"Despite the good news, I continue to be deeply alarmed by the attitudes of white Christians generally and white evangelical Protestants in particular. I continue to be struck, as a social scientists, that it has become virtually impossible to write a survey question about immigration policy that is too harsh for white evangelicals to support."
~ Robert P. Jones
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ICE and Empty Mangers: New Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda
PLUS, an announcement about my next book.Robert P. Jones (White Too Long by Robert P. Jones)
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Under the sway of Trump’s dehumanizing, racist rhetoric about immigrants, here’s a sampling of the lows to which white evangelical attitudes about undocumented immigrants have sunk today:
Confident in ICE. 62% of white evangelicals say they have a great deal or some confidence in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement known as ICE, compared to 42% of the public."
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Approve of masked ICE agents. 62% of white evangelicals agree that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers should be allowed to conceal their identity with masks or use unmarked vehicles when arresting people, compared to 38% of the public."
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #MaskedThugs
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"Favor arresting undocumented immigrants with no criminal record. 57% of white evangelicals favor arresting and detaining undocumented immigrants who have resided in the United States with no criminal record, compared to 33% of the public.
Favor placing undocumented immigrants in internment camps."
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #MaskedThugs
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"57% of white evangelicals agree that the federal government should detain immigrants who are in the country illegally in internment camps until they can be deported, compared to 33% of the public.
Favor sending undocumented immigrants to foreign prisons without due process."
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #MaskedThugs
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William Lindsey
in reply to William Lindsey • • •"52% of white evangelicals favor the U.S. government deporting undocumented immigrants to foreign prisons in El Salvador, Rwanda, or Libya without allowing them to challenge their deportation in court, compared to 33% of the public."
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #WhiteChristians #WhiteEvangelicals #MaskedThugs
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