The U.S. southern border has had a prominent role in the campaign leading up to the presidential elections, as former President Donald Trump has made of immigration enforcement a top issue, banking on promises of mass deportations of unlawful immigrants to garner support.
Such initiatives have gained backing with the electorate, with a recent survey by Scripps News/Ipsos revealing that Trump's perceived winning issue is immigration, and one from Ipsos and Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship showing that 66% of Americans favor deporting people who entered the country illegally.
