Poll: 53% say U.S. should send ground troops to Iraq or Syria to fight ISIS

Majorities across party lines feel the U.S. military response to ISIS hasn’t been aggressive enough, including 52% of Democrats, 66% of independents and 90% of Republicans. Still, there are broad partisan gaps on sending ground troops to fight ISIS, on whether the U.S. ought to take a leading role in solving international problems and on whether to allow Syrian refugees to seek asylum in the U.S.

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The broadest gap comes on refugees. Overall, 38% of Americans say the U.S. should allow refugees from Syria to seek asylum, 61% say they should not be allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaners, 60% think Syrian refugees should be allowed to seek asylum in the U.S., just 17% of Republicans and Republican-leaners agree.

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