If we didn’t know it from the public outpouring of anger and criticism by leaders across the political spectrum, we now know it from the polls: Americans overwhelmingly oppose President Trump’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents at the border. … Interestingly though, the vehemence of public reaction […] Read more »
Americans Oppose Border Walls, Favor Dealing With DACA
The majority of Americans (57%) oppose expanding the construction of walls along the nation’s Southern border, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration-related policies. At the same time, a large majority of Americans favor allowing immigrants brought into the country illegally as children to have a pathway to U.S. […] Read more »
The extraordinary unpopularity of Trump’s family separation policy (in one graph)
As the Trump administration doubles down on its policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border, three new polls make clear: This policy is extraordinarily unpopular. What does “extraordinarily” mean? My colleague at George Washington University, Chris Warshaw, put together a graph of support for the family […] Read more »
More Say Immigration Is the Top Problem
The percentage of Americans identifying immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. rose slightly to 14% in June, up from 10% in May. As a result, immigration continues to be one of the top-ranking U.S. problems in Americans’ eyes, now second to concerns about government leadership, mentioned by […] Read more »
Forget Tax Cuts. Trump Wants to Rally G.O.P. Base Over Immigration
As Republicans try to keep their midterm election strategy focused on the economy, tax cuts and falling unemployment, President Trump sent his clearest signal yet on Monday that he intends to make divisive, racially charged issues like immigration central going into the campaign season. … “People don’t turn out to […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Two-Thirds of Americans say separating children, parents at border unacceptable
Sixty-seven percent of Americans call it unacceptable to separate children from parents who’ve been caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally. Much of this is driven by large percentages of Democrats (90 percent) and independents (66 percent) who find it unacceptable, while Republicans are more divided overall, with 39 percent […] Read more »