Just over half, 51%, of Latino adults residing in the U.S. said it is more important for the country to help immigrants escape poverty and violence in their home countries than secure America’s borders and help U.S. citizens, Axios/Ipsos concluded in a poll published over the weekend. The poll did not ask respondents about their immigration status or if they were registered voters.
A substantial number of respondents polled in late July, 43%, said sealing the border is a greater issue, and 6% did not pick either option.
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Latinos told pollsters they are more troubled by crime and gun violence, as well as inflation and supply chain breakdowns, than immigration. Two in five people said those issues were front of mind, compared to 1 in 4 who said immigration and climate change were the most concerning national issues.
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"Broadly speaking, Hispanic Americans still lean Democratic and look like they're in step with these specific Democratic policies," Ipsos Vice President Mallory Newall said in a statement.
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Nevertheless, Newall said the survey is “a reminder that Hispanic Americans are not a monolith” on immigration, policing, and climate change.
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"In particular, immigration is where things become more complex, and that shows the nuance that's needed, on both sides of the aisle, when talking about these issues,” Newall said.
On policing, 56% said it's more important to overhaul their practices and protect Black, Latino, Asian and Native Americans from unfair treatment, while 40% said it's more important to support the police and use the tactics they think are most effective.
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Climate change offered a better alignment with Democrats: 60% said it's more important to change to renewable energy and electric vehicles to reduce the effect of global warming, while 37% said it's more important to protect oil and energy workers' jobs.
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Party ID has a strong correlation with views. On immigration, 61% of Latino Democrats and 54% of independents prefer to help immigrants, while 83% of Latino Republicans say it's more important to fend the border.
On policing, 70% of Democrats and 58% of independents want changes to protect people of color, while 77% of Republicans say it's more important to support the police.
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The backstories of the poll participants mattered as well. About three-fourths of respondents of Central American origin said they cared most about helping immigrants get away from deprivation and violence — by far the highest of any group by origin.
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The poll found significant conflicts by age, with those under 50 more likely to emphasize helping immigrants escape hardship and those over 65 placing a higher priority on securing America's borders. The poll was conducted among 1,012 Hispanic/Latino adults residing in the U.S. The survey had a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.