While Democrats hope that President Obama’s decision to move unilaterally on immigration reform will buoy their electoral chances in the fall, a new poll shows that approval of the president’s handling of the issue has fallen to a record low.Yet, strongman Obama acts like he represents the majority of American voters on the immigration issue.
Just 31 percent of Americans say they approve of how the president has handled immigration reform, according to a poll from CBS News.
That’s an encouraging sign for Republicans after the House declined to move on a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill that emerged from the Senate last year.
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Low marks in poll for Obama on handling of immigration reform
The Hill reports: