Americans are closely following news of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Minnesota and other cities across the country – and many want to take action against companies supporting it, according to a new opinion survey out today.
Two out of three respondents to the latest Media & Technology Survey from the Communication Research Center at Boston University’s College of Communication agreed or strongly agreed that they pay close attention to news and social media about ICE operations.
Of those paying close attention, just more than half (51%) say they would support calls to boycott companies that support ICE operations.
“The fact that people are paying close attention to news about ICE operations indicates an underlying interest and curiosity about these operations,” said Arunima Krishna, co-author of the survey and associate professor of public relations at Boston University College of Communication.