On Dakota Prairie, Home of Trump's DHS Pick, Immigration Crackdown Threatens Way of Life, Economy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "Wooing TrumpShe catapulted to national prominence in 2020 as South Dakota rejected COVID-19 restrictions and remained open for business during the pandemic.
46% : Those fights range from her use of a government plane to attend out-of-state political events, state funding for a shooting range the Legislature previously rejected and a pipeline project she backed over the objections of landowners.
45% : "Imagine that."But those fears, stoked by Trump and Noem, don't match the warm welcome migrants described in nearby Huron, where on a recent evening a red wolf moon flooded the desolate plains surrounding the town's turkey plant.
43% : As her national profile has risen, South Dakota's first female governor feuded repeatedly with state Republican lawmakers who said they believe she has been more focused on auditioning for Trump than on the state's needs.
38% : That year she also wooed Trump to Mount Rushmore for a Fourth of July fireworks display over the objection of federal bureaucrats concerned about potential wildfires.
16% : "The couple, who spoke to the AP days before Trump was sworn in, live in fear that Noem will follow through on the threats and one day separate them from their daughter.

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