A majority of voters believe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is at least a serious problem, if not an emergency, and feel that Congress and the Biden administration are to blame for the ongoing crisis. A new FOX News poll reveals that.
Eight in 10 voters feel the situation at the border is an emergency (41%) or a major problem (37%), and two in 10 say the problem is minor. This 78% is down from a high of 85% in October 2023, but is up double digits from 63% in February 2019, five years ago.
Seven in 10 voters even say the White House has “mostly failed” to improve border security.
The new Fox News investigation was conducted before current President Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off to the Texas border on February 29th.
Since 2019, concerns have increased overall, especially among Democrats (+27 points as an emergency/major issue), voters 65 and older (+25), Hispanic voters (+22), and Black voters ( +21), is increasing among women. (+17).
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Why did it become an emergency? Eight in 10 voters blame Congress for the lack of action, and seven in 10 blame the Biden administration for a lack of enforcement at the border.
President Joe Biden speaks about immigration and border security at the Brownsville Station in Olmito, Texas, on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Cheney Orr/Getty Images)
Eight in 10 Democrats, Republicans and independents agree that Congress is responsible for the border situation, but they are divided on Biden’s role. As for the president, 51% of Democrats, 92% of Republicans, and 73% of independents criticize the president’s inaction.
As Biden enters his fourth year in office, a poll finds that 71% of voters think he has largely failed to “improve border security.” Majorities also believe he has helped unify the country (69% “mostly failed”), make the country safer (63%), run the economy (61%), improve America’s image (61%), and support the working class. (58%) said they had largely failed to provide assistance. %), supporting African Americans (51%), and tackling climate change (51%).
“Biden is facing voters who are deeply dissatisfied with inflation and the border issue,” said Daron Shaw, a Republican pollster who conducted the Fox News poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. “His campaign won’t be able to convince Republicans that the president has quietly done great work on these issues, but if the economy improves, he will be able to draw support from Democrats and some independents. They could show that they have a credible commitment to immigration, which is why Mr. Biden proposed this.”The bill was introduced in Congress and went to Brownsville last week. ”
Republicans may ignore borders but cannot ignore national security.
At the same point in Trump’s presidency four years ago, voters thought Biden had failed to improve border security by almost two percentage points (as of February 2020, 40% thought he had mostly succeeded, 42% almost failed). By comparison, Biden currently trails by 47 points (24%). % were mostly successful and 71% were mostly unsuccessful).
The new Fox News investigation was conducted before current President Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off to the Texas border on February 29th. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Biden’s worst job rating was related to immigration, with 31% approving and 66% disapproving. He does slightly better on the Israel-Hamas war (31% to 65%), inflation (34% to 65%), China (35% to 61%), and the economy (37% to 62%) (still well below the surface). below).
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Overall, 42% approve of the job Biden is doing, 58% disapprove, about the same as in December, but at the start of his term (as of April 2021, 54% approve and disapprove). (43% of supporters).
The economy is the most important issue for voters, with 37% prioritizing it when deciding their vote for president. Immigrants followed with his 21%, and only his 10% of abortions reached double digits.
As Biden enters his fourth year in office, a poll finds that 71% of voters think he has largely failed to “improve border security.” (Screenshot/Biden speech)
The top two issues for Republicans and independents are the economy and immigration, while for Democrats the economy is followed by abortion, immigration and guns.
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The Fox News poll, conducted February 25-28, 2024 and co-led by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), included a random sample of citizens from across the country. Includes interviews with a sample of 1,262 registered voters (RVs). Voter File. Respondents either spoke directly to the interviewer on landline (134 cases) and mobile phones (797 cases) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (331 cases). Results based on the complete sample have a margin of sampling error of ± 2.5 percentage points. Generally, weights are applied to age, race, education, and region variables to ensure that survey respondent demographics are representative of the registered voter population.
