Thread: Poll: 58 percent disapprove of Trump's handling of immigration

Poll: 58 percent disapprove of Trump's handling of immigration

By LOUIS NELSON
07/03/2018 01:23 PM EDT

More than half of American voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University for a recent poll said they disapprove of the way President Donald Trump has handled immigration.

Just 39 percent of those polled said they approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 58 percent said they disapprove. But 50 percent of respondents said they believe the motive behind the president’s immigration policies is “a sincere interest in controlling our borders."

Similarly, 47 percent of those polled said they do not believe the president is racist, compared with 49 percent who said he is. Forty-four percent of respondents said the motive for his immigration policies is “racist beliefs.”

Trump’s immigration policies have drawn significant scrutiny in recent weeks thanks to the administration’s move to refer all illegal border-crossers for prosecution, a step that resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents. Trump administration officials initially described the practice as a deterrent against illegal immigration but later said that separating families had merely been a consequence of enforcing the law, not an intended outcome.

After days of pressure, Trump signed an executive order ending the practice of family separation, but it is unclear what effect the order has had and how quickly the separated families are being reunited. Sixty percent of respondents to the Quinnipiac poll said the separation of families was a violation of human rights, and 83 percent said the Trump administration has a responsibility to reunite the separated families.

Trump, who has insisted that any immigration legislation be included in a larger reform package that also includes money for a border wall and the end of certain legal immigration programs, has complained often that Democrats in Congress are unwilling to find a solution on immigration because they want to campaign on the issue.

Sixty percent of voters polled agreed with the president’s argument that Democrats are more interested in "exploiting the nation's immigration issue for political gain,” compared to 34 percent of respondents who said Democrats are more interested in "resolving the nation's immigration issue."

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted via landlines and cellphones in both Spanish and English, contacting 1,020 registered voters nationwide. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 3.7 points.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...-racist-692614

It's been a clusterfvck no doubt about it, but it will get fixed. Trump can't rely on the agencies or Congress, he's got to solve the problem outside of the agencies and Congress. And he will.

Originally Posted by Judy

It's been a clusterfvck no doubt about it, but it will get fixed. Trump can't rely on the agencies or Congress, he's got to solve the problem outside of the agencies and Congress. And he will.

Over 70% support deporting illegal aliens. But 58% don't think he is doing it right.

Your "And he will." is optimistic, but not an opinion shared by the majority! And the longer he delays, the more illegal aliens pour into the country!

LOL!! The "majority" got US into this mess, I'm with the "minority" that elected Trump President of the United States.

Border Patrol isn't allowed to go into the Rio Grande to arrest a smuggler but they're allowed to go into the Rio Grande to save a twice deported illegal alien. Border Patrol has half the volume, twice the agents and billions of dollars worth of technical resources including surveillance cameras and so forth than it has years ago, yet they can't stop the flow. The agencies can't do it no matter how many people, equipment and resources they have.

At some point after 30 years of this disgusting mess, someone has to stand up and say, this isn't working, and develop a new plan. That's what Trump is going to do.

Originally Posted by Judy

LOL!! The "majority" got US into this mess, I'm with the "minority" that elected Trump President of the United States.

Border Patrol isn't allowed to go into the Rio Grande to arrest a smuggler but they're allowed to go into the Rio Grande to save a twice deported illegal alien. Border Patrol has half the volume, twice the agents and billions of dollars worth of technical resources including surveillance cameras and so forth than it has years ago, yet they can't stop the flow. The agencies can't do it no matter how many people, equipment and resources they have.

At some point after 30 years of this disgusting mess, someone has to stand up and say, this isn't working, and develop a new plan. That's what Trump is going to do.

When? What is he waiting for?

Instead of the mass deportations and wall we were promised, we got the same old Amnesty legislation push from Trump that we had to fight back during Bush and Obama!

William Gheen‏ @ALIPAC





Instead of the mass deportations and wall we were promised by @realDonaldTrump , we got the same old Amnesty legislation push from Trump that we had to fight back during Bush and Obama! https://www.alipac.us/f12/poll-58-percent-disapprove-trumps-handling-immigration-360216/ …



https://twitter.com/ALIPAC/status/1014301583054688256

I don't think he is waiting. Why do you think he's "waiting"?