“The security of our nation and our border is first and foremost the responsibility of our president,” McCarthy said, describing the current migrant influx as “a Biden border crisis.” The importance of the border issue for Republicans was on display this week in El Paso, Texas, where visiting House of Representatives Republican leader Kevin McCarthy blamed President Joe Biden for a rise in border arrivals. demographics change and minorities gain political influence. Sticking to a tough line on immigration carries risks for the party as U.S. They, however, are fractured between Trump loyalists and those who want to move on and make the party more electable. Republicans are trying to reinvigorate supporters after losing both the White House and the Senate in last November’s election. Twenty-two percent of Republicans said in a March 10-11 poll they consider immigration to be the nation’s most important problem, up from 7% who said so in early February. Republicans are increasingly expressing deep concerns about immigration as waves of unaccompanied children and families continue to show up at the U.S.-Mexico border. And 56% do not want illegal immigrants to have a path to citizenship, which is up 18 percentage points from a 2018 survey. 18-24 poll that they want more fencing along the southern border with Mexico, up six points from 2015. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans said in a Feb.
The poll findings, based on surveys conducted before and after Donald Trump’s presidency, show that Republicans are becoming more unified around the former president’s hardline views on immigration, even as the rest of the country has become more welcoming. A general view shows a section of the border wall in El Paso, Texas, U.S., during a sandstorm, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 16, 2021.
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