Most U.S. citizens do not support President Trump's asylum policy

Edited by Ed Newman
2019-08-14 07:03:22

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New York, August 14 (RHC)-- A Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. citizens reject President Donald Trump's measures against asylum seekers and 72 percent of them support granting legal status to immigrants.

According to this study, 65 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. government is performing either "very badly" or "somewhat badly when dealing with the growing number of asylum seekers on the Mexican border.  Only 33 percent of U.S. citizens think that their government is doing a good job.

Meanwhile, 86 percent of respondents consider it important to increase the number of judges to process asylum applications quickly and adequately.  In addition, 82 percent argue that it is also important to provide safe and sanitary conditions to asylum seekers once they arrive in the U.S.territory.

The Pew Center study also found that 72 percent of respondents believe that undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. legally if they meet certain conditions.
 



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