Donald Trump está tratando de poner fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento al comenzar su segundo mandato como presidente de Estados Unidos, pero ¿está el público estadounidense de acuerdo? Harry Enten, de CNN, examina los datos de las encuestas a lo largo de los años y a través de las líneas políticas.

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Donald Trump is pursuing the termination of birthright citizenship as he embarks on his second term as president of the United States. However, polling data suggests that this policy is relatively unpopular within the American public. An average of all polls indicates that only 35% of Americans support ending birthright citizenship for children born to immigrants illegally residing in the country. A clear majority of 53% oppose such a measure. 

This lack of support extends across historical and political lines. Polls from as far back as 2011 show that support for ending birthright citizenship has remained consistent, generally hovering around one-third of the population. Within the Republican Party, which forms Trump's primary political base, support for the policy is at 56%, which is significantly lower than his overall approval rating among Republican voters, suggesting a notable division within the party. 

Among Democrats and Independents, support for ending birthright citizenship is even lower, at 21% and 19%, respectively. This policy unites members of both groups in their opposition to Trump's proposal and indicates that pursuing such changes might challenge Trump's efforts to maintain and grow his popularity. 



Trump actúa para acabar con la ciudadanía por nacimiento, pero ¿están de acuerdo los estadounidenses?

Usted ha estado buscando en los datos y las encuestas sobre cómo los estadounidenses y los partidos políticos de pie sobre la cuestión de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento. ¿Qué has descubierto? Sí, quiero decir, mira, hay un montón de políticas que Donald Trump va a impulsar durante su segundo mandato que son populares. Este no es uno de ellos. Este no es uno de ellos. Es una política bastante impopular. Y podemos verlo en las encuestas de aquí. De acuerdo. Poner fin a la ciudadanía por nacimiento para los hijos de inmigrantes nacidos ilegalmente aquí. Mira esto. Sólo un tercio del país lo apoya. Sólo el 35 por ciento de una media de todas las encuestas claro. Una clara mayoría, el 53 por ciento se opone. Rara vez se consigue una mayoría tan amplia en este país tan polarizado políticamente. que se pongan de acuerdo en un tema. Pero en este caso, la inmensa mayoría se opone. Y voy a señalar que he mirado todas las encuestas sobre el tema y en todas las encuestas, la mayoría se opuso. Por eso la media refleja esto. Esto no es sólo una encuesta. Es a través de un montón de encuestas. Pero no es sólo aquí y ahora. Podemos mirar este asunto históricamente porque Donald Trump no es el primer tipo que empuja esto. Fue impulsado por los republicanos a principios de 2010. Así que podemos ver esto aquí. De acuerdo. Apoya el fin de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento. Vuelve a 2011. Mira esto. Era el 35 por ciento. Saltas hacia adelante a 2015, justo cuando Donald Trump estaba consiguiendo su primera candidatura presidencial yendo. Puedes ver que era el 31%. Mira ahora la media de las encuestas. Es el 35%. La conclusión es que el apoyo a este tema no ha cambiado. Ha sido constante. Sólo un tercio del país apoya la idea de poner fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento para los hijos de inmigrantes nacidos aquí ilegalmente. Pero no es sólo aquí y ahora. No es sólo a través del tiempo. También lo es cuando se mira dentro de los partidos políticos, porque se podría esperar que Donald base política de Trump, los republicanos, sería abrumadoramente en apoyo de esta medida para apoyar el fin de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento. ¿Pero qué vemos aquí? Sólo vemos que el 56 por ciento de los republicanos están de acuerdo. Eso sí que es una mayoría. Eso es una mayoría. Pero tenga en cuenta que el índice de aprobación de Donald Trump entre los votantes republicanos está más cerca de digamos el 90, 95 por ciento incluso en algunas encuestas. Y así, cuando ves que sólo el 56 por ciento de los republicanos lo apoyan, te haces a la idea de que hay hay una gran parte de la base republicana, 35, 40 por ciento, que no apoyan esto a pesar de de apoyar a Donald Trump. Y luego, tal vez no sea sorprendente, también se puede ver aquí sólo el 21 por ciento de los demócratas, sólo el 19 por ciento de los independientes apoyan esto. Este es un tema que divide a la base republicana, une a los demócratas e independientes contra Donald Trump. Si continúa impulsando temas como éste, tendrá un período de luna de miel muy corto, que, por supuesto, podría estar acostumbrado dado que tuvo un período de luna de miel muy corto en 2017. Sería mucho mejor que se dedicara a otros asuntos que a este en particular si quiere continuar la popularidad que ha conseguido en los últimos meses.

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