Poll: Obama, Republicans face broad disapproval over handling of child refugee crisis
from WaPo:
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds widespread public disapproval of the way President Obama and Republicans in Congress are handling the influx of unaccompanied foreign children at the southern border as the two sides engage in a fierce debate over how to stem the crisis.
Nearly 6 out of 10 Americans are not happy with Obama’s performance in dealing with the tens of thousands of minors who have arrived from Central America in recent months, overwhelming Border Patrol stations. All told, 58 percent disapprove of his management on the issue, including 54 percent of Latinos.
But as with many other hot-button issues, congressional Republicans fare even worse in the court of public opinion, with 66 percent disapproving of the job GOP lawmakers have done to address the crisis. Almost as many Republicans disapprove of their party’s handling of the issue as approve, with negative ratings rising to a majority among conservatives.
Despite Obama’s deeply negative ratings on addressing the problem, a narrow 53 percent supports his request last week for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to help provide services for the children and to speed up deportations. The proposal, which was described in detail by the survey, was opposed by 43 percent, although just as many oppose the idea “strongly” as passionately support it.
read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-obama-republicans-face-broad-disapproval-over-handling-of-migrant-crisis/2014/07/14/3c2a1bcc-0b8e-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html
