The following article by Dan Balz and Scott Clement was posted on the Washington Post website July 6, 2018:
Protesters marched in Washington, D.C., June 30 as part of hundreds of demonstrations across the U.S. to protest new immigration policies. (Video: Allie Caren, Alice Li, Meg Kelly/Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post)
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the Trump administration’s now-rescinded policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, and smaller majorities also disagree with the president’s call to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and to restrict legal immigration by limiting citizens from bringing parents and siblings to this country, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll.
On other aspects of the immigration debate, however, a more mixed picture emerges. Americans are more closely divided on the question of whether enough is being done to prevent illegal immigration and whether the country has gone too far in welcoming immigrants. Also, more people say they trust President Trump than congressional Democrats to deal with the issue of border security. The support for Trump on the border-security issue is especially evident in congressional districts considered key battlegrounds in this fall’s midterm elections. Continue reading “Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans, including wall, limits on citizens bringing family to U.S., poll says”