POLL: Only 14 Percent of Voters Support Providing Amnesty to Those Who’ve Entered the Country Illegally

Less Than 3 Percent of Hispanic Voters Support Amnesty for Illegals

Majority Also Say Securing Border is Essential to National Security  

62 Percent Say State Governors Have Responsibility to Help Secure Border       

(Austin, TX—January 24, 2023) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted January 9th through January 12th of over 1,000 likely general election voters.

“While Democrats continue to pander to Hispanics and pretend they want open borders and mass illegal immigration, the data overwhelmingly shows that they, as American citizens, want illegal immigrants expelled from the country. And while it is the Biden Administration’s responsibility to secure the border and expel those trying to enter illegally–and it has utterly failed to do so for two years–the new Congress has the ability to exercise vigorous oversight and put heat on the White House. Clearly, such oversight has the strong backing of voters,” said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States. “But our numbers also point out that voters desire immediate action from their state and local officials, and will not tolerate ‘blame Washington’ rhetoric without substantive local action. The fact that Washington is failing does not absolve Governors, especially border state Governors, from immediately taking active steps to protect citizens within their jurisdictions.”

For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit:

https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-border-amnesty-0117/

KEY INSIGHT: Only 14 Percent of American Voters Say Those Who Have Entered the Country Illegally, or Are Currently in the Asylum Review Process, Should be Granted Amnesty and Citizenship:

• 14.3 percent of voters believe that both those in asylum review and those who entered the country illegally should be granted amnesty and citizenship.

• 75 percent of voters believe that those who entered the country illegally should be expelled:
  • 59.5 percent of voters believe that those who entered the country illegally should be expelled and that those who are seeking asylum should have their reviews completed and granted asylum or be removed.
  • 15 percent of voters believe that only those in asylum review should be granted amnesty and citizenship.

• 11.2 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: Less Than 3 Percent of Hispanic Voters Say Those Who Have Entered the Country Illegally, or Are Currently in the Asylum Review Process, Should Be Granted Amnesty and Citizenship:

• 2.8 percent of Hispanic voters believe that both those in asylum review and those who entered the country illegally should be granted amnesty and citizenship.

• 78.9 percent of Hispanic voters believe that those who entered the country illegally should be expelled:
  • 55.6 percent of Hispanic voters believe that those who entered the country illegally should be expelled and that those who are seeking asylum should have their reviews completed and granted asylum or be removed.
  • 23.3 percent of Hispanic voters believe that only those in asylum review should be granted amnesty and citizenship.

• 18.4 percent are not sure

KEY INSIGHT: 63 Percent of American Voters Believe That Securing the U.S. Southern Border is Essential to U.S. National Security:

• 62.6 percent of voters believe that completing the unfinished wall along the U.S. Southern border (or in some way absolutely securing the physical border) is essential to U.S. National Security.

• 33.1 percent of voters do not believe that completing the unfinished wall along the U.S. Southern border (or in some way absolutely securing the physical border) is essential to U.S. National Security.

• 4.3 percent are not sure.

KEY INSIGHT: 62 Percent of American Voters Believe That State Governors Have a Responsibility to Secure U.S. Southern Border if Federal Government Fails to Fix Border Crisis:

• 62.2 percent of voters believe that if the Federal Government fails to address the southern border crisis, then state governors have an obligation to step in and address the crisis.

• 30.1 percent of voters believe that if the Federal Government fails to address the southern border crisis, then state governors do not have an obligation to step in and address the crisis.

• 7.6 percent are not sure.