The June 30th poll reveals that 51% of respondents are not happy with the president’s handling of the border crisis while only 33% give him a thumbs up. While the WashPo and ABC paid for the poll, and even reported it - the only ones actually spreading the results are conservative outlets. Even the Washington Post took the poll off their website's feed a few hours after the story came out. The links to the stories still work, but it is almost impossible to find it through their own search unless you have the specific title of the article.
The poll arrives amid rising concerns regarding the massive number of illegal immigrants invading the United States through the southern border with Mexico.
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According to the US Border and Customs Protection Agency, in May over 180,000 were intercepted at the border — the highest number in 20 years. Most of those migrants were single adults.
Since taking office, Biden has reversed policies established by former President Donald Trump including stopping the construction of the wall on the Mexican border. In April a border official slammed that decision, telling Fox News that “The project is three-quarters done. At least, they should be allowed to tie together the primary fence. Otherwise, we’re trying to catch these people in the worst possible place. It’s just sucking our manpower”
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The Biden administration has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris as the point person on the border crisis, a position later clarified as focusing on “root causes” of migration. After a weeks-long controversy over Harris’ refusal to visit the border, the Veep relented late last month by going to El Paso, Texas.
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This latest survey, conducted entirely after that visit took place, revealed that the visit did little to lift public opinion on the administration’s approach to illegal immigration.
According to GOP Texas governor Greg Abbot, “Things have changed so quickly and so dramatically under the Biden administration. It’s been amazing and disastrous.”
The survey found that Biden’s overall approval stood at 50%, 2 points down from an April poll, while disapproval held steady at 42%.
The border has become the most significant drag on the Biden administration, almost six months into its term. A Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll last month found that a whopping 74% of registered voters believe the border is a crisis that must be addressed immediately.
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As the COVID pandemic, on which Biden receives high marks, recedes, the border is set to be a major policy issue throughout the summer.
Since Oct. 1 of last year, a total of 929,868 illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the border, putting the US on pace to stop 1.55 million illegal immigrants in this fiscal year. That would be the most since the fiscal year 2000 when a whopping 1.64 million apprehensions were made at the southern border.
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