Which shows just how out of touch the Democrat leaders are.
A new poll reveals that very few Americans say that illegal immigration is not a problem.
A wide-ranging Economist/YouGov survey gauged the level of concern Americans have on the issue to find that only 7% of the overall public say illegal immigration is “not a problem”; 2% of Republicans, 7% of independents and even 12% of Democrats agree with the statement.
Amid non-stop news coverage of the President Trump’s battle to fund a border wall and the Central American caravan, the poll suggests that public worry is pronounced — almost two thirds says illegal immigration is a serious problem, with some predictable partisan divides. Here’s what the survey found:
- 40% of Americans overall say illegal immigration in the U.S. is a “very serious problem”; 73% of Republicans, 38% of independents and 15% of Democrats agree.
- 22% overall say illegal immigration is a “somewhat serious problem”; 19% of Republicans, 21% of independents and 26% of Democrats agree.
- 24% overall say illegal immigration is a “minor problem”; 5% of Republicans, 23% of independents and 42% of Democrats agree.
- 7% overall say illegal immigration is “not a problem”; 2% of Republicans, 7% of independents and 12% of Democrats agree.
- 6% overall are unsure; 1% of Republicans, 11% of independents and 4% of Democrats agree.
Source: An Economist/YouGov poll of 1,500 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 30-Jan. 1.