Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Divides Rural Voters, KFF-AP Poll Finds By Linley Sanders, The Associated Press, Sarah Jane Tribble, Ali Swenson, The Associated Press, and Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press Oct. 5, 2026

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Divides Rural Voters, KFF-AP Poll Finds Many rural voters say immigrants are a key part of their local economy, but views on whether the president’s immigration crackdown has had positive or negative effects on their communities are split. By Linley Sanders, The Associated Press, Sarah Jane Tribble, Ali Swenson, The Associated Press, and Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press Oct. 5, 2026 KFF Health News: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Divides Rural Voters, KFF-AP Poll Finds More than a year into President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, a poll finds that voters in rural parts of the country are divided on whether those immigration policies have benefited or harmed their communities. In the Associated Press-KFF survey of more than 2,000 rural voters in August, about a third said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement had been positive for their community and about a third said it had been negative. The remaining 3 in 10, roughly, said it had no impact. (Sanders, Tribble, Swenson and Hussein, 10/5) https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/ap-kff-rural-voter-poll-midterms-immigration-crackdown-views-economy/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9qCcCuuLoNBAe-vrm4fBwxG4f-0LTGgBasWPdV05fImbi-xYEBgnWpnIe-0QycOOrV-NGiIIiF-vGZ_25bi-Vzb-R-gg&_hsmi=442518491&utm_content=442518491&utm_source=hs_email