A group of Quaker congregations has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over a policy change by Donald Trump designed to make it easier for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to locate and remove illegal immigrants.
The new U.S. president changed the law to allow ICE agents to conduct operations in "sensitive locations," including houses of worship, playgrounds, schools and hospitals, without prior approval from their supervisors, which was previously required.
Why It Matters
The Trump administration is seeking to crack down on illegal immigration. The president made immigration a central theme of his successful campaign for office, and Americans largely support his mass deportation plans.
A New York Times/Ipsos poll, carried out from January 2 to 10, found 55 percent of voters strongly or somewhat supported such plans. Eighty-eight percent supported "deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have criminal records." Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans agreed that the immigration system is broken.
The "New York Times/Ipsos" poll asks 1,000 people and then extrapolates those opinions to the data sample they're targeting. So, Idk, hundred of millions of Americans? These polls behave on theory and error paddings that have never actually been tested in the true field. You can't tell me 1000 people's opinion represents the population because you have a stats formula that counts magic beans. But then you never actually counted all the magic beans to show a shred of accuracy. Also, who the hell was their targeted poll audience? How random and equally varied was it? There's no fucking way I am going to read and believe that 80% of Americans agree to this shit. Not using New York Times/Ipsos poll.