Just 51% of Latinos back Democrats’ agenda of helping migrants enter US: Poll

Published August 8, 2022 12:00am ET



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.

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