More than half of Americans (including a large 42% of Democrats) support mass deportations of illegal immigrants, new poll finds as President Joe Biden’s border crisis intensifies became.
According to the paper, 51% of those surveyed said they supported eliminating illegal immigrants. Axios Vibes survey by Harris Poll It was released on Thursday.
Furthermore, majorities, 30% of Democrats and 46% of Republicans, expressed support for repealing birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
When asked what they fear most about illegal immigration, 21% of those surveyed cited soaring crime rates, drugs and violence as their main concerns.
Meanwhile, 32% of respondents said the Biden administration is “most responsible” for the border crisis currently plaguing the country.
Mark Penn, chairman of the Harris Poll, said he was “surprised by the public’s support for mass deportations.”
“I think they’re just sending a message to politicians to ‘get things under control,'” he said, adding that Biden believes that “efforts to shift the blame for this problem onto Mr. Trump are not going to work.” He pointed out that this was a warning to Mr.
More than 7 million migrants have been encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents along the southern border since Biden took office in 2021, including 96 migrants this fiscal year, according to the latest data from CBP. This includes 1,537 people.
Biden has repeatedly sought to accuse former President Donald Trump of inciting the crisis by rejecting a bipartisan border security bill introduced in the Senate earlier this year.
Later, as immigration continued to emerge as a top concern for voters in the run-up to the election, he indicated he was considering an executive order to crack down on immigration at the border.
Meanwhile, President Trump has said he plans to crack down on immigrant deportations if elected, repeatedly accusing his rival of causing “bloodshed” across the country.
The Harris Poll surveyed 6,251 U.S. adults from March to April and is within +/- 1.5 percentage points using a 95% confidence level.
