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With evangelicals serving as such a foundational platform of support for President Donald Trump\u2019s 2024 candidacy, a new poll sheds light on these Christians\u2019 views about immigration, a key issue for the newly minted Trump administration.<\/p>\n

According to Lifeway Research,\u00a0a new survey<\/a>\u00a0shows evangelicals favor \u201cboth secure borders and laws that provide avenues for certain illegal immigrants to obtain legal status.\u201d<\/p>\n

The majority of evangelicals (61%) voted for Trump while just 33% voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

Since the election, Trump has implemented a number of changes centering on immigration and refugees \u2014 decisions that have\u00a0sparked controversy<\/a>. It\u2019s unclear where refugee programs, in particular, will go from here, but evangelicals (70%) believe America has a moral responsibility to allow in refugees, with 23% disagreeing, according to Lifeway.<\/p>\n

With Trump making moves to deport illegal immigrants, the survey also found evangelicals believe criminals and dangerous individuals should be prioritized amid the crackdown.<\/p>\n

Nearly 7-in-10 (67%) want the primary focus on those convicted of violent crimes, with 63% stating the same of those \u201creasonably suspected of presenting a threat to national security.\u201d<\/p>\n

A small percentage of evangelicals (19%) would support deporting people brought illegally when they were children. Most of the support for deportations involves the aforementioned factors surrounding violent crime and potential threats to national security.<\/p>\n

\u201cA large majority of evangelicals do not want immigrants unlawfully in the country to be prioritized for deportation except if they have been convicted of violent crimes or pose a threat to national security,\u201d Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, said in\u00a0a statement<\/a>. \u201cLess than 1-in-6 evangelicals value deporting undocumented immigrants whose immediate family has legal status or who have been in the country for more than five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThese are their neighbors and families they don\u2019t want to see divided.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for future legislation, evangelicals strike an interesting balance. The majority (80%) believe Congress should pass significant new laws this year, making it easier for some people already in the U.S. to become citizens \u2014 and harder for illegal immigrants to enter America\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

You can read the full results from Lifeway Research\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online survey of 1,004 Americans was conducted Jan. 13-21, 2025, and sponsored by World Relief, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, and Evangelical Immigration Table.<\/p>\n


\nThis article was originally published at Faithwire.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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