RASMUSSEN REPORTS
Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Terrorist Havens
January 30, 2017
Most voters approve of President Trump’s temporary halt to refugees and visitors from several Middle Eastern and African countries until the government can do a better job of keeping out individuals who are terrorist threats. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters favor a temporary ban on refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen until the federal government approves its ability to screen out potential terrorists from coming here. Thirty-three percent (33%) are opposed, while 10% are undecided. READ MORE
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
U.S. Voters Support Limits On Immigration, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
January 30 2017
A Quinnipiac University national poll conducted January 5 – 9 showed American voters support 48 – 42 percent “suspending immigration from ‘terror prone’ regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions.” The independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll also found in the January 5 – 9 survey that American voters support 53 – 41 percent “requiring immigrants from Muslim countries to register with the federal government.” READ MORE
BUSINESS INSIDER
Poll: 49% of Americans agree with Trump’s immigration ban
January 31, 2017
Americans are sharply divided over President Donald Trump’s order to temporarily block U.S. entry for all refugees and citizens of seven Muslim countries, with slightly more approving the measure than disapproving, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The Jan. 30-31 poll found that 49 percent of American adults said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” agreed with Trump’s order, while 41 percent “strongly” or “somewhat” disagreed and another 10 percent said they don’t know. READ MORE