Informed Americans Back Border Security. No Wonder the Media Isn’t Doing Their Job
December 23, 2022
polling data shows majority of Americans want border security
Michael Capuano
Researcher/Staff Writer
The results of the December 2022 Harvard-Harris Poll on immigration, in which participants were informed about the actual number of people crossing our borders illegally, present an interesting dilemma. A full two-thirds of Americans believe the Biden administration’s executive orders actively encourage illegal immigration, and even more agree that people crossing the border illegally should be returned to Mexico. A whopping 79 percent think Title 42 should remain in place, the last remaining policy that allows overwhelmed border security agencies to remove at least some people who enter the country illegally.
The results quite clearly show that the American people are aware that the border crisis exists, is caused by bad policy, and deserves action. Despite their support for stricter controls, relatively few are aware of exactly how desperate the situation is. The polling shows 75 percent wrongly believe the annual number of illegal entries is under 1 million, well below the actual figure of at least 3 million. After being informed of the true number of illegal entries every year, a 67 percent supermajority of these voters want new, stricter border controls to stop this invasion.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2022/12/23/informed-americans-back-border-security-no-wonder-media-isnt-doing-their-job
