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   President Barack Obama is pushing for a huge amnesty in the   
   weeks before Americans go to the polls, but a new poll shows   
   that the swing-voters are deeply hostile to his immigration   
   policies and to illegal immigration and are growing very worried   
   about legal immigration.   
      
   Only seven percent of swing-voting independents say the 50,000-   
   plus Central American youths who have crossed the Texas border   
   under Obama’s oversight (since October) should be allowed to   
   stay, according to the poll released on July 28 by YouGov and   
   The Economist.   
      
   Eighty percent of independents say the youths should be returned   
   now, or once conditions are safe in their home country, the   
   survey said. The score for independents is critical, because   
   their votes are up for grabs in the November election, which may   
   give the GOP a majority in the Senate.   
      
   The poll suggests that Obama’s conditional support for the   
   migrants is damaging his already-weak public polls. It also   
   shows that a large majority of the public will oppose his   
   developing plan to provide work-permits to roughly five million   
   illegal immigrants amid a stalled economy and massive   
   unemployment.   
      
   Obama’s immigration policies are backed by only 21 percent of   
   independents. He’s also backed by only 62 percent of Democrats,   
   32 percent of moderates, 42 percent of Hispanics and 23 percent   
   of whites.   
      
   His greatest support on the issue comes from African-Americans,   
   but even they give him only 61 percent support.   
      
   Few people believe the White House’s claim that the 100,000-plus   
   Central American adults, youths and children are fleeing violent   
   crimes.   
      
   Only 28 percent of independents, and 31 percent of moderates,   
   say the migrants are fleeing crime. But 59 percent of   
   independents and 55 percent of moderates say they’re seeking an   
   “amnesty.”   
      
   Also, there is some evidence that the border-meltdown is causing   
   people to rethink assumption that they should welcome immigrants.   
      
   The poll said that 61 percent of independents and 58 percent of   
   moderates said that “immigration” — not illegal immigration — is   
   a “very serious” problem. Only 3 percent said it was not a   
   problem.   
      
   That’s a boost for politicians and groups who are seeking lower   
   levels of immigration. They include Sen. Jeff Sessions and   
   groups such as NumbersUSA and the Federation for American   
   Immigration Reform. Other polls also show Obama’s policy is   
   broadly unpopular.   
      
   The isolation of Obama’s Democratic partisans from the   
   mainstream is highlighted by one question asking how the   
   government should treat the border crossers: Twenty percent of   
   Democrats and 18 percent of liberals say the Central American   
   youths and children should be allowed to stay in the United   
   States, but that view is shared by only 11 percent of moderates   
   and 7 percent of political independent voters.   
      
   A vast majority of respondents want the border-crossers to go   
   home, either immediately or later. For example, 37 percent of   
   moderates and 45 percent of independents supported a policy that   
   would either “return them to the Mexican border [or] return them   
   to their family in their home country, regardless of conditions   
   in their home country.” That policy is even endorsed by 27   
   percent of Democrats.   
      
   Even the middle-of-the-road option in the YouGov poll said the   
   youths should be returned. Forty percent of Democrats and 43   
   percent of liberals said the youths and children should be   
   returned “to their family in their home country, only if   
   conditions in their home country are safe.”   
      
   http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/28/the-public-rejects-obamas-   
   immigration-policies/   
      
       
      
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