Abstract
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and President Trump’s subsequent presidency, deportation has become a major issue in the political and public spheres. Based on a survey conducted via Amazon Turk with 516 adult US residents, this study discusses some of the key issues related to deportation in the United States. Our study offers a simple exploration of the American population’s current deportation opinions in the aftermath of the Trump election. Our survey results indicate that opinions regarding deportation are strongly tied to political party affiliation and race. As an interesting and unexpected trend, we also found that using story‐based questions to assess opinion on deportation did not have a large effect on the opinion of survey participants. Suggestions for further study are offered in view of the current timeliness of the deportation issue in the American political climate.