Poll: Majority Of Voters Rate The Government As ‘Poor In Stopping Illegal Immigration’

TOPSHOT - Venezuelan migrants stand in front of the US Border Patrol operations post across the Rio Bravo river, (or Rio Grande river, as it is called in the US), in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on October 25, 2022. - Thousands of Venezuelans are trying to reach the United States in hope for a new life but earlier this month the US announced a new program granting legal entry to 24,000 people from the crisis-wracked country while deporting all those who cross through the border with Mexico illegally. The agreement between the US and Mexico would allow 24,000 Venezuelans to enter the United States if they can prove they have sponsorship, and only if they fly into the country. (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ / AFP) (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
8:49 AM -Monday, March 18, 2024

In a newly released poll, voters do not agree with how the Biden administration has handled the immigration crisis at the southern border. 

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According to a recent Rasmussen survey, 55% of participants give the government a poor rating on illegal immigration. The poll also showed only 16% believe the government is doing a “good or excellent job.” 

Additionally, 81% of participants believe it is important for the government to stop illegal immigration. Meanwhile, 55% of voters said that they consider it “very important” and a small number of voters at 17% believe illegal immigration is not a matter of significant importance for the government. 

The survey comes after 170 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act, which was put in place after a Georgia nursing student was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. 

Since then, Republicans have used her death to bring attention to the ongoing crisis at the southern border. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, held a seat vacant during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address earlier this month. 

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