Immigration

Majority of public favors temporary ban on immigration from Mexico during coronavirus pandemic: Poll

By Dominick Mastrangelo
Published March 31, 2020 3:50pm ET
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Majority of public favors temporary ban on immigration from Mexico during coronavirus pandemic: Poll
Mario Crespo, in silhouette and on the U.S. side of the border, visits with his wife Angelica Oliveros through the international border fence on Father's Day in Tijuana, Mexico. Oliveros does not have a visa to enter the U.S. and Crespo is fixing his immigration status in the U.S. and cannot return if he enters Mexico. (AP Photo/David Maung) | David Maung

More than two-thirds of the public currently favors a halt in all immigration from Mexico during the coronavirus crisis, according to a new poll.

A total of 83%, or 5 in 6 people, say they favor a moratorium on immigration through the southwest border amid the pandemic, a new Harvard/Harris poll found. That figure includes 75% of Mexican Americans and 93% of Republican voters.

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