A clear majority of U.S. voters say border security is the most important thing for Congress to tackle, with more than six months until next year’s election.
Nearly six in 10 voters (57%) say border reform is more “important” than “everything else Congress should be working on,” according to the poll. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies And it was released on Monday.
A plurality of voters (42%) say they most approve of a hypothetical policy that would “ensure border and port security,” and another 36% say they would support “clear and predictable rules and laws regarding our immigration system.” I would most like to see the establishment of this.”
Two-thirds of voters (67%) say they support expanding construction of the border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico, and 8 in 10 say they support forcing asylum seekers to wait in southern Mexico. He supported restoring the Trump administration-era “Remain in Mexico” program. Go to the border to hear their case.
In total, more than a quarter of voters (27%) say illegal immigration and border security are their top two issues, followed by inflation (39%), followed by the economy and jobs (25%). exceeded.
Despite more than 8 in 10 voters (81%) having a “negative” view of the current state of U.S. border security, President Biden trails former President Donald Trump by 2 percentage points (45% to 43%). %), with a lead of 12% of the vote. %to be decided.
In the latest election, Trump beat Biden by 1 percentage point. RealClearPolitics vote tally.
Another damning sign for the president: 74% of respondents feel the country is on the wrong track, while 26% of respondents believe the country is on the right track. That’s what it meant.
Only 41% of voters approved of Biden’s performance, while 59% disapproved. According to the poll, only 33% of independents approve of the president’s job, compared to 67% who disapprove.
Of note, in general parliamentary votes, 42% of each party’s votes were unsuccessful, and 16% were undecided.
Like Biden, Trump has a negative impression on voters, with 38% having a favorable view and 59% having an unfavorable view.
Voters don’t think very well of their representatives, with Republicans having a 24 percentage point favorability rating (35% favorable, 59% unfavorable) and Democrats 15 percentage points below average (40% favorable, 55% unfavorable). ).
Public Opinion Strategies conducted the survey April 8-11 and sampled 1,000 registered voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.53 percentage points.
