Poll Shows Americans Backing Prince Harry Even If He Lied On His Visa Application Regarding Drug Use

A large number of Americans do not think Prince Harry should be deported if it is found that he lied about taking drugs on his visa forms. A poll conducted by the UK-based Daily Mail showed 44% Americans think Harry should not be deported even if he lied on his visa application forms while 33% feel the UK royal should be deported.

Visa applicants have to fill out a form saying whether they have taken drugs upon entering US. People familiar with the developments told the news outlet that he answered ‘truthfully’ when he moved to the US with wife Meghan Markle in 2020.

However, a Washington, DC-based think tank is currently suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for access to his records. The Heritage Foundation, is currently suing for the release of the royal’s immigration records and the Biden administration is fighting the case on the basis that US visa applicants have the right to privacy.

The Heritage Foundation has countered that by saying that Prince Harry “sold every aspect of his private life” through his memoir Spare.

The poll also found out 35% Republicans said Harry should be allowed to say. 56% Democrats and 40% Independents also said Harry should be allowed to remain in the UK.

A large section of the Hispanic population said Harry should be deported if he was not truthful on the form. 41% voted for Harry to leave. White and black Americans said he should be allowed to stay regardless of what he has answered.

“Some might be furious about Harry’s conduct, but the American public are reacting with a shrug,” James Johnson, cofounder of pollsters JL Partners was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

“They broadly do not want to see him deported, even if he lied on his immigration forms. Their attitude seems to be live and let live, even if you are a British prince from across the pond,” he further added.

Harry in his memoir said he used cocaine, cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms and said that cannabis helped heal the trauma of his mother’s death.

However, these can be grounds for a visa application to be rejected.

Former US president Donald Trump has hinted that he could deport the royal if he is found to have given the wrong information on his visa form. “We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action,” he told Nigel Farage of GB News.

The Heritage Foundation, who sued the DHS, is saying that the agency looked the other way despite knowing the royal’s history of drug use.

“Harry has publicly admitted to extensive illegal drug use. What do we submit this means? That Harry seems to have received special treatment: the DHS looked the other way if the Prince answered truthfully, or it looked the other way if the Prince lied on his visa application,” Nile Gardiner, who is spearheading the campaign was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.