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Most Americans support southern border wall — as 61% call illegal immigration ‘very serious problem’: poll
NY Post ^ | Published Feb. 26, 2024, 3:30 p.m. ET | Josh Christenson

Posted on 02/26/2024 2:20:22 PM PST by conservative98

A new poll shows for the first time that a majority of Americans support building a wall along the US-Mexico border — while three-fifths of the country sees illegal immigration under President Biden as a “very serious” problem.

The Monmouth University survey released Monday found 53% of respondents favor building a border barrier while 46% say they are opposed.

By contrast, 60% of Americans told the same pollster in September 2017, months after former President Donald Trump took office, that they were opposed to a border wall and just 35% said they were in favor of construction.

When the question was most recently asked, in April 2019, support for a border wall had risen to 42% among US adults while opposition had dwindled to 56%.

The last time more Americans supported building a wall than opposed it was in September 2015, when 48% said they were in favor and 43% were opposed.

Additionally, 61% of Americans said they view illegal immigration as a “very serious problem,” with another 23% saying it is “somewhat serious,” compared with just 15% who believe the issue is “not too serious” or “not at all serious.”

A majority of Republicans (91%) and independents (58%) agree that unlawful immigration poses a “very serious problem,” while 41% of Democrats say the same.

“Illegal immigration has taken center stage as a defining issue this presidential election year,” Monmouth pollster Patrick Murray said in a statement. “Other Monmouth polling found this to be Biden’s weakest policy area, including among his fellow Democrats.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; biden; bidenbordercrisis; bideninvasioncrisis; border; borderwall; illegalsinvasion; immigration; poll; polls; trump; wall; wallpolls
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1 posted on 02/26/2024 2:20:22 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

TRUMP 2024

💥BOOM!💥

2 posted on 02/26/2024 2:20:37 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Only 61% think that 7+ million illegal aliens invading is a serious problem ... the US is suffering from a Clueless Virus.


3 posted on 02/26/2024 2:24:51 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: conservative98

Majority of Americans Now Back Trump-Style Border Wall: Poll

For the first time in the history of the Monmouth University poll, a majority of Americans support the construction of a Trump-style border wall.
👉https://t.co/My7cxYqVRB pic.twitter.com/0ZvhP8cuxH— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) February 26, 2024

A majority of Americans (53%) support building a border wall for the first time since Monmouth started asking this question in 2015.

During the Trump administration, support for this project never registered higher than 44%.https://t.co/0AarH0CizP— David Catanese (@davecatanese) February 26, 2024


4 posted on 02/26/2024 2:26:16 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Unfortunately, there are enough republicans who oppose the border wall and the crack down on illegal immigration that Democrats aren’t harmed by any of these negative events. The Romney, McCain, Bush wing of the party are a net positive for democrats, again.


5 posted on 02/26/2024 2:27:22 PM PST by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991)
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To: antidemoncrat

Serious or somewhat serious = 84%


6 posted on 02/26/2024 2:28:35 PM PST by conservative98
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To: antidemoncrat
I talk to people I work with and know.....

And most are clueless....And they may vote R....but they don't know anything about what is happening in our Country ..let alone the world.

7 posted on 02/26/2024 2:29:46 PM PST by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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Monmouth Poll: 84% Say Illegals Serious Problem

Amid heightened public scrutiny over illegal immigration, 84% of Americans say it’s a serious problem, according to a new Monmouth University poll.

The survey found that 61% say illegal immigration is a very serious problem, while 23% say it’s a somewhat serious problem.

Public concern about illegal immigration is higher during President Joe Biden’s term than it was under the previous two administrations, according to the poll.

The 6 in 10 who describe illegal immigration as a very serious problem represent a jump from surveys conducted at the end of former President Barack Obama’s administration and the midpoint of former President Donald Trump’s administration.

Between 2015 and 2019, the view of illegal immigration as a very serious problem for the country ranged from 43% to 49%.

According to the poll, concern about illegal immigration has spiked among all age groups.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/monmouth-university-poll-illegal-immigration/2024/02/26/id/1155010/


8 posted on 02/26/2024 2:32:21 PM PST by conservative98
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With those numbers, Greg Abbott needs to be Trump’s VP.


9 posted on 02/26/2024 2:33:01 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: antidemoncrat

Exactly. You would think that the issue of preserving the country’s sovereignty might exhibit a lot higher level of concern. But then again, we are growing more dysfunctional with every passing day.


10 posted on 02/26/2024 2:42:20 PM PST by Starboard
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To: conservative98

Tell me a more humane, inexpensive way of keeping hoards of foreigners from crossing our border.


11 posted on 02/26/2024 2:42:35 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: conservative98
Tell Schumer to bring HR2 up for a vote. The house passed it way back in May of 2023. It stipulates 900 ft of wall...and everything else that should be to control that border. It's a good bill.

Cruz introduced it in the Senate...and even McConnell co-sponsored it.

12 posted on 02/26/2024 2:42:58 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Osage Orange

Yes, that’s about right. But if you ask people about sitcoms, sports and movies they are very well informed.

The Founding Fathers would be very dismayed at the state of affairs and epic level of ignorance in this country.


13 posted on 02/26/2024 2:45:22 PM PST by Starboard
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To: conservative98

“— as 61% call illegal immigration ‘very serious problem’”

39% oppose...democrats/illegal aliens.


14 posted on 02/26/2024 3:27:53 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: conservative98

Yet Biden will win with 99.9% of the vote…


15 posted on 02/26/2024 3:30:53 PM PST by mikelets456
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To: Starboard
Case in point ask people what Starboard means in nautical terms...

Crap....we will get no or few answers.

16 posted on 02/26/2024 3:34:35 PM PST by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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To: conservative98

Not surprising but still annoying that the Dems lies now say the whole border things is due to the GOP and Trump who are to blame.
Unbelievable they get away with these lies.


17 posted on 02/26/2024 5:14:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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“Case in point ask people what Starboard means in nautical terms...”

***************

Also aeronautical.


18 posted on 02/27/2024 4:43:54 AM PST by Starboard
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To: Osage Orange

The admiral died and his long time Executive Officer rushed to open the admiral’s desk drawer to look at the paper the admiral examined every morning.

The paper contained the hand written words: “REMENBER.... Port is left, starboard is right”


19 posted on 02/27/2024 4:50:06 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: Starboard

Yea dat be true also....


20 posted on 02/27/2024 9:41:57 AM PST by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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