Americans Now Disapprove of Trump's Immigration Approach More Than Approve, Reports Say

Americans now disapprove of Donald Trump's approach to immigration more than they approve of it, according to a report by PBS NewsHour, which described the change as "a striking turnaround" that followed a nationwide crackdown. The report, written by Tim Sullivan of the Associated Press according to its byline, ties the shift in opinion to enforcement carried out across the country.

ABC News reported that Donald Trump returned to office two years ago partly on the power of immigration, and its ABC News report, whose headline says the crackdown sparked a backlash, takes up how that issue has since shifted. The ABC News item carries no byline in the material available for this report.

The two outlets frame the political stakes differently. ABC News's headline says the backlash could boomerang in the midterms, while PBS NewsHour's headline says it could undermine Republicans' campaigns. Neither summary identifies which races or candidates would be affected, or gives the size of the shift in opinion.

The PBS NewsHour summary says more Americans now disapprove than approve, but the material available does not detail the polling method, the dates of any surveys, or the specific enforcement actions that make up the crackdown.

Both reports point in the same direction on opinion, with ABC News describing a backlash and PBS NewsHour reporting that disapproval now exceeds approval. Both also suggest the shift could carry consequences for the midterm elections, though the two headlines word that point differently.

Sources: ABC News: How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms; PBS NewsHour: How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could undermine Republicans' campaigns.