How will the public react to President Obama’s executive action on immigration on Thursday night? Here’s a graphical primer on how the public sees immigration policy, in 7 charts. CONT. Scott Clement, Washington Post Recent polls: Immigration Read more »
NBC/WSJ Poll: Nearly Half Oppose Executive Action on Immigration
Nearly half of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s expected plan to take executive action that would potentially allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay legally in the United States, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Recent polls: Immigration Read more »
Resistance to Obama order on immigration
President Obama’s plan to sign an executive order on immigration, expected as early as this week, will meet more resistance than support, a new USA TODAY Poll finds. Close to half of those surveyed, 46%, say he should wait for the new Republican-controlled Congress to act, and another one in […] Read more »
The coming clash over immigration is reflective of past conflicts
The scars from six years of political conflict between President Obama and Republican congressional leaders have quickly washed away all those gauzy comments about cooperation that were offered in the aftermath of the midterm elections. Today, Washington is bracing for a major collision over immigration, with each side calculating the […] Read more »
The immigration debate is about to come to a head. And neither side is assured of victory.
President Obama and Republicans are slated for a major showdown over Obama’s plans to potentially grant legal status to nearly 6 million undocumented immigrants. And despite Obama’s low approval ratings (especially on immigration) and Democrats’ “(butt-)whuppin’” in the midterm elections, he has something on his side: Public support for allowing […] Read more »
Poll of Latino families finds optimism despite many obstacles
In partnership with Univision and The Denver Post, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today released a national survey of 1,000 Latino adults that relates the challenges and successes their families experience living in the United States. Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens, are keenly aware of discrimination […] Read more »