A majority of Americans support building a wall on the US southern border due to a surge in immigration, according to recent reports. gallup poll.
The poll, conducted from February 1 to 20, found that more Americans believe. immigration The most pressing issue facing the country (28%) is higher than last month (20%).Immigration has also been surpassed government Both issues are listed as the most-cited issues after they held the top spot equally for the past two months.
The government previously held the top position from January to November 2023.
In the same poll, 20 percent of Americans named government as the most important issue, followed by economy (12 percent) and inflation (11 percent). When it comes to immigration, this is the only issue that has seen a significant change over the past month. It’s also the first time in five years that Gallup has named the issue a top issue, as Central American migrants attempt to cross the border.
Immigration was also ranked as a major issue in July and November 2018, as well as in July 2014.
According to the latest national statistics, monmouth More Americans are concerned about immigration during President Joe Biden’s term than under the previous two administrations, according to a university poll.
61% of Americans consider immigration a “serious issue,” and another 23% consider it a “somewhat serious,” and 84% of Americans have immigration issues on their minds.
“Illegal immigration has emerged as a defining issue in this year’s presidential election. Other Monmouth polls have found this to be Biden’s weakest policy area, including among fellow Democrats.” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Public Opinion Research Institute, in a statement.
More than half (53%) support building a border wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, while 46% oppose it. During the Trump administration, support for building a border wall remained at 44% and 35%. When Monmouth first asked this question in September 2015, the approval rating stood at 48 percent, compared to 42 percent the last time the question was asked in Monmouth’s national poll in April 2019.
Over the past nine years, support for border wall construction has increased among Republicans (73 percent to 86 percent) and independents (47 percent to 58 percent), but support has declined among Democrats (31 percent to 58 percent). percent to 17 percent).
The Monmouth University poll was conducted from February 8th to 12th among a nationally representative sample of 902 adults.
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