"About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has "gone too far" in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that suggests political independents are increasingly uncomfortable with his tactics. Views of Trump's handling of immigration - which fell over the course of his first year - remained steady over the past month, with about 4 in 10 saying they approve of the president's approach."
"But the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also found that the Republican Party's advantage on Trump's signature political issue has shrunk since October. About 3 in 10 U.S. adults trust Republicans to do a better job handling immigration, while a similar share say the same of Democrats. An additional 3 in 10, roughly, don't think either party would do a better job handling the issue, and about 1 in 10 say both parties would handle it equally well."
"The Republican president's core supporters remain overwhelmingly supportive of Trump's immigration tactics. But there are signs that more independents think he's going too far. "I am glad that immigrants aren't just flooding across the border, but what he's doing now in our cities, pitting the military against our people, these are gestapo tactics," said independent Brenda Shaw, a 65-year-old human resources manager from South Haven, Michigan. "They're shooting U.S. citizens in the face and in the back.""
About six in ten U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has gone too far by deploying federal immigration agents into American cities, while roughly four in ten approve of his immigration approach. The Republican advantage on immigration has narrowed since October. About three in ten adults trust Republicans more on immigration, a similar share trusts Democrats more, about three in ten trust neither, and roughly one in ten say both parties would handle it equally. Core Republican supporters remain supportive, but independents are shifting. Heavy federal deployments in Minneapolis have prompted violent clashes and reported civilian deaths.
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