Poll: Zwei-Thirds Of Registered Voters Want More Law Enforcement, Military Assistance to Border

Americans overwhelmingly favor immigration — as long as it’s legal. They’re open to the idea of using pandemic measures to prevent illegal immigrants from entering, no matter what their opinions are about COVID-19 policies.

These were among the shocking findings of a survey of 1,200 voters conducted by Scott Rasmussen this month. The poll also showed that President Joe Biden’s approval ratings remained above 50% a month following midterm elections.

The same percentage of registered voters — 74% — believe legal immigration is “good” Illegal immigration in America is “bad,” While 13% believe that immigration is good or not, 13% disagree. The majority (61%) supports legal immigration, but not illegal immigration.

Sixty-one per cent also support Title 42. This is meant to prevent illegal immigrants from bringing COVID to the U.S. This is the only way Title 42 can be used, according to the poll. “in practice.”

Adults 18-34 (24%) & 65-plus (25%), respectively, with women (53%) outnumbering men (47%). Republicans are 43%, Democrats 36% (including each party). “leaners,” plus 21% choosing “other.”

Rasmussen stated that the sample was “lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters.” The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.

Only one fifth of registered voters (21%) thinks the southern border security is assured, while 54 percent believe it is not. The majority of voters also believe “most Democrats in Congress today” They are not “seriously trying to secure the border and reduce illegal immigration” (52%), and a majority (43%) believe that most Republicans are serious about trying.

Nearly four out of four (73%) are in agreement. “a significant number of drug traffickers, human traffickers, and other threats to national security” Among the

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