How Campaigns Are Affected By Public Opinion

Most Americans believe the government should take the move of legalizing close to 11 million immigrants that are in the country. A recent poll shows that about 35 percent of the Americans oppose the move of reforming the immigration law (ThinkProgress). If the government represents the people, then this poll could be used to show the

According to “The U.S. Immigration Debate” by the Council on Foreign Relations immigrants comprise about 13 percent of the U.S. population. Together, immigrants and their U.S.-born children make up about 27 percent of U.S. inhabitants. A 2016 Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans considered immigration a “good thing” for the United States, and as many as 84 percent supported a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants if they meet certain requirements. A separate Gallup poll found that among Republicans, 76 percent support a path to citizenship while 62 percent supported a proposed border wall. Obama and Trump

also have their perspectives of immigration. However, the political parties, the media, and personal experiences or observation can influence their point of view on immigration. According to five polls conducted in 2011 that were administered by organizations from across the political spectrum, such as Fox News and Latino Decisions, “unequivocally illustrate that the vast majority of Americans support smart solutions to immigration reform and reject mass deportation. They support a pathway to citizenship for people who are part of our communities, learn English, pay back taxes, and so forth, and they reject tearing these families apart” (Wolgin and Kelley 2). Specifically, the Fox News poll received that voters rejected mass deportation and wanted smart solutions for this issue (Wolgin and Kelly 3). The Pew Research Center’s poll said that voters expect policies that secure the border and deal with the unauthorized immigrants (Wolgin and Kelly 4). The Iowa Republican Caucus-Goers gave a “thumbs up” to unauthorized immigration (Wolgin and Kelly 5). This concludes that the public has numerous opinions when it comes to immigration. Personally, I have a stance where I agree with more of a democratic perspective where DACA should be implemented, ore help for unauthorized immigrants to receive help for citizenship and deportation should not be done. I believe that immigrants who have moved to the U.S. have done so for good reasons. Reasons

Immigration has been a hot topic for not only President’s Trump first 100 days in office, but also became a hot topic during the presidential campaign leading up to the election. There are a multitude of different debates that fall under the immigration category, but an issue that should be discussed in the national discourse by engaging citizens is the legalization and granting of citizenship to undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Even though it is heavily debated, undocumented immigrants should be granted the legal right to become U.S. citizens. A poll done by CNN in March states that “71% of people believe that the government should not attempt to deport all people current living in the country illegally” (Kopan, 1) compared to only “27% that believe illegal immigrants should be deported” by the same poll. This is key in the discussion being debated that undocumented immigrants should be legal citizens of the United States.

In the most recent State of the Union address, the President continued to perpetuate stereotypes about these immigrants. Fear-mongering among politicians has become common, as they try to create rely on xenophobia, a common theme in United States’ history. However, nearly sixty-five percent of American Citizens favor a path for these Immigrants (Jones 1). This report provided by Gallup highlights the fact that many Americans do favor a path to citizenship, contrary to popular opinion. A republic, like the US, relies on the consent of the governed, and if Americans believe the government should provide a path, it is the duty of the government to follow through by enacting policies that reflect popular

The United States has a troubled history of voter suppression. Prior to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many states used policies such as poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent African Americans from voting. Even after the voting barriers of the Jim Crow era were removed more than 50 years ago, some lawmakers continue to pursue policies that would undermine our nation’s progress.

Voter suppression is not a “new” topic in regards to voting and voter turnout. Last year, Governor Robert Bentley of Alabama closed 31 driver license offices in rural areas of the state due to a budget shortfall. However, this raised concern and conflict to the fact that this made it difficult for a majority of Alabama citizens to vote.

While the Democratic and Republican Parties don’t see eye-to-eye on what the optimal solution for immigration would be, and in fact members within each party have differing opinions, they both agree that our current system is not ideal and it calls for a great amount of work. In a recent gallop poll taken in June and July of 2015, the public responded to the question: “In the United States, in your view, should immigration be kept at its present level, increased, or decreased?” 40% responded saying that it should be kept at its present level, 25% said it should be increased, and 34% said it should decrease; (1% had no opinion). (Gallup) Immigration has been a core value of the United States since our beginning and it will continue to be a

Past immigration opinions were that it is an issue and there should be control over it. With the attack happening in 9/11 Americans became more considered about who is let into our Country and it’s a critical treat. Based on the survey people were asked “should legal immigration be reduced” in which 55 percent of Americans responded it should. Illegal immigration ranked 6th as being a foreign policy issue.

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports shows that a majority of Americans are in favor of an immigration system based on skills and merit and not one that is based on family ties. Read

The changing tides of immigration have all been impacted by the attitudes of society, it has caused change and halted change from occurring as well. Government action and inaction have been impacted by political opinions of the public. Throughout the history of immigration in the United States, “opinions on the government's ability to handle immigration issues, in addition, reveal extremely clear and negative attitudes.” For a long time, the public has seen a problem with the government and their capability when it comes to addressing illegal immigration. It can be inferred that due to the lack of support from the American people, the government were pushed to increase political action toward illegal immigration. By doing so, again there is a correlation with the restriction that has pushed people to illegal measures. There is a strong unified relationship between how history, and the opinions of society have governed immigration in the United States. Most notably, immigration has been divided into clear distinctions where some carry more weight than

First, 89 percent of Americans believe that illegal immigration in the United States is an issue, 30 percent of those saying it is an “extremely serious” issue. Of those, 82 percent also believe that not enough is being done along the borders to keep illegal immigrants from crossing into the country. Illegal

Recently modern campaigning has had major effects on voter turnout. Concluded from presidential campaigns and geographic research many voters have begun participating more due to the modern campaigning. Andrew Gelman Washington Post writer, states that research found from Enos and Fowler that in the 2012 election from there on examples of modern campaigning was heavily illustrated when the voting population began expanding. The campaigning focused more on personalizing individuals through the traditional door knocking and making phone calls. Also, mentioned was the higher turnout in battleground states due to the campaigning affecting their voter turnout as well.

Media is known as the “king maker” for many reasons, such as shaping candidates in audience’s perspective. Television has been a big influence in shaping voters choice and labeling political parties, even though some believe media information can be scant in regards to candidates. Media can be anything from television to social media networks and how many people think that media is a great influence, some also think it can be a problem. “It only takes 140 characters to damage a political campaign” in which Smith is referring to social media as being a problem. (Smith, K. 2011. Pg. 9) At the state and local levels party affiliation remains the most important. “In television age, journalist became the chief influence in the selection of candidates

The media has always had a powerful impact on public opinion in Britain. With several different types and means of communication, such as TV, newspapers, social networking and radio, it is difficult for the public to not be even slightly impacted by the opinion of thousands that surrounds them every day. However, with newspapers spinning stories to promote the party they favour (such as the Daily Mail in favour of Conservatives or the Mirror in favour of Labour ) or to disparage the opposition, is it clear there is any obvious influence from the media towards the public in relation to reporting on British Politics?