When President Trump launched a crackdown on unauthorized immigration in the United States, a new survey found that most California voters support social services to all low-income residents in the state, regardless of immigration status.
Contrary to the White House anti-immigrant rhetoric, the survey of 800 California voters portrays a population that values immigration contributions, regardless of legal status, and believes that their well-being is intertwined with a well-functioning state.
Californians “understand that immigration plays a crucial role in ensuring that we all have quality of life and they want to ensure that basic basic services are provided for all, such as opportunities for health care for all.” California Community Foundationit cooperates with other foundations across the state to commission investigations.
The poll found that all state residents can support respondents who purchase health insurance through covered California regardless of immigration status. Currently, unauthorized immigrants are not eligible to purchase programs through the state’s health insurance market.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) supported food assistance to all eligible low-income families regardless of their parents’ immigration status. Currently, unlicensed immigrants Not eligible For California’s food stamp program, they can apply for assistance on behalf of the children they were born.
The survey also found that 57% of respondents supported continuing to allow all eligible low-income residents to access medical services through Medi-Cal, the state’s public health insurance program, regardless of their immigration status.
Last year, California became The first state in the country Provide health insurance to all low-income undocumented immigrants. This expansion has been partially accused of partly due to the high cost of Medi-Cal Original budget estimates.
As part of a nonpartisan investigation, San Francisco-based David Binder Research interviewed voters between March 19 and 24, via mobile phones, landlines and online, English and Spanish. Among respondents, 47% were identified as Democrats and were identified as Republicans, which usually reflects Republicans, usually reflects California voters.
Poller David Binder said research shows that even moderate and swinging voters in California see undocumented immigration as an economic vital and fears the economic impact of Trump’s pledge to mass deportations. Participants expressed concern Raid targets farm workers Grocery prices will be raised, widespread deportation will weaken small businesses and make building homes more expensive.
“They are worried that mass deportation will lead to disruption in daily work,” Binder said. Binder said his research firm also polled Democratic candidates. “They would say, ‘I’m really nervous about it because it might end up losing my family and me.'”
This sentiment underscores a broader fact of the Golden State: Immigration is crucial to California’s economy, with approximately 10.6 million people (or 27% of all residents) being foreign-born as of 2023. As of 2023, this is the highest share in any state, more than twice that of the rest of the country. California Institute of Public Policy. According to California, about 1.8 million immigrants (about 17%) were not recorded in 2022. Pew Research Center.
Unauthorized immigration is estimated to account for 7% of the state’s workforce in 2022, and some departments rely heavily on the workforce, according to the Pew Research Center. according to UC Merced Research.
The California survey compared to several national polls, found that the U.S. public generally supports the Trump administration’s party immigration policy. procession CBS News/YouGov PollFor example, 58% of Americans found to favor the government’s plan to deport immigrants in the country without authorization.
By contrast, California investigations found that about one in 10 voters support ensuring due process access for all Californians, whether the person is undocumented or criminally convicted. This may indicate that the Trump administration is Develop its deportation strategy According to the study abstract, as a public safety program, it is “fallen into flatness” with California voters.
“Without mass deportation, Californians want to further incorporate immigration (regardless of their legal status) into the structure of our country.” Center for Immigration Policy at the University of California, San Diego, which did not participate in the survey.
Masih Fouladi, Executive Director of Immigration Rights Group California Immigration Policy Center, The survey said advocates push efforts in Sacramento, including increasing funding for immigration legal services and protecting access to health care.
“It shows that people in California still believe in everyone in California,” said Folady, who was not involved in the poll.
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