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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: Republicans Approve of Trump's Family Separation Policy
The images and stories that have resulted from the policy have ignited a firestorm around the politics of immigration once again.
The president incorrectly blames his administrations policy on Democrats, but regardless of his attempt to pass the responsibility, self-identified Republicans have his back, according to a new Ipsos poll done exclusively for The Daily Beast.
The poll of roughly 1,000 adults aged 18 and over, and conducted June 14-15, asked respondents if they agreed with the following statement: It is appropriate to separate undocumented immigrant parents from their children when they cross the border in order to discourage others from crossing the border illegally.
Of those surveyed, 27 percent of the overall respondents agreed with it, while 56% disagreed with the statement. Yet, Republicans leaned slightly more in favor, with 46% agreeing with the statement and 32 percent disagreeing. Meanwhile, 14 percent of Democrats surveyed supported it and only 29% of Independents were in favor.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/poll-republicans-approve-of-trumps-family-separation-policy?ref=home
Eyeball_Kid
(7,440 posts)spanone
(135,950 posts)D_Master81
(1,823 posts)"Deplorables"
The Wizard
(12,556 posts)Toxic scumbags is more accurate
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)In summation: Deplorables.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Permanently.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,003 posts)They've been totally lemmingized.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)45 already made them "animals" to dehumanize them. So his cult followers see them as non-human. Just animals to herd around.
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)If Fox and Limbaugh turned on the president tomorrow the cult would ditch him.
Every dictator in history has taken over the media first.
Because propaganda works.
if you want to take a small step, tell everyone you know: Watching Fox harms America. Or go to certainots site republiconradio.org. Or get and wear in public a Fox lies T-shirt.
The Wizard
(12,556 posts)is infoxicated.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,003 posts)Zoo animals get nice big enclosures with grass and trees and places for them to play and nap in the sun. Immigrant children get cages.
NCDem47
(2,257 posts)In other news, the sky is blue and the sun sets in the west.
slumcamper
(1,608 posts)Marengo
(3,477 posts)tazkcmo
(7,306 posts)I'm angry, too but try not lose your humanity. Easier said than done at times, I know.
Stinky The Clown
(67,846 posts)Ratings, dontchaknow.
sinkingfeeling
(51,498 posts)Snackshack
(2,541 posts)Are complete nonsense. The way that is worded begs for an answer in the affirm.
The question should simply be about separating a child from their parent or parent from their child. Adding the undocumented immigrant qualifier adds bias and the support percent should come as no surprise. If anything I am surprised it is not higher from republicans.
This really is a pernicious and despicable program Miller put forth that trump gave the ok for. The damage separation/being caged...and who knows what else. These privatized correction companies do not have a good track record. The damage this does to a child can last a lifetime. In searching around I found a figure of ~70k children come into the US yearly (presumably with a parent). The overall figure of undocumented immigrants coming to the US at 6-7mil. So the fear of being separated from your child is only going to deter 10% if that, most likely 0%... the risk of separation vs. extreme violence, death... which is what a lot of the people are fleeing from is not a hard choice. At the end of the day these people and their children are going to be reunited and deported back to where they came from. So all this really is besides being vindictive and evil is newly an added layer for the private companies in the detention/immigration/corrections business to get more multi-million dollars contracts from the government because it only impacts a small percent of the people coming who are going to take the risk anyway given what they are fleeing and the outcome is still same as before, deportation.
I have heard several news people mention that the sites being inspected are holding boys only, no girls and ask where are girls being held at?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,485 posts)CanonRay
(14,146 posts)Keep an eye on them, these are the ones who will throw you in a gulag.
uponit7771
(90,371 posts)This is some evil shit !!!
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)The GOP propaganda media machine is lying about his issue. Fox, Limbaugh, right wig radio- all lying about family separation today.
Propaganda works.
If we want to repair the country we have to stop people listening to Fox and Limbaugh.
Tell everyone you know: Fox Lies.
UCmeNdc
(9,602 posts)They believe whatever Sinclair broadcasting companys network stations say to believe.
Solly Mack
(90,802 posts)People who support torture also support ripping children away from their parents.
Takket
(21,712 posts)i'm betting this policy is gone and families reunited by the end of the week.
of course this is drumpf we are talking about. silly me for thinking logic and humanity might enter into his thinking.......... he'll probably decide the kids are being treated too humanely getting food and turn them loose on their own............
ThoughtCriminal
(14,056 posts)That's a small minority, but WTF that ANY exist.
This is a basic, being a normal human, question. Even sociopaths should get this one right.
Stuart G
(38,458 posts)world wide wally
(21,762 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)These Republicans trumpsuckers would flunk a citizenry exam.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)You notice how the Pig and rest of the sty hardly ever crow about family values anymore.
mac56
(17,575 posts)kimbutgar
(21,285 posts)Showed what ugly evil people they were inside and out. You could see the bile coming from that rotund white lady with short white hair. That is the lowest one could go. I hope she suffers mightily someday for her cruelty.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Trump is a vile evil POS and that was clear years ago.
Trump can do ANYTHING and the GOP evil party is gonna back it 100%!
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)The brown kids will be staying, America will be " infected" quicker now.
Oh well, thinking past a day must be hard work.