The Washington Post and the Shad College at George Mason University on Tuesday sent text messages to more than a thousand people, including 200 California residents, who sought their opinions on protests in Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump published the National Guard and Marine Corps.
The newspaper said in its report that the survey showed a division in the opinions of Americans towards the demonstrators in Los Angeles and Trump’s decision to send the National Guard and the Marine Corps to the city.
The residents of California, Democratic Party supporters and political independents seemed more critical to Trump’s measures. The poll also revealed that most Americans are often negative about Trump’s dealings with the migration issue, a issue that was a source of strength for him at the beginning of his presidency.
Most Democrats are opposed to sending Trump to the National Guard and Marine Corps to Los Angeles, while this is supported by about 9 out of 10 Republicans. Independents tend to oppose Trump’s actions by 48%, compared to 33% of them supporting them, or a margin of 15 percentage points.
The newspaper says that the more people are interested in the protests in Los Angeles, the greater the possibility of their opposition to sending Trump the National Guard and the Marine Corps to respond to the protests, noting that one of the reasons for this is due to the follow -up of the protests closely, although independents who pay more attention are also more critical to Trump’s decision.
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On their opinion on the protests against the efforts of the federal government to enforce the laws of immigration, the Americans were divided on this issue equally, as it supported and opposed at the same time 4 out of every 10 people, while the rest seemed to be not sure.
California residents are likely to support protests at a rate of 7 out of 10 Democrats. As for the independents, they are slightly inclined to support the protests from their opposition, while about 8 out of 10 Republicans oppose them.
The newspaper quoted a 56 -year -old California woman, who is independent, as saying that “Los Angeles is a boycott of immigrants who offer a lot to our society and our friends, most of whom work hard, are great people.”
She expressed her belief that everyone has the right to difference and protest against the Immigration and Customs Administration, but burning buildings, property and violence is unacceptable.
And whether they saw that the demonstrators in Los Angeles were often peaceful or violent, the Americans also divided on this issue, so more than a quarter of the polluted their views said they were not sure of that.
6 of every 10 Democrats saw that the demonstrators were mostly peaceful, while two -thirds of the Republicans said they were mostly violent, while the opinions of independents were divided.
In response to a question about whether the police were using excessive force with the demonstrators in Los Angeles, or that they deal with them properly, about 3 out of 10 Americans reported that they are using exaggerated force, while more than 4 out of 10 people see that they are dealing with almost properly.
Most Democrats say that the police use excessive force, while half of the Republicans expressed their belief that they do not use sufficient force.
The poll showed that the American public classifies Trump’s immigration policy -including deportations -negatively by 15 percentage points (52% compared to 37%), a issue that represented a source of strength for the president a few months ago.
3 quarters of Americans who voted for Trump in the recent presidential elections said that they agreed to his immigration policy, while 9 out of 10 of those who voted for his democratic rival Kamala Harris did not agree.