Effectiveness of Mexico Tariff for Immigration Prevention (June 2019)

Effectiveness of Mexico Tariff for Immigration Prevention (June 2019)

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categoryTotal
Very effective20%
Somewhat effective22%
Not very effective15%
Not at all effective33%
Don’t know/No opinion10%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very effective6%19%32%
Somewhat effective7%9%38%
Not very effective18%23%11%
Not at all effective61%38%9%
Don’t know/No opinion9%12%10%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very effective5%5%8%
Somewhat effective4%10%6%
Not very effective21%20%15%
Not at all effective64%53%63%
Don’t know/No opinion6%11%9%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very effective29%16%40%
Somewhat effective41%30%40%
Not very effective13%16%7%
Not at all effective8%18%6%
Don’t know/No opinion9%20%7%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very effective9%10%33%
Somewhat effective7%11%37%
Not very effective15%24%10%
Not at all effective64%39%9%
Don’t know/No opinion5%16%11%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very effective12%4%11%
Somewhat effective5%5%10%
Not very effective18%21%7%
Not at all effective59%65%66%
Don’t know/No opinion5%5%5%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very effective16%30%45%
Somewhat effective36%41%33%
Not very effective19%11%5%
Not at all effective18%9%4%
Don’t know/No opinion11%9%12%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very effective23%12%18%
Somewhat effective24%14%17%
Not very effective12%25%17%
Not at all effective32%36%35%
Don’t know/No opinion9%13%12%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very effective24%16%
Somewhat effective25%19%
Not very effective14%16%
Not at all effective30%36%
Don’t know/No opinion8%13%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very effective16%20%25%
Somewhat effective17%22%28%
Not very effective17%15%11%
Not at all effective39%33%24%
Don’t know/No opinion10%10%11%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very effective12%18%20%28%
Somewhat effective22%20%22%25%
Not very effective17%16%13%14%
Not at all effective36%37%33%27%
Don’t know/No opinion14%9%12%7%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very effective22%20%22%20%18%19%
Somewhat effective15%20%22%22%22%29%
Not very effective6%18%16%18%12%13%
Not at all effective42%30%26%32%40%36%
Don’t know/No opinion14%13%14%9%8%3%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very effective27%18%10%10%
Somewhat effective25%28%18%8%
Not very effective13%16%21%13%
Not at all effective23%29%41%62%
Don’t know/No opinion13%9%10%6%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Very effective31%18%8%
Somewhat effective28%26%10%
Not very effective12%18%14%
Not at all effective17%28%62%
Don’t know/No opinion12%10%5%

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