The majority of Americans in a new poll say they do not support constructing additional barriers on the U.S. southern border.

According to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday, 57 percent of respondents said they either “oppose” or “strongly oppose” increasing border wall construction.

Forty-one percent said they either “favor” or “strongly favor” building more fencing.

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The results fell on party lines, with 73 percent of Republicans or individuals who tilt toward the Republican Party saying they back additional border wall construction. Only 13 percent of Democrats or individuals who slant to the left say they supported that policy.

A majority of Republicans and independents who tilt toward the GOP, 75 percent, support a policy that would let undocumented immigrants who were unlawfully brought to the U.S. when they were children pursue a path to citizenship should they adhere to specific conditions.

An even higher percentage of Democrats or individuals who slant toward the Democratic Party, 92 percent, support this type of policy.

Results of the poll come as President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE and Congress face fierce criticism over the Trump administration's “zero tolerance” immigration policy at the southern border, which has caused children to be separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE unveiled the new policy in April, which called for the Justice Department to prioritize the criminal prosecution of individuals attempting to unlawfully cross the border.

The Associated Press in a report earlier this month said approximately 2,000 children were removed from their families in recent weeks.

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The House is slated to vote Thursday on two different pieces of immigration legislation. President Trump said Tuesday that he backs Republican House members “1,000 percent” in their push for legislation.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday expressed support for legislation that would end the separations at the border.

The Gallup survey of 1,520 individuals was conducted from June 1-13 by phone. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.