Republicans and Democrats unhappy with their party on immigration

Republicans are not happy with the way their party has dealt with immigration, but a new survey shows the same holds true for Democrats and their party.
A Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday finds that on immigration, “neither Republicans nor Democrats are especially happy with the way their respective parties have dealt with the issue.”
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Both Republicans and Democrats are unhappy with the way their party has handled immigration. (Photo credit: Pew Research Center)

The survey shows 56 percent of Republicans say their party is not doing a good job on immigration, and only 37 percent approve of the job the GOP has done on the issue.
Though Democrats are more positive about the way their party has dealt with the immigration, a large share of them are not satisfied. The survey finds that 44 percent say their party is not doing a good job on immigration, while 47 percent said the party is doing a good job.
The survey also shows older Republicans are more critical of the way the GOP has handled immigration and are more likely to fault the party for being “too willing” to allow undocumented immigrants to gain legal status. Meanwhile, Republicans under age 35 are divided, with 48 percent saying the GOP is doing a good job on immigration and 45 saying it is not.
On the Democratic side, there’s also division. The survey shows Hispanic Democrats are more likely than white or black Democrats to criticize the party for “not being willing enough” to allow undocumented immigrants to gain legal status.
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The survey comes as Latino leaders and immigration advocates are placing most of the blame on House Republicans for the failure to pass immigration reform legislation this year. They say House Republicans failed to introduce their own immigration reform bill after rejecting the Senate-approved bill.
However, that doesn’t mean Democrats are off the hook. Latino leaders and immigration advocates are also taking aim at Democrats.
On Monday, a group of undocumented mothers staged a sit-in at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to express their disappointment over President Barack Obama’s decision to delay executive action on immigration. They also expressed their frustration with Democrats who are holding back from pressuring Obama to not delay action on immigration