Americans Haven’t Been This Worried About Immigration In Years

July 16, 2014 by Sam Rolley

Polling data out Wednesday indicate that President Barack Obama and Congress ought to get busy coming up with a plan to fix the immigration crisis along the U.S.’s southern border, as one in six Americans cites immigration as the most pressing issue facing the Nation.
According to Gallup, 17 percent of Americans polled said that immigration is the biggest issue facing the United States, up from just 5 percent last month. The number of Americans concerned about illegal immigration is the highest it’s been since 2006.
Gallup contends that concern over immigration will likely grow in coming months.
“…[I]mmigration has clearly captured public attention given the political and humanitarian crisis building at the border with the influx of thousands of children from Central and South America seeking refugee status,” Gallup’s Lydia Saad writes.
“Each previous spike in mentions of immigration as the nation’s top problem was fairly short-lived,” she continues. “But with no solution to the current crisis in sight, and less than four months to go before the midterm elections, it is easy to believe the issue could still be a factor come November.”
Indeed, a government solution to the current immigration crisis isn’t likely to come anytime soon as GOP lawmakers have not warmed to President Obama’s $3.7 billion proposal to deal with the crisis at the border. And many Democrats have balked at bipartisan legislation proposed by Representative John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) which changes a 2008 anti-human trafficking law to make it easier to deport some of the illegal minors flowing into the country.
The growing immigration frustration could be good news for Republicans in November, according to Gallup, because “the issue is of particular concern to Republicans and older Americans — both groups that Republicans need to turn out in force in the midterms…”
Worry over immigration is closely followed by what caused the border crisis in the first place: government ineptitude.
Sixteen percent of respondents cited “dissatisfaction with government/ Congress/ politicians/ Poor leadership/ Corruption/ Abuse of power” as their primary concern. Next on the list is the economy, with 15 percent of respondents fretting over fiscal issues.

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