Voters split over how to secure US from illegal immigration
WASHINGTON — Most Americans reject Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and his support for deporting those in the country illegally. But they’re divided on the presumptive Republican nominee’s proposed temporary ban on the entry of Muslims from other countries, a new survey finds.
The poll shows Trump’s shifting rhetoric on that ban might win some Americans over.
When it comes to Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the Mexican border, about 6 in 10 Americans oppose the idea while 4 in 10 are for it, the new Associated Press-GfK poll indicated.
Similarly, 6 in 10 Americans favour providing a way for immigrants who are in the country illegally to become U.S. citizens, while about 4 in 10 are opposed.