A new Gallup poll finds that more Hispanics worry about illegal immigration than whites or blacks in America.
The poll asked respondents to indicate whether they personally worry about illegal immigration a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all. Overall, 59 percent of respondents reported worrying about the problem a great deal or a fair amount.
In recent years that number has been higher, specifically among Hispanics.
In its analysis of the results, Gallup noted: “Over the past six years, an average of 67% of Hispanics have said they worry a great deal or fair amount about illegal immigration. That is higher than worry among non-Hispanic whites (59%) and blacks (57%).”
Gallup theorizes that the numbers indicate “Hispanics may be growing more concerned in reaction to the increased focus on dealing with immigrants in the country illegally.”
The 2017 poll was conducted Mar. 1-5 with a random sampling of more than 1,000 adults and a 4 percentage point margin of error. Gallup has been tracking responses to this question in early March since at least 2001.
Emily Jashinsky is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
