class Americans:
- $30K–$50K earners: 83%
- $50K–$100K earners: 82%
- Ages 40–64: 83%
These are not ideologues. These are people living with the real-world consequences of public policy.
The Democratic Party’s Messaging Collapse
Here’s the uncomfortable truth for Democratic leadership:
Their own voters don’t agree with them.
While party elites and progressive activists insist that deportation equals cruelty, nearly 7 in 10 Democratic voters disagree—at least when crime is involved.
That gap explains why Democratic officials increasingly:
- Avoid clear language
- Redefine “criminal”
- Attack ICE instead of addressing enforcement failures
- Shift blame to federal agents for dangerous arrests created by sanctuary policies
They are not leading public opinion.
They are running from it.
Sanctuary Policies vs. Public Safety
The Rasmussen data also exposes the contradiction at the heart of sanctuary governance.
States and cities that:
- Block ICE detainers
- Restrict cooperation
- Prohibit information sharing
Then turn around and complain when arrests happen in public spaces, neighborhoods, or workplaces.
Voters see through that logic. If you prevent law enforcement from making controlled, custodial transfers, you force riskier enforcement downstream.
Calling that “de-escalation” doesn’t make it true.
This Is Why Immigration Is a Losing Issue for the Left
Democrats didn’t lose control of the immigration narrative because of conservative messaging.
They lost it because they abandoned common sense.
The Rasmussen poll confirms what election after election has shown:
- Enforcement is popular
- Accountability is popular
- Lawfulness is popular
What’s unpopular is pretending crime doesn’t matter if the offender fits a political narrative.
Bottom Line
This poll doesn’t signal polarization.
It signals clarity.
Americans are not asking for extremes.
They are asking for standards.
And on deporting illegal immigrants who commit crimes, the verdict is already in.
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