Opinion Today
June 5, 2026
Most Americans Disagree with Trump and the Republican Base on Immigration Policies Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Chicago Council on Global Affairs The current administration has made immigration a signature focus, deporting large numbers of undocumented immigrants and increasing restrictions on legal immigrants in an effort to reshape the US immigration system. Yet a Chicago Council-Ipsos survey fielded April 24-26, 2026, shows that most Americans are not on board with this crackdown. Majorities express positive views of immigrants and favor granting some sort of legal status to undocumented immigrants.
Fewer than four in ten Americans think President Trump is doing a good job McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Pennsylvania State University The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted with 1,000 U.S. adults by YouGov from May 19 to 26, 2026, included questions aimed at better understanding what the American public thinks about the job performance of the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court, as well as voter preferences in the upcoming congressional elections.
Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness? Americans Say The U.S. Is Falling Short Quinnipiac University Poll As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this July, just over one-third of Americans think the United States is living up to the founding principles of equality and freedom as laid out in that document, there's a rise in the number of Americans who think democracy in the U.S. is not working, but Americans remain steadfast in their belief that democracy will not end in their lifetime.
A Proud but Deeply Uneasy Public as America Celebrates 250th Anniversary Elon University Poll As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans remain proud of their country but pessimistic about the health and future of American democracy, according to a new national Elon University Poll. Sixty-eight percent of American adults say they are proud to be American, and 79% agree the United States plays a uniquely important role in world history. At the same time, 69% believe the signers of the Declaration of Independence would feel more disappointment than pride about modern American democracy.
Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel and little confidence in Netanyahu Laura Silver and Laura Clancy, Pew Research Center Majorities in most of the three dozen countries we’ve surveyed this year express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These findings come from a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb. 8-May 13, 2026. Most interviews took place after the United States and Israel launched a military campaign in Iran on Feb. 28.
What Americans say about ICE, safety, and human rights as factors in the 2026 World Cup Jamie Ballard, YouGov In addition to asking about soccer, a recent World Cup survey by YouGov asked about factors affecting the global competition that go beyond sports.
