Sometimes we don’t appreciate people until they’re gone.

That thought came to mind with the news that the Gallup Organization’s latest poll shows a dramatic surge in positive views of immigrants.

The share who thought immigration should decrease, as President Trump wishes, dropped to 30% of all respondents this year from its five-year high of 55% in 2024, while those who thought immigration is a “good thing for the country” soared to 79% of respondents — a record high.

In other words, the more the administration has pursued the undocumented, and the more Americans have observed of the way they are being pursued, the less Americans have become inclined to view immigrants as the problem Trump has painted them to be.

That’s even true of Republicans. The proportions of GOP respondents who

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