» Trump job approval 53 percent among likely Florida voters,

Family separation policy may not be a game-changer.

A majority of likely Florida voters disapprove of separating children from parents who try to enter the U.S. illegally — but a new CBS poll suggests the issue isn’t the election-changer Democrats are hoping for.

The online CBS/YouGov poll, conducted last Tuesday through Friday during a growing uproar over family separations, finds 53 percent of the state’s likely voters approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance. The poll also shows Republican Gov. Rick Scott leading Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by a 46-to-41 margin in their nationally watched Senate race. Nelson and Scott both criticized the family separations last week.

The poll finds mixed attitudes among Florida voters on immigration issues. By a 43-to-23 percent margin, likely voters say recent immigrants from Mexico and Latin America have made life in Florida worse. Trump’s call for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is called a “good idea” by 58 percent of the state’s likely voters.

But 72 percent favor allowing young immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents to remain in the country. And 66 percent say illegal immigrants should be allowed to remain in the U.S., with 49 percent saying they should be allowed to apply for citizenship.

The family separation policy, a byproduct of a “zero tolerance” policy on illegal immigration announced by the Trump administration in April, is opposed by 55 percent of the state’s likely voters, with 47 percent calling the policy “immoral” and 45 percent saying they care about the issue “a lot.”

But while Democrats have denounced Trump for the separations, Florida voters spread the blame and the responsibility for changing the policy.

Fifty-two percent of likely voters say parents are mostly to blame for bringing their children into the country illegally. Another 23 percent say parents are partly but not entirely to blame.

Pollsters asked: “If the policy of separation is to be changed, who do you feel has the responsibility for changing it?” Respondents weren’t limited to a single answer, and 69 percent of likely voters said Trump, 80 percent said Republicans in Congress and 73 percent said congres- sional Democrats.

Among likely independent voters, 68 percent said Trump, 79 percent said congressional Republicans and 80 percent said congressional Democrats.

One-third of likely voters say the family separations issue makes them more likely to consider voting for Democrats in November, 23 percent say they’re more likely to vote Republican and 44 say it won’t change the way they vote. Among independents, 53 say the issue won’t change

they think about voting. On the question of whether recent immigrants have made life better or worse in Florida, white voters said worse by a 48-to-20 percent margin. Among Hispanic voters, 39 percent said recent immigrants had made life better in the state, while 24 percent said they had made it worse. Black voters were split on the question at 23 percent apiece, with 53 percent saying recent immigrants hadn’t had an impact either way.

The poll of 1,002 registered voters was conducted last Tuesday through Friday and has a 3.5 percent margin of error. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed said they definitely or probably plan to vote in the 2018 elections.