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 »
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 »
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 »
Majority oppose policy that causes family separation, but Republicans approve
Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the Trump administration’s practice of taking undocumented immigrant children from their families and putting them in government facilities on US borders, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Only 28% approve. CONT. Grace Sparks, CNN Read more »
As Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy backfires, Republicans are in jeopardy
If President Trump’s new “zero-tolerance” policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border was intended to pressure Democrats, it is backfiring badly—among Democrats, as expected, but among Republicans as well. Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, whose editorial page consistently backs the president, wrote on Sunday that “It’s […] Read more »
Poll: Republicans Approve of Trump’s Family Separation Policy
Nearly every day, voters have been confronted with heart wrenching stories about immigrant children being separated from their parents upon crossing the border into the United States. The president incorrectly blames his administration’s policy on Democrats, but regardless of his attempt to pass the responsibility, self-identified Republicans have his back, […] Read more »