Fox News Poll: Voters worry about checks and balances after Obama immigration action By Dana Blanton December 10, 2014 FoxNews.com
Majorities of American voters think President Barack Obama exceeded his authority with recent executive actions on immigration -- and are worried he may be permanently altering the system of checks and balances established by the Constitution.
That’s according to a new Fox News poll released Wednesday.
By an 8-point margin, more voters disapprove (51 percent) than approve (43 percent) of the specific policy changes Obama made that will, among other things, allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain temporarily in the United States to work.
Meanwhile, nearly three quarters think this easing of immigration laws will encourage more people to enter the country illegally (74 percent). That includes 50 percent who believe Obama’s actions are “very likely” to result in more people illegally entering the U.S.
Even more voters are unhappy with how Obama made these changes. By a 60-38 percent margin, voters disapprove of the president bypassing Congress to change how the government deals with illegal immigration.
In addition, a 54-percent majority thinks Obama “exceeded his authority” under the Constitution by making the immigration changes unilaterally. Thirty-eight percent say he “acted within his authority.”
The poll goes on to ask what such actions mean for the country in the long term and finds more than two-thirds -- 68 percent of voters -- are concerned Obama’s use of executive orders and unilateral actions may be “permanently altering” our country’s system of checks and balances. That includes 42 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of independents and 93 percent of Republicans. READ MORE
Meanwhile, nearly three quarters think this easing of immigration laws will encourage more people to enter the country illegally (74 percent). That includes 50 percent who believe Obama’s actions are “very likely” to result in more people illegally entering the U.S.
Even more voters are unhappy with how Obama made these changes. By a 60-38 percent margin, voters disapprove of the president bypassing Congress to change how the government deals with illegal immigration.
In addition, a 54-percent majority thinks Obama “exceeded his authority” under the Constitution by making the immigration changes unilaterally. Thirty-eight percent say he “acted within his authority.”
The poll goes on to ask what such actions mean for the country in the long term and finds more than two-thirds -- 68 percent of voters -- are concerned Obama’s use of executive orders and unilateral actions may be “permanently altering” our country’s system of checks and balances. That includes 42 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of independents and 93 percent of Republicans. READ MORE
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