The following article by Steven White was posted on the Washington Post website February 2, 2017:
On Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily prohibiting visa holders and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States, as well as halting the admission of refugees. Many critics describe the order as effectively a partial Muslim ban, and the American Civil Liberties Union argues it is likely unconstitutional.
Recent polling, however, indicates that at least a plurality of Americans see no problem with it. A Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 49 percent of Americans agreed with Trump’s executive order, while 41 percent disagreed and 10 percent offered no opinion. Continue reading “Many Americans support Trump’s immigration order. Many Americans backed Japanese internment camps, too.”