In 2015 U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump issued a proposal to build a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. The wall would extend along the 1,900 mile border and would prevent illegal goods and people from entering the U.S. In 2013 the Government Accountability Office reported that the border patrol had intercepted 61% of individuals who had attempted to cross the border that year. Analysts say that building a wall along the entire border is impossible since it parts of it contain rocky, uneven terrain. Proponents argue that the wall will cut down on the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the U.S. Opponents argue that the wall is impossible to build and illegal immigration into the U.S. has declined significantly since the 2008 financial crisis.
39% Yes |
61% No |
33% Yes |
49% No |
5% Yes, but make it a high-tech surveillance barrier instead of a physical one |
6% No, this would be too costly and ineffective |
1% Yes, and Mexico should pay for it |
4% No, but increase our military presence along the southern border |
1% No, and we should adopt an open border policy |
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1% No, keep the current wall but do not build more of it |
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I don't have enough knowledge for an opinion pertaining to this.
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Yes, but not to keep people out, solely for aesthetic pleasure.
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No, but increase border patrol, and improve our visa program. A wall would be a waste of money.
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No, but abolish the 1965 immigration system and establish a brand new immigration system that will benefit the American people.
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No, but we should abolish the 1965 immigration system and establish a brand new immigration system that will benefit the American people.
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No, but increase our military presence along the southern border and the Canadian border and coasts too and we should mobilize the world to put a stop to sex drug and slave trafficking but let migrants across the border
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Senate Republicans on Friday unveiled a plan to require that the Department of Homeland Security receive notification of any illegal alien attempt to purchase a firearm."Those who come into America illegally should be detained and deported," Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton said in a press release. "They certainly shouldn’t be able to purchase a firearm. Our bill is necessary to ensure the proper authorities are notified when an illegal immigrant attempts to buy a gun."Under the plan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would receive notification when an illegal alien fails a background check while attempting to purchase a firearm. It is already illegal for an illegal alien to purchase a firearm and 2022 witnessed almost 4,400 failed background checks due to the would-be purchaser's unlawful presence in the country, according to the Washington Times.
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U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, the leading Democratic candidate in a closely watched U.S. Senate race, has criticized Republican former President Donald Trump for paving the way for the Arizona Supreme Court last week to reinstate a near-total abortion ban based on an 1864 law written during the U.S. Civil War and when women lacked the right to vote.Gallego said his internal campaign polling showed Latino voters, and younger Latinos especially, were concerned about abortion rights.Jennifer Contreras, a 33-year-old school administrator in Tucson, told Reuters that she strongly opposes Trump's agenda, including the moves that led to Arizona's abortion ban.Contreras, a queer woman born in Tucson to Mexican parents, said she planned to vote for Biden and Gallego even though they are not as progressive as she would prefer. She said her family members would follow her lead because they looked to her for guidance."If I vote, 10 other people vote the same way I do," she said.The top Republican candidate in the race, former television newscaster Kari Lake, once praised the 1864 law, a stance Gallego highlighted in a new digital ad this week. Lake has since reversed her position and has spoken with Arizona lawmakers about overturning it, an adviser said."My first act as U.S. senator will be to write a short piece of legislation that fully funds the border wall and expedites the construction immediately," Lake said to cheers."I'm pro-life and I'm not going to apologize that I want to save babies and help women," she said.
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The percentage of Latinos who say they support building a border wall and deporting all undocumented immigrants has jumped by at least 10 points since 2021, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.Why it matters: The findings suggest former President Trump's calls for more border security — and perhaps his anti-immigrant rhetoric — are registering even among people who may have ties to immigration.The findings also reflect the frustration that has made illegal immigration a top election-year issue for many Americans, and shed light on Republicans' recent inroads among Latinos.The poll arrives as Trump's racist criticisms of immigrants are raising concerns about violence during the 2024 campaign.42% of Latino adults surveyed said they support building a wall or fence along the entire U.S.–Mexico border. That's a 12-point jump from December 2021.38% support sending all undocumented immigrants in the U.S. back to their country of origin — up from 28% in 2021.In addition, 64% of Latinos said they support giving the president the authority to shut U.S. borders if there are too many immigrants trying to enter the country. It was the first time the survey asked this question.Support for building a wall was strongest among Cuban Americans (58%), who generally are more conservative than many other Latinos and have benefited from decades of Cold War-era "special treatment" on immigration.Support for the border wall is lowest among Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans (37%). Only 43% of Central Americans support the wall.Immigration is the third-highest concern among Latinos in this election year, the poll found, behind inflation and crime.Despite the rising number of Latinos who say anyone in the U.S. illegally should be deported, a strong majority (65%) still favor providing them with a path to U.S. citizenship rather than deporting them.59% support allowing refugees fleeing crime and violence in Latin America to claim asylum in the U.S. The poll "illustrates that some immigration hardline positions (are) incrementally more popular" among Latinos, Ipsos pollster and senior vice president Chris Jackson tells Axios.
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