President Obama issued an executive order exempting "Dreamers" (undocumented immigrants brought here as children, and who have served in the military or educated themselves, and have no criminal record) from being deported.
As part of his hateful anti-immigrant agenda, Donald Trump nullified that executive order -- putting the dreamers at risk once again of being deported (even though they were raised primarily in the U.S. and are contributing to this country). It was a shameful action, and the Democrats are now trying to pass legislation to protect the "Dreamers".
What does the American public think? Do they agree with Trump or the Democrats? A new poll shows they overwhelmingly agree with the position taken by Democrats. About 77% of the public thinks the "Dreamers" should be allowed to stay here and should be given a path to citizenship. Another 7% would let them stay w/o a path to citizenship, and only 12% wants to see them deported.
And that's not the only immigration issue the public disagrees with Trump on. About 62% oppose his desire to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, while only 36% want that wall to be built.
These charts reflect the results of a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between December 6th and 11th of a random national sample of 1,211 voters, with a 3.5 point margin of error.
That same poll showed the public also disagreed with Trump on the issue of abortion. About 60% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Only 34% wants it illegal in all or most cases.