Post-Mortem on the Biden-Harris Immigration Policies
And concerns about the continuing costs of the largest illegal migrant surge in history
By Andrew R. Arthur on January 7, 2025
As if to provide a post-mortem on the unpopularity and polarization of the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration policies, UK journal The Economist and opinion outfit YouGov have released the results of their latest post-election poll. Dig deep and you will find lingering concerns about the continuing costs of the largest illegal migrant surge in U.S. history.
YouGov surveyed 1,552 U.S. adults aged 18 and older, and more importantly 1,415 registered voters. The poll has a margin of +/- 3.2 percent with respect to the latter.
Biden Job Approval. Joe Biden exits the White House with some of the lowest job approval ratings in modern history — 36 percent generally and 40 percent among registered voters.
As with most Economist/YouGov polls, this one is Democrat-heavy, so it’s likely best to focus on the fact that among Independent voters, Biden is 36 points underwater, with 25 percent of the politically homeless approving of the job he has done as president compared to 61 percent of them who disapprove.
https://cis.org/Arthur/PostMortem-BidenHarris-Immigration-Policies
