Poll: Half of Americans See Mass Migration as ‘Critical Threat’; Half Of Americans View Large-Scale Migration To Be A ‘Critical Threat,’ Majority Want More Wall

Poll: Half of Americans See Mass Migration as ‘Critical Threat’:

Half of all Americans say “large numbers of immigrants and refugees [are] … a critical threat” to the nation, according to a survey conducted for the pro-migration Chicago Council of Global Affairs.

Eighty-three percent of GOP voters and 45 percent of swing voters described migration as a critical threat, said the August 2 report, which skewed the result by hiding the additional share of Americans who said immigration is an “important but not critical threat.”

Sixty-one percent of Republicans and 37 percent of all respondents believe that “immigrants from other cultures have a …. mainly negative impact on

American society,” the report admitted.

Fifty-five percent of Americans want a border wall, the report admitted.

“Half of all Republicans also want to decrease legal immigration,” alongside 31 percent of the independents, the report said.

Those numbers may rise further because roughly 40 percent of respondents are largely ignoring the issue of migration. That large passivity is encouraged by the many GOP strategists and legislators who downplay the economic impact of the policy, usually under pressure from donors. The report noted:

Perhaps because Republicans are themselves very focused on the issue, they don’t think US leaders are as focused on immigration as they should be. The vast majority of Republicans (84%) say US leaders are not giving enough attention to immigration, and a majority of Americans overall (59%) and Independents (57%) agree, as do a plurality of Democrats (41%).

For the tl;dr crowd.

“A majority of Americans favor expanding the US-Mexico border wall [], just over half favor using US troops to stop immigrants from coming into the country over the … border, and half view the mass [migration] as a critical threat.” https://t.co/ZZglpA9BAB pic.twitter.com/X6Ys4rvKGB

— Hart Celler (@8USC12) August 2, 2024

The survey skewed the results by using aggressive language — “detain millions of undocumented immigrants in mass detention camps” — to magnify opposition to the repatriation of migrants back to their homes: —>READ MORE HERE

Half Of Americans View Large-Scale Migration To Be A ‘Critical Threat,’ Majority Want More Wall: POLL

Half of Americans believe a large number of migrants entering the country poses a “critical threat” to the interests of the United States, and a majority favor expanding the U.S.-Mexico border wall, a Chicago Council survey found.

Fifty percent of Americans view large numbers of migrants and refugees entering the U.S. to be a “critical threat” to the nation, a survey released Friday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found. The poll additionally found wide support for a border wall and the use of U.S. troops to stem illegal immigration.

The most dramatic increase in concern came from Republicans, with 83% signifying mass migration to be a critical threat. The survey found 45% of independents and only 27% of Democrats to share the same concern.

“American concern over the large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the United States has been on the rise over the last several years,” the survey stated. “That reflects a dramatic rise in the number of encounters between the US Border Patrol and migrants seeking to enter the United States via the US-Mexico border.”

The survey found other areas of support for hawkish border policies, with 55% of Americans favoring construction of a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico in order to reduce the number of illegal migrant crossings and 53% in favor of using U.S. troops to help fend off migrant crossings. The bulk of support, again, came from respondents who identified as Republican. —>READ MORE HERE

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