On the day they spend six months after Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House, restrictive measures and immigrant deportation policy is motivating criticism from voters, according to polls from CNN and CBS television stations.
Two major polls this published Friday indicate that US President Donald Trump’s migratory policy has lost support from most Americans.
On the day they spend six months after Donald Trump’s inauguration at the White House, restrictive measures and immigrant deportation policy is motivating criticism from voters, according to polls of CNN and.
According to a poll commissioned by CNN, 55% of respondents consider that the deportations of migrants by the republican administration led by Trump “go too far”, an increase of ten points compared to an previous poll held in February.
Most respondents – 57% – said they oppose the plans to create tens of thousands of places in detention centers, compared to 26% that support the measure.
Another poll for CBS revealed that 56% of respondents considered that Trump administration was aimed mainly at immigrants who were not “dangerous criminals” compared to 47% a month earlier.
Between Republicans, support is still massive
According to the same poll, 49% approve of Donald Trump’s radical measures on immigration, less ten points than in February and less five points than in June.
On the other hand, among Republican supporters, support for mass deportations remains almost unanimous, with 91%.
Donald Trump made the fight against illegal immigration one of the priorities of his second presidential term and defended a hard line since his return to power in January.
In a message published today on its social truth platform, it was congratulated for “completely revived a large country” in “six months”.
“A year ago, our country was dead, almost out of hope to be reborn. Today, the United States is the most respected country in the world,” wrote the ruler.
