Trump’s Hard Line on Immigration Traps Republicans in a 2018 Dilemma
- Party candidates caught between party base and most Americans
- Polls show strong opposition to family separation policy
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President Donald Trump’s policy separating families who enter the U.S. illegally has caught 2018 Republican candidates between an anti-immigration party base that favors Trump’s hard line and the majority of Americans who object to a policy widely criticized as cruel.
The “zero tolerance” punishment imposed by the administration has delivered harrowing footage of wailing toddlers to American living rooms less than five months before voters decide which party should control Congress.