America has “never been more sharply divided” over border security as it is over President Trump’s call for a wall, and neither side is ready to throw in the towel, according to the latest survey on immigration.
A new Pew Research Center survey said the divide in the nation over Trump, immigration, a border wall, and the resulting government shutdown is shocking. “These views have never been more sharply divided along partisan lines,” said the nonpartisan polling outfit.
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(Pew Research Center)
The highlights point that out:
- 88 percent of a border wall’s opponents “say it would not be acceptable to pass a bill that includes Trump’s request for wall funding, if that is the only way to end the shutdown.”
- Among wall supporters, 72 percent “say a bill to end the shutdown would be unacceptable if it does not include Trump’s funding request.”
(Pew Research Center)
- Democrats and Republicans disagree on whether the border wall would reduce illegal immigration into the U.S. and on the effect of the shutdown on the country.
- 79 percent of Democrats say the shutdown is a “very serious problem.”
- Just 35 percent of Republicans say the shutdown it is a “very serious problem.”
- Trump’s support among Republicans and Republican “leaners” remains high at 80 percent.
- 96 percent of Democrats and Democratic “leaners” disapprove of his job performance, the widest gap in six decades.
(Pew Research Center)
