Immigration Critics Drive Trump Surge; Yet Most Americans Favor Legal Status

Donald Trump’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border marks the extent to which negative views on immigration fuel his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination – and the limits they may impose.

About half of potential GOP voters in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll oppose a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, and Trump wins support from 34 percent in this group, a remarkable tally in a 16-candidate race. CONT.

Chad P. Kiewiet de Jonge, ABC News

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