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Majority of Americans see illegal immigration as major threat

Houston, Feb 13: Illegal immigration, loss of jobs to foreign countries, natural disasters and energy shortage top the list of events seen as major threats in the next five years by Americans, according to a new survey.

More than half of respondents (55 per cent) in the Harris poll see illegal immigration as an extremely or very likely threat. The fear of losing a job to people from outside the country came in second on the list, with 52 per cent of adults believing that a significant loss of jobs to foreign countries would be a major threat.

The online survey of 1,508 adults in the US from January 5-12, which was released yesterday, also found that 43 per cent of the respondents feel that a significant natural disaster destroying areas of a major city was a likely threat.

Split samples were used in the survey, where each individual item on the list was asked to 400-500 adults.

Energy security also occupied the minds of Americans, with 40 per cent thinking there was a threat of the country's energy needs exceeding supplies, leading to shortage.

Thirty-five per cent fear a trade imbalance will lead to foreign ownership of the nation's debt and property.

Surprisingly, a relatively small percentage of Americans feel that various types of terrorist attacks constitute a threat. Twenty six per cent think that attacks against a number of airplanes is an extremely or very likely threat, with another 26 per cent thinking that an attack with biological weapons is a likely threat.

Very few people (14 per cent) feel an attack with a nuclear weapon would constitute a threat.

Relatively few people think of the following events as likely threats: a major stock market crash (11 per cent); a large-scale avian flu epidemic (11 per cent); the banking system experiencing a major financial collapse (14 per cent); a world war (15 per cent); major riots by groups within the US (20 per cent).

The threats perceived by respondents were also largely dependent on their political leanings. Republicans (73 per cent) are much more likely than Democrats (43 per cent) to see large scale illegal immigration as an extremely or very likely threat; Democrats (57 per cent) are more likely than Republicans (42 per cent) to see a significant loss of jobs to foreign countries as a threat.

Democrats are three times more likely than Republicans to see the government not being able to borrow money due to the debt load.

Democrats are also much more likely to see a significant rise in ocean levels as an extremely or likely threat.