Amid an unprecedented surge in illegal border crossings, polling data shows Americans overwhelmingly want the nation to hire more Border Patrol agents and immigration judges to address the issue.
Overall, 64% of respondents in an AP/NORC poll released Friday supported hiring more Border Patrol agents. That figure included 54% of Democrats, 56% of independents, and 79% of Republicans. A further 58% wanted to hire more immigration judges, including 65% of Democrats, 36% of independents, and 60% of Republicans.
A more modest majority of 53% backed reducing the number of immigrants who may seek asylum in the U.S., with 35% of Democrats backing such a move, 51% of independents supporting it, and 75% of Republicans approving of such action.
Support for building a wall, a signature policy proposal of former President Trump, was somewhat lower, at 42% overall. Just 12% of Democrats backed that plan, while 40% of independents did so, as did […]
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