U.S. public is split on birthright citizenship for people whose parents immigrated illegally

Half of U.S. adults say people born in the United States to parents who immigrated illegally should have U.S. citizenship, while 49% say they should not. By contrast, nearly all say people born in the country to U.S.-born parents (95%) or to parents who immigrated legally (94%) should be citizens.

• Related: Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship draws more disapproval than approval

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

Overall, 23% of U.S. adults say they worry a lot or some that they or someone close to them could be deported. Immigrants (43%) are more likely than U.S.-born adults (19%) to say this. Meanwhile, 34% of U.S.-born adults with at least one immigrant parent (second-generation Americans) are worried about the personal impact of deportations, as are 17% of those with U.S.-born parents (third or higher generation).

• Related: Americans have mixed to negative views of Trump administration immigration actions

Behind Trump’s 2024 victory, a more racially and ethnically diverse voter coalition

Donald Trump won back the presidency with a voter coalition that was more racially and ethnically diverse than in 2020 or 2016. Among Hispanic voters, Trump battled to near parity (51% voted for Kamala Harris, 48% for Trump) after losing to Joe Biden 61%-36% in 2020. Trump won 15% of Black voters, up from 8% four years earlier. He also did better among Asian voters, winning 40% of their vote even as a majority (57%) backed Harris. Naturalized U.S. citizens who voted in the election split their votes about evenly.

• Learn more about: Voter turnout, 2020-2024 | How voting patterns changed | Demographics of Trump and Harris voters

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