Written by Bethany Blankley (The Center Square)
Polls continue to show two major indictments of the Biden-Harris administration’s border policies: Americans not only overwhelmingly oppose illegal immigration, but they also want to send troops to the southern border and secure it.
Two recent new polls support this trend, but the polls show that Americans overwhelmingly Say no On Vice President Kamala Harris’ role as “border manager.”
New Neapolitan News Service vote Eighty-four percent of registered voters believe that “illegal immigration is bad for America,” while only 12 percent say it is “good.”
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The news service reported that the opposition/support ratio for illegal immigration “hasn’t changed much in decades.”
An overwhelming majority of those polled, 71 percent, support legal immigration, arguing it is good for the country. Those who oppose illegal immigration say it is bad for Americans.
“That view has remained stable for decades: Voters make a clear distinction between legal and illegal immigration,” the news service said.
The main reason for opposition: Crime. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed said crime was their biggest concern, 28 percent said illegal immigration would allow criminals and terrorists into the U.S., 26 percent said it would burden the economy and health care, 16 percent said it would allow dangerous people in, and 5 percent said it would allow drugs and dealers in.
“Overall, these numbers reflect the fact that voters view the United States as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws,” said Scott Rasmussen, president of RMG Research. “Voters largely understand why immigrants want to bring their families to the land of opportunity. But they are angry at the federal government for allowing and encouraging illegal immigration.”
Separately voteSeventy-five percent said they supported sending U.S. troops to “challenge drug cartels and protect our borders.”
The Neapolitan News Service reported that “since President Biden took office, that number has increased significantly, with 90% of Republicans and 62% of Democrats saying so.”
These findings are consistent with those of several other polls.
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Recent Rasmussen Report vote Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said the crisis at the southern border should be called an invasion. A majority said border security is a vital national security interest (70%) and acknowledged that what is happening now is a crisis (72%).
This comes after Texas changed the conversation about the border by introducing the term and concept of invasion to the American people, including 55 counties. declare invasionSixty counties have also issued disaster declarations due to the border crisis.
Recent Monmouth University Polling Institute report A majority of those polled said they supported building a border wall, a policy that former President Donald Trump ended on Biden’s first day in office. A majority of those polled (more than 80%) said illegal immigration was a “very serious (61%) or somewhat serious (23%) problem.”
“Public concern about illegal immigration is higher under President Joe Biden than under the previous two administrations,” the institute said.
The University of Texas/Texas Politics Project vote We found that a majority of Texans, including Hispanics and blacks, support building a wall and border security measures. We also found that Texas Democrats are increasingly backing Trump.
Overall, 65% of Texas voters said they support Texas building its own wall or barrier, 57% support Texas placing ocean buoys in the Rio Grande River, and 66% support deploying additional state police and military resources to the border.
According to a UT/TPP poll, a majority of Hispanic voters in Texas (56%) disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration and border security.
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Another UT/TPP vote We found that Texans overwhelmingly support Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security efforts through Operation Lone Star, which includes Texas building a sea wall, building a border wall and physical barriers along the Texas-Mexico border, deploying additional resources to the border, and busing illegal aliens north.
These results are similar to those from the Center Square Voters’ Voice poll conducted in partnership with Noble Predictive Insights. vote Last year, 82% of Americans were concerned about border security, and 50% said the border crisis had gotten worse under the Biden-Harris administration.
other Since March, 62% of voters said the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction under the Biden-Harris administration. other The problem of illegal immigration shows that it is the biggest problem, almost on a par with the high costs of inflation.
Voter Voices found that Americans want their state governments to play a role in border security and support the border security rights of Texas and other states.
Jointly published with permission At Center Square.
