Nearly four-fifths of swing state voters— that’s a whopping 79% in an exclusive Breitbart News poll—support deporting illegal aliens convicted of crimes. This isn’t some fringe sentiment; it’s a thunderous mandate from battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, where voters are fed up with sanctuary policies that shield criminal non-citizens at the expense of law-abiding Americans. The poll, conducted amid rising concerns over border security, underscores a stark reality: even in purple territories, the public overwhelmingly rejects the left’s open-borders experiment when it translates to hardened criminals roaming free. Breitbart’s scoop arrives just as election rhetoric heats up, revealing a populist undercurrent that could flip key electoral maps.
For the 2A community, this poll is a goldmine of strategic insight. We’ve long argued that illegal immigration fuels urban crime waves—think MS-13 gangbangers and cartel enforcers packing heat in ways that make ATF trace reports blush—directly threatening the self-defense rights of gun owners. When 79% of swing voters back swift deportations, it validates our narrative: porous borders don’t just import votes for gun-grabbers; they import violence that necessitates armed citizens. Imagine the ripple effect in 2024—pro-deportation majorities pressuring Congress to defund sanctuary cities, slashing the criminal alien population that disproportionately drives gun violence stats used to justify red-flag laws and AWBs. This isn’t abstract; FBI data already shows non-citizens overrepresented in homicide arrests, inflating the very narratives Democrats weaponize against our Second Amendment.
The implications scream opportunity for 2A advocates: tie border security to self-defense in ads, op-eds, and rallies. Swing state voters aren’t just nodding to Trump-era policies; they’re signaling that protecting communities means deporting threats first, arming law-abiders second. Fail to capitalize, and we let gun controllers hijack the crime debate unchallenged. This poll isn’t just news—it’s ammo for the fight ahead. Load up, patriots.