Only a slim majority of Latinos say the country should prioritize helping migrants enter the United States, a focus of the Biden administration and Democratic Party, according to a new poll.
Just over half, 51%, of Latino adults residing in the U.S. said it is more important for the country to help immigrants escape poverty and violence in their home countries than secure America’s borders and help U.S. citizens, Axios/Ipsos concluded in a poll published over the weekend. The poll did not ask respondents about their immigration status or if they were registered voters.
A significant number of respondents polled in late July, 43%, said securing the border was more important, and 6% did not pick either option.
Latinos told pollsters they are more concerned with crime and gun violence, as well as inflation and supply chain breakdowns, than immigration. Two in five people said those issues were front of mind, compared to 1 in 4 who said immigration and climate change were the most concerning national issues.
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“Broadly speaking, Hispanic Americans still lean Democratic and look like they’re in step with these specific Democratic policies,” Ipsos Vice President Mallory Newall said in a statement.
However, Newall said the survey is “a reminder that Hispanic Americans are not a monolith” on immigration, policing, and climate change.
“In particular, immigration is where things become more complex, and that shows the nuance that’s needed, on both sides of the aisle, when talking about these issues,” Newall said.
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The poll was conducted among 1,012 Hispanic/Latino adults residing in the U.S. The survey had a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.
