A Big Majority Of Public Disagrees With Trump On DACA

Posted on the 07 September 2017 by Jobsanger

Donald Trump has nullified Barack Obama's executive order on DACA (which kept immigrant children raised in this country from being deported -- if they served in the military or got a college education and had no criminal record). That made Trump's xenophobic and racist base very happy, but a significant majority of the American public was not happy about it.
Only 15% of registered voters want to see the "Dreamers" deported, while a whopping 58% would like to see them given a path to full citizenship. And that is the opinion of both genders, all age groups, all income groups, all racial/ethnic groups, and those living in all parts of the country (rural, suburban, and urban).
Only one group (Republicans) had less than a majority supporting citizenship. Republicans had a plurality of 46% supporting citizenship, while only 24% supporting deportation.
The chart was made from information in a new Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between August 31st and September 3rd of a random national sample of 1,993 registered voters, with a 2 point margin of error.