January 24, 2018 - Dems, Trump Share Blame For 'Unnecessary' Shutdown, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Are Dissatisfied, Angry With Government

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The federal government shutdown was "mainly unnecessary" 84 percent of American voters say, as 13 percent say it was "mainly necessary," according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. Voters in every party, gender, education, age and racial group say overwhelmingly the shutdown was "mainly unnecessary."





The shutdown hurt Democrats in Congress and President Donald Trump more than Republicans in Congress, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. Democrats are responsible, 32 percent of voters say, while 31 percent say President Trump is responsible and 18 percent point to Republicans.





Among independent voters, 28 percent blame Democrats; another 28 percent blame Trump and 20 percent blame Republicans.





But overall, American voters dislike Republicans in Congress more than they dislike Democrats and want Democrats to win control of the House and Senate this year:

Voters disapprove of Republicans in Congress 70 - 24 percent;

Voters disapprove of Democrats in Congress 63 - 30 percent;

Voters say 51 - 38 percent, including 46 - 35 percent among independent voters, they want the Democratic Party to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives;

Voters say 53 - 39 percent, including 53 - 33 percent among independent voters, they want Democrats to win control of the U.S. Senate.

"American voters to the Democrats in Congress: We don't like you, and we like your Republican counterparts even less," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"But that shutdown... It's on the Democrats and President Donald Trump. And it was a big waste of time.





"While Republicans in Congress don't get much of the blame for the shutdown, they should take note of the consistent, strong support for action to help the Dreamers."





American voters support 75 - 18 percent, including 49 - 37 percent among Republicans, allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children - so-called "Dreamers" - to remain in the U.S. legally. This compares to 73 - 21 percent support for a Dreamers bill in a January 18 Quinnipiac University poll, conducted before the shutdown.





But even voters who support a Dreamers bill say 53 - 43 percent that the government shutdown was not worth it.





No one gets good grades for handling the Dreamers issue as voters disapprove:

50 - 42 percent of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the issue;

68 - 24 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are handling the issue;

65 - 30 percent of the way Trump is handling the issue. Congress should not get paid during a government shutdown, voters say 92 - 7 percent.

Dissatisfaction, Anger with Government





Only 2 percent of American voters are "enthusiastic" about the way the federal government works and 19 percent are "satisfied." Another 45 percent of voters are "dissatisfied" and 32 percent are "angry."





Among Hispanic voters, 43 percent are angry, compared to 33 percent of white voters and 20 percent of black voters.





From January 19 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,245 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.





Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll





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2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 24% 58% 6% 18% 25% 23% 25% 30% Disapprove 70 37 91 74 70 70 71 60 DK/NA 6 5 3 8 5 7 4 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 22% 24% 27% 29% 26% 28% 8% 13% Disapprove 68 71 73 67 67 65 66 90 82 DK/NA 8 7 4 6 4 9 7 3 6

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 24 70 6 Jan 11, 2018 21 72 7 Dec 13, 2017 20 72 8 Nov 14, 2017 15 79 6 Oct 11, 2017 17 77 6 Sep 27, 2017 15 78 7 Jun 29, 2017 25 70 5 Jun 08, 2017 19 73 7 May 25, 2017 21 70 9 May 10, 2017 22 71 7

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3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 30% 4% 56% 28% 27% 33% 30% 24% Disapprove 63 93 38 63 66 60 66 66 DK/NA 7 3 6 9 7 7 4 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 28% 31% 27% 25% 29% 27% 52% 32% Disapprove 54 66 64 67 70 63 66 43 59 DK/NA 11 6 5 6 5 8 7 5 8

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

App Dis DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 30 63 7 Jan 11, 2018 31 59 11 Dec 13, 2017 30 61 8 Nov 14, 2017 29 63 8 Oct 11, 2017 28 65 8 Sep 27, 2017 29 63 8 Jun 29, 2017 29 64 7 Jun 08, 2017 28 63 9 May 25, 2017 28 63 9 May 10, 2017 34 58 9

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4. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 38% 93% 1% 35% 41% 35% 43% 51% Democratic Party 51 4 95 46 47 54 48 36 DK/NA 11 3 4 19 12 11 8 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 25% 34% 42% 50% 50% 45% 47% 3% 15% Democratic Party 63 48 48 45 40 44 42 87 72 DK/NA 12 18 10 4 11 11 11 9 13

TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?

Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 38 51 11 Jan 18, 2018 39 50 10 Jan 11, 2018 35 52 13 Dec 19, 2017 37 52 12 Dec 13, 2017 37 49 13 Dec 05, 2017 36 50 13 Nov 14, 2017 38 51 11 Oct 11, 2017 41 49 10 Sep 27, 2017 38 47 15 Aug 24, 2017 38 50 11

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5. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republican Party 39% 94% 3% 33% 43% 35% 44% 49% Democratic Party 53 4 94 53 49 57 49 40 DK/NA 8 2 3 14 9 8 8 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican Party 27% 35% 42% 50% 50% 44% 47% 5% 22% Democratic Party 63 55 50 46 40 47 44 92 75 DK/NA 10 11 8 4 10 9 9 3 4

TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?

Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 39 53 8 Jan 18, 2018 40 52 8 Jan 11, 2018 36 53 11 Dec 19, 2017 37 53 10 Dec 13, 2017 39 51 10 Dec 05, 2017 37 51 12 Nov 14, 2017 39 52 8 Oct 11, 2017 43 49 8 Sep 27, 2017 40 49 12 Aug 24, 2017 40 51 9

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19. Would you approve or disapprove if certain elected officials boycotted President Trump's State of the Union speech?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 40% 4% 70% 37% 35% 44% 33% 30% Disapprove 52 92 21 53 57 48 59 61 DK/NA 8 4 9 10 9 8 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 56% 35% 40% 31% 29% 34% 32% 68% 63% Disapprove 37 53 55 60 63 56 60 28 23 DK/NA 7 12 5 8 8 10 9 4 14

20. How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against minority groups is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very serious 48% 16% 79% 45% 42% 54% 41% 37% Somewhat serious 33 40 19 38 34 31 35 39 Not so serious 11 27 1 9 14 9 16 12 Not at all 6 13 - 6 8 4 6 8 DK/NA 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 60% 50% 45% 40% 34% 44% 39% 83% 73% Somewhat serious 29 27 36 38 38 37 37 14 19 Not so serious 7 16 10 12 18 11 14 1 5 Not at all 4 4 7 7 9 5 7 1 1 DK/NA - 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 2

TREND: How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against minority groups is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all?

Very Smwht Not so Not at Serious Serious Serious All DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 48 33 11 6 2 Aug 23, 2017 50 31 13 5 1 Mar 09, 2017 48 29 15 7 2 Feb 08, 2017 41 34 17 8 1 Jan 13, 2017 47 32 13 6 3 Nov 23, 2016 43 33 17 5 2 Jun 29, 2016 41 37 14 6 1

21. I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Enthusiastic 2% 5% 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% Satisfied 19 30 14 17 21 18 20 21 Dissatisfied 45 46 45 48 49 42 43 43 Angry 32 18 39 33 27 36 33 32 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic 3% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% Satisfied 19 17 20 23 20 21 21 17 14 Dissatisfied 46 51 41 45 47 40 43 61 41 Angry 32 31 35 28 30 35 33 20 43 DK/NA 1 1 2 - 1 2 1 - -

TREND: I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?

Enthus Satis Dissat Angry DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 2 19 45 32 1 Aug 31, 2015 2 21 49 27 1

22. How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Almost all the time 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 3% Most of the time 12 16 12 10 13 12 12 12 Some of the time 54 56 53 55 56 53 59 52 Hardly ever 30 24 31 32 29 31 27 32 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Almost all the time 5% 1% 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 5% - Most of the time 7 12 11 18 13 11 12 13 9 Some of the time 54 55 59 49 55 55 55 54 53 Hardly ever 33 31 27 30 30 29 29 28 37 DK/NA - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1

TREND: How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?

Almost Hardly All Most Some Ever DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 2 12 54 30 1 Mar 22, 2017 1 16 56 26 2 Feb 07, 2017 4 19 47 29 2 Jan 10, 2017 2 16 52 27 3 Aug 31, 2015 2 13 51 34 1 Nov 26, 2014 2 12 50 34 1 Jul 02, 2014 2 12 49 37 1 Jan 21, 2014 2 13 50 33 2 Dec 10, 2013 1 11 46 41 1 Nov 12, 2013 2 13 49 35 1

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23. How motivated to vote are you in the 2018 elections; very motivated, somewhat motivated, not so motivated, or not motivated to vote at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very motivated 83% 85% 89% 81% 83% 84% 86% 80% Somewhat motivated 11 13 7 12 11 12 12 14 Not so motivated 3 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 Not motivated at all 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very motivated 81% 83% 83% 84% 83% 84% 83% 80% 84% Somewhat motivated 15 8 11 12 12 14 13 9 4 Not so motivated 1 6 3 2 2 1 2 4 7 Not motivated at all 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 7 4 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 - 1 - -

24. In general, do you think that the Democrats in Congress care if the government shuts down, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Care 54% 26% 77% 55% 53% 55% 55% 44% No 42 70 20 40 44 40 43 49 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 4 5 2 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Care 68% 49% 52% 47% 48% 50% 49% 73% 66% No 31 46 44 47 48 45 46 24 28 DK/NA 1 5 4 6 4 5 5 3 6

25. In general, do you think that the Republicans in Congress care if the government shuts down, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Care 54% 78% 42% 52% 55% 53% 62% 53% No 40 17 53 42 39 41 35 39 DK/NA 6 6 4 6 5 6 3 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Care 55% 53% 52% 58% 59% 56% 58% 35% 50% No 43 41 41 35 36 37 37 59 44 DK/NA 2 5 7 8 5 6 6 6 7

26. In general, do you think that President Trump cares if the government shuts down, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Care 45% 83% 17% 43% 49% 42% 49% 55% No 51 12 80 52 48 53 48 39 DK/NA 4 5 2 5 4 5 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Care 40% 46% 45% 51% 55% 49% 52% 17% 30% No 58 48 52 43 41 45 43 82 66 DK/NA 2 6 3 6 4 5 5 1 5

27. In general, do you care if the government shuts down, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Care 85% 79% 90% 85% 81% 87% 84% 82% No 14 20 9 15 17 12 15 17 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Care 84% 86% 83% 86% 78% 87% 83% 91% 85% No 16 12 16 14 20 13 16 9 13 DK/NA - 2 1 1 2 1 1 - 2

28. In general, do you think that Congress should get paid during a government shutdown, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Get paid 7% 3% 11% 6% 8% 6% 7% 3% No 92 94 87 94 92 93 92 96 DK/NA 1 3 1 - 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Get paid 11% 5% 3% 6% 6% 4% 5% 9% 19% No 87 95 95 92 93 94 94 90 80 DK/NA 2 - 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

29. Who do you think is responsible for the current/recent government shutdown: Republicans in Congress, Democrats in Congress, or President Trump?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republicans 18% 2% 30% 20% 21% 16% 18% 14% Democrats 32 77 4 28 34 30 35 45 Trump 31 5 57 28 28 35 30 19 DK/NA 18 15 10 24 18 19 17 22 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republicans 32% 20% 15% 12% 19% 14% 16% 26% 30% Democrats 22 27 35 43 42 39 40 4 11 Trump 30 27 35 29 21 28 25 56 46 DK/NA 16 26 15 15 19 20 19 15 14

30. Which comes closer to your point of view: this government shutdown is/was mainly necessary, or this government shutdown is/was mainly unnecessary?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Mainly necessary 13% 7% 20% 12% 11% 15% 12% 9% Mainly unnecessary 84 89 78 86 86 82 85 88 DK/NA 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Mainly necessary 17% 15% 12% 11% 9% 11% 10% 14% 33% Mainly unnecessary 79 83 86 87 88 85 86 86 63 DK/NA 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 - 4 RESPONSIBLE FOR SHUTDOWN Q29 Reps Dems Trump Mainly necessary 20% 8% 19% Mainly unnecessary 79 91 80 DK/NA 1 2 1

31. Does this government shutdown make you more likely to vote for a Democrat in 2018, less likely to vote for a Democrat, or does this government shutdown have no impact on your vote in 2018?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 24% 1% 49% 18% 23% 26% 21% 18% Less likely 21 50 - 20 23 19 19 30 No impact 53 46 51 58 53 52 58 49 DK/NA 2 2 - 4 1 3 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 29% 19% 23% 27% 19% 21% 20% 40% 38% Less likely 13 19 23 28 27 23 25 8 7 No impact 57 58 53 42 53 54 53 51 52 DK/NA 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3

32. Does this government shutdown make you more likely to vote for a Republican in 2018, less likely to vote for a Republican, or does this government shutdown have no impact on your vote in 2018?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 18% 43% 1% 16% 19% 16% 16% 27% Less likely 27 2 49 24 24 30 24 23 No impact 53 52 49 56 54 51 58 48 DK/NA 2 2 - 3 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 10% 15% 22% 23% 23% 20% 22% 4% 8% Less likely 32 26 25 28 23 24 24 38 46 No impact 58 57 52 47 53 52 53 56 44 DK/NA - 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 2

33. Would you support or oppose a bill which allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the United States legally?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 75% 49% 94% 76% 72% 77% 79% 65% Oppose 18 37 4 17 22 15 15 27 DK/NA 7 14 2 7 6 8 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 86% 76% 71% 70% 69% 74% 71% 87% 93% Oppose 11 17 22 22 25 18 21 11 5 DK/NA 3 7 7 8 7 8 8 2 2

TREND: Would you support or oppose a bill which allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the United States legally?

Sup Opp DK/NA Jan 24, 2018 75 18 7 Jan 18, 2018 73 21 6

33a. (If support q33) Do you think it is worth shutting down the government to make sure that bill passes, or not?

SUPPORT Q33..................... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Yes/Worth it 43% 43% 43% 43% 40% No 53 54 52 53 56 DK/NA 4 3 5 3 4

33b. (If oppose q33) Do you think it is worth shutting down the government to prevent that bill from passing, or not?

OPPOSE Q33...................... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Yes/Worth it 26% 29% 22% 34% 23% No 67 62 73 61 72 DK/NA 7 9 5 6 5

33c. Would you support or oppose a bill which allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the United States legally? COMBINED WITH: (If support/oppose q33) Do you think it is worth shutting down the government to make sure that bill passes/prevent that bill from passing, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support/Worth it 32% 8% 53% 32% 31% 33% 34% 26% Support/Not worth it 40 40 36 42 39 40 42 36 Oppose/Worth it 5 13 - 3 6 3 5 6 Oppose/Not worth it 12 22 4 13 14 11 9 19 DK/NA 11 18 7 10 9 13 10 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support/Worth it 39% 31% 29% 30% 28% 31% 30% 36% 48% Support/Not worth it 45 43 39 35 38 40 39 47 42 Oppose/Worth it 3 5 6 6 7 4 6 2 2 Oppose/Not worth it 8 10 15 15 16 13 14 8 2 DK/NA 5 12 11 14 11 12 11 8 7

34. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the issue of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 10% 73% 41% 43% 42% 43% 34% Disapprove 50 85 22 51 51 49 52 57 DK/NA 8 5 6 9 7 9 4 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 50% 42% 39% 40% 38% 38% 38% 59% 58% Disapprove 40 50 53 56 56 54 55 36 30 DK/NA 10 8 8 4 6 7 7 5 12

35. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling the issue of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 24% 58% 4% 20% 26% 22% 24% 29% Disapprove 68 31 92 71 66 69 69 59 DK/NA 8 11 4 9 8 9 7 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 17% 19% 27% 32% 28% 26% 27% 6% 20% Disapprove 75 73 65 60 64 63 64 91 73 DK/NA 8 8 8 9 8 11 9 3 8

36. Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the issue of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 30% 71% 3% 25% 34% 26% 31% 40% Disapprove 65 20 96 69 61 68 64 52 DK/NA 6 9 2 6 5 6 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 16% 28% 35% 38% 40% 31% 36% 8% 9% Disapprove 79 67 59 56 54 61 58 91 83 DK/NA 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 1 8

37. In general, would you like to see wealthy or middle class immigrants immigrate to the United States more than working class or poor immigrants, or do you think that the economic status of an immigrant shouldn't matter?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Wealthy/middle class 10% 16% 3% 11% 12% 7% 9% 14% Shouldn't matter 86 79 94 83 83 88 87 80 DK/NA 5 5 2 6 5 5 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Wealthy/middle class 8% 6% 12% 13% 14% 9% 11% 3% 7% Shouldn't matter 89 90 84 79 79 87 83 95 93 DK/NA 3 4 4 8 7 4 5 2 -

38. In general, would you like to see white immigrants immigrate to the United States more than immigrants of other races, or do you think that the race of an immigrant shouldn't matter?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No White immigrants 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% - 3% Shouldn't matter 97 96 99 96 96 98 99 95 DK/NA 2 2 - 2 1 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp White immigrants 2% - - 4% 3% 1% 2% 1% - Shouldn't matter 98 98 98 94 96 98 97 99 99 DK/NA - 2 1 2 1 2 2 - 1

39. In general, would you like to see Christian immigrants immigrate to the United States more than immigrants of other religions, or do you think that the religion of an immigrant shouldn't matter?