A “partisan chasm” separates Democrats and Republicans over President Trump’s immigration policy, according to a recent national survey. Specifically, 78% of Republicans approve of President Trump’s immigration policies compared with just 11% of Democrats – a 67-point difference, according to research led by Northeastern University. Independents registered 27% approval. “It is especially large, in fact, there’s not room for it to get much larger,” said David Lazer, university distinguished professor of political science and computer sciences at Northeastern University.
The survey, which Lazer helped lead, was conducted by the Civic Health and Institutions Project (CHIP50), a 50-state survey effort that polls Americans on opinions and behaviors. The partisan divide on immigration policy is one of several key findings in the latest survey, which included responses from 30,338 adults in the U.S. between Dec. 18 and Jan. 27.
