Immigration policy
Immigration ranks among the top issues for the 2026 midterms nationally, with debates over enforcement intensity, resource use, and border and interior policies. Polling shows divided confidence in agencies and partisan splits on which party handles immigration better, affecting every state’s federal representation and local impacts.
What approach to immigration policy should Hawaii support in the 2026 elections?
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Sources
Encyclopaedia Britannica — https://www.britannica.com/question/What-are-key-issues-in-the-2026-midterms
Key issues in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections include the economy and immigration... tariff policies and harsh immigration crackdowns, such as the ones seen in early 2026 in Minnesota, have hurt the president and the Republican Party.
Pew Research Center — https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/07/23/as-the-2026-midterms-approach-economy-is-front-and-center
Immigration policy | 36 | 41 | 21 | R+5
YouGov — https://yougov.com/en-us/trackers/most-important-issues-facing-the-us
Do you support or oppose the use of data from license‑plate readers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to track undocumented immigrants?
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Pathways to citizenship, limit enforcement, and expand refugee and asylum protections
- Keep mixed legal pathways while reducing harsh interior crackdowns and family separations
- Enforce current law evenly, fund processing, and allow Congress to set measured reforms
- Increase interior enforcement and workplace verification while tightening asylum rules
- Mass deportations, maximal ICE tools, and severe limits on new legal immigration