Obama vow to speed deportation of children at odds with public opinion - Reuters/Ipsos poll


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  • Monday, 11 Aug 2014

Guatemalan families, deported from Phoenix, Arizona in the U.S., walk at an air force base after arriving on a flight transporting illegal Guatemalan migrants, in Guatemala City, July 22, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

WASHINGTON/McALLEN Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge to fast-track the deportation of migrant children from Central America is out of step with the opinion of a majority of Americans, who say the children should be allowed to stay in the United States, at least for a while.

The results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll highlight the complexity of the child migrant issue for Obama, who has sought to emphasise his compassion while also insisting that his administration plans to send home most of the children, many of whom have fled violence in their homelands.

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