Trump ramps up his unpopular immigration crackdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The Journal reports that the executive order cites at least 25 states that have adopted laws that provide immigrants with lower in-state tuition rates at public universities than those available to U.S. citizens.
38% : "Obey the law, respect the law, and don't obstruct federal immigration officials and law-enforcement officials when they are simply trying to remove public safety threats from our nation's communities."
37% : On Monday, the White House announced that Trump will sign two executive orders, one directing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to draw up a list of sanctuary cities and states that are not complying with the federal government's deportation orders, and another that will boost law enforcement capabilities to arrest immigrants.
31% : But Trump did what he usually does when he's confronted with unfavorable polls: He claimed they can't be trusted.
21% : The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump will direct the Justice Department to open civil-rights cases against jurisdictions that he believes favor undocumented immigrants over US citizens.
11% : In an early morning Truth Social post, Trump called them "FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS."

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