‘Immigration’ Top Issue in New Wall Street Journal Poll
Bad for Biden and congressional Democrats, but could be better for the GOP
By Andrew R. Arthur on December 10, 2021
The Wall Street Journal is getting into the polling game. On December 7, it released a poll of 1,500 registered voters conducted by ALG Research and Fabrizio, Lee & Associates between November 16 and 22. The results of that poll spell bad news for the president’s immigration policies and congressional Democrats, but it could be better for their Republican colleagues.
As the paper explained, it’s making this foray into surveys to “explore the forces driving American politics”. This poll delivered on that goal. Respondents were asked open-ended questions to identify the issues they want the president and Congress to make priorities, and the pollsters combined their responses into 30 separate topic areas.
Immigration as the Top Issue for Voters. Immigration came out on top, with 13 percent of respondents identifying it as their most important priority, followed by the economy at 11 percent and inflation at 10 percent. Fifteen of those topic areas — including some hot-button issues like election integrity, abortion, and housing — registered at 2 percent or lower, and even the Covid-19 pandemic only topped the lists of 5 percent of respondents.
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