new york impose temporary travel ban citizens seven muslim countries president donald trump say move would help protect unite state terrorism less one-third americans believe move make safe accord reuters/ipsos opinion poll release tuesday jan. 30-31 poll find roughly one two americans back ban also suspend admission refugees 120 days although sharp divisions along party line trump push back critics say travel ban target muslims say extreme vet necessary protect country border religion trump say statement announce travel ban friday terror keep country safe reuters/ipsos poll 31 percent people say ban make feel safe 26 percent say make feel less safe another 33 percent say would make difference rest say know trump executive order block citizens iran iraq libya somalia sudan syria yemen place indefinite ban syrian refugees republican lawmakers criticize trump order say could backfire give terrorist organizations new recruitment message executive order send signal intend america want muslims come country senators john mccain arizona lindsey graham south carolina say joint statement reuters/ipsos poll find 49 percent americans agree order 41 percent disagree 53 percent democrats say strongly disagree trump action 51 percent republicans say strongly agree democrats three time likely republicans say u.s continue take immigrants refugees republicans three time likely democrats agree ban people muslim countries necessary prevent terrorism cheryl hoffman 46 sumerduck virginia say thrill trump order ban understand country found immigrants say hoffman participate poll please get worry refugees come support tax dollars another poll respondent veronica buetel 57 green ohio felt opposite yes live scary time good ways root terrorism westy egmont director immigrant integration lab boston college say americans grow increasingly hostile toward refugees immigrants influx shift eastern europeans people countries like iraq somalia afghanistan rise number relatively small gather enough attention set small reaction people genuinely uncomfortable diversity around egmont say americans however think country show preference christian refugees trump suggest 56 percent include 72 percent democrats 45 percent republicans disagree country welcome christian refugees muslim ones tuesday trump administration seek clarify citizens u.s. ally israel bear arab countries would allow unite state reuters/ipsos poll conduct online english 50 state gather poll responses 1,201 people include 453 democrats 478 republicans credibility interval measure accuracy percentage point entire sample percentage point democrats republicans exclusive third americans think trump 's travel ban make safe