By the time Senator Angus King called the White House to warn President Obama against taking executive action to overhaul the immigration system, officials were well aware they had a problem on their hands.
What had once looked like a clear political imperative for both parties — action to grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants — had morphed instead into what appeared to be a risky move that could cost Democrats their majority in the November midterm congressional elections. …
Public polls showed that backing for a broad immigration overhaul, including a path to citizenship for undocumented people, was still strong, but slipping among Republicans. Of more concern to vulnerable Senate Democrats was broad public disapproval of Mr. Obama’s handling of the migrant surge. CONT.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Ashley Parker, New York Times
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