Majority opposes border wall

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BY JOSH DELK - 02/06/18 03:04 PM EST

A majority of voters oppose the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a new survey, as Congress faces another possible government shutdown over immigration policy.

Fifty-nine percent of voters oppose building President Trump's long-promised wall along the southern border, and only 37 percent support the measure, according to the Quinnipiac poll ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/372575-poll-majority-opposes-border-wall-with-mexico

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1. Majority says Trump has tried to obstruct Russia probe

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 02/06/18 02:58 PM EST

A majority of Americans say President Trump has tried to derail or obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election interference, according to a new poll.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday finds that just over half of likely voters, 53 percent, believe the president has tried to obstruct or derail the federal probe, compared to 41 percent who say Trump has not interfered.

When voters were asked whether Republicans in the House and Senate have tried to obstruct the probe, respondents were largely split, with 46 percent saying GOP lawmakers have tried to obstruct the probe and 44 percent saying they haven't ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/372578-majority-says-trump-has-tried-to-obstruct-russia-probe

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2. Trump unpopularity dragging down two vulnerable California Republicans

BY LUIS SANCHEZ - 02/06/18 12:53 PM EST

President Trump’s unpopularity in California appears to be having a significant drag on two vulnerable House Republicans racing to save their seats.

Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Steve Knight are both facing voters who say they are unlikely to vote for their incumbent representatives, according to a new poll from the University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies.

And in both cases, voters said in the poll they were less likely to vote for the Republican lawmakers because of Trump ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/372539-poll-trump-unpopularity-dragging-down-two-vulnerable-california-republicans

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3. Most don't believe illegal immigrants commit more crime

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 02/06/18 02:41 PM EST

Most Americans do not believe that immigrants commit more crimes than U.S. citizens, a poll released Tuesday found.

The Quinnipiac University poll found that 72 percent of Americans don’t think "undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than American citizens do," despite arguments to the contrary from President Trump and some Republicans.

Thirteen percent of Americans believe those immigrants do commit more crimes than citizens, the poll found ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/372574-poll-most-americans-dont-believe-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more

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4. 2 In 3 Support Legal Status For DREAMers

Originally published on February 6, 2018 7:05 pm

Two-thirds of Americans say people brought to the United States as children and now residing in the country illegally should be granted legal status .. according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

Partisan dividing lines were sharp, the survey found, and clearly run throughout the immigration debate, reflecting in everything from policy solutions to attitudes toward immigrants, whether it was if they take jobs from American citizens, commit more crime or if the U.S. has a moral obligation to take in people from all backgrounds, including from less-economically stable countries ...

http://www.kunc.org/post/npr-poll-2-3-support-legal-status-dreamers-majority-oppose-building-wall

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5. I think commander boneSpurs should honor his promise

Forget US taxpayers springing the cash for a wall... Do like he says and have Mexico pay for it.. HA!!! that will never happen. When he says build the wall? Say do your magic deal making and have Mexico pay for it... Shove his own words down his throat..
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