Poll: Most Americans Want to Shelter, Not Deport, Migrant Children

*The anti-immigrant protesters seem to be getting most of the attention concerning the undocumented minor situation at the border. It turns out things aren’t what they seem. The loud anti-protesters are few, and on the wrong side of this issue. VL

By Dan Kedmey, TIME

Roughly seven in 10 Americans would prefer to see unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. treated as refugees rather than illegal immigrants who should face immediate deportation, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

The findings, released by the Public Religion Research Institute, show that only one-quarter of Americans expressed support for immediate deportation of the migrant children …

Click HERE to read the full story.

[Photo courtesy of occupy riverwest]

Subscribe today!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Must Read