Polls showed substantial support for creating a path to citizenship for people like me, yet 52 percent of Americans supported allowing police to stop and question anyone they suspected of being “illegal.” Democrats are viewed as being more welcoming to immigrants, but the Obama administration had sharply ramped up deportations. The pro-business Republican Party is home to the most virulent anti-immigrant officials, even though many industries, from agriculture to construction to food processing, depend on cheap labor.
