AP-NORC Poll: One-Third of Americans Know Someone Affected by Immigration Enforcement

Missouri retiree Reid Gibson, 72, an independent, told the AP his stepdaughter has begun carrying her passport because of concerns her darker skin would make her a target. “It’s just plain wrong,” Gibson said. A swim instructor named Bailey in an overwhelmingly white community reported that several U.S. citizen women in her class, including one from Latin America, have started carrying passports when they leave home.

Nick Grivas, a 40-year-old Democrat from Massachusetts, said his grandfather’s immigration from Greece has made him sensitive to current policies. “We can see how we’re treating children and the children of the immigrants, and we’re not viewing them as potential future Americans,” Grivas said.

Linda Steele, a 70-year-old Republican from Florida, said citizenship should be granted only to children born to American citizens. “That shouldn’t be allowed,” Steele said of automatic citizenship for children of non-citizens. Kevin Craig, a 57-year-old from Wilmington, North Carolina who leans conservative, said there should be opportunity for some human judgment on birthright citizenship cases but added he could not think of a situation in which it would not be granted.

A separate poll of U.S. voters conducted April 27-29, 2026, found that 60 percent believe negative media coverage of President Trump likely contributed to the latest assassination attempt. Forty-one percent said it is very likely the media’s coverage influenced the attack.

Cole Allen, 31, a California teacher, faces charges of attempting to assassinate the president and cabinet members after firing a gun at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April 2026.