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Latinos’ Views on the Migrant Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Among Hispanics, Republicans follow news about the U.S.-Mexico border more closely than Democrats
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- Latinos’ Views on the Migrant Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
- Most Latinos view the border situation as a crisis or a major problem, and most say the government is doing a bad job dealing with it
- Majority of Latinos say hiring more immigration judges and staff to make faster asylum decisions would help the situation at the border
- Latinos are more likely than other Americans to say easier access to work for asylum-seekers waiting for their application decision will help the border situation, but much less likely to say increasing deportations or expanding the border wall will help
- Majority of Latinos view economic conditions in migrants’ home countries and in the U.S. as major reasons why many migrants are trying to enter U.S.
- Latino Republicans are more likely than Latino Democrats to say U.S. immigration policies are a major reason for the situation at the border
- Latino immigrants more likely than U.S.-born Latinos to name economic factors as a major reason for the large number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border
- Among Hispanics, Republicans follow news about the U.S.-Mexico border more closely than Democrats
- Latinos’ views on the border situation’s impact on crime differ widely by partisanship and age