Very concerned about each of the following related to the number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border (April 2024)

Very concerned about each of the following related to the number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border (April 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?"
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The strain on local resources59%
The national security of the U.S.57%
The impact on crime56%
The impact on the economy53%
The impact on American culture36%
The lives and well-being of the migrants31%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The strain on local resources34%65%80%
The national security of the U.S.25%70%81%
The impact on crime26%65%81%
The impact on the economy26%58%75%
The impact on American culture16%43%53%
The lives and well-being of the migrants36%30%27%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The strain on local resources26%30%38%
The national security of the U.S.14%24%29%
The impact on crime15%27%28%
The impact on the economy12%25%30%
The impact on American culture7%15%20%
The lives and well-being of the migrants30%24%43%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The strain on local resources87%66%84%
The national security of the U.S.87%73%83%
The impact on crime84%74%83%
The impact on the economy81%60%81%
The impact on American culture61%40%56%
The lives and well-being of the migrants29%29%26%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The strain on local resources31%50%80%
The national security of the U.S.21%47%82%
The impact on crime22%48%79%
The impact on the economy23%45%73%
The impact on American culture15%27%53%
The lives and well-being of the migrants41%25%29%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The strain on local resources30%30%33%
The national security of the U.S.23%16%25%
The impact on crime25%20%22%
The impact on the economy20%21%29%
The impact on American culture24%8%15%
The lives and well-being of the migrants36%30%59%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The strain on local resources66%77%90%
The national security of the U.S.72%80%88%
The impact on crime60%79%90%
The impact on the economy56%68%88%
The impact on American culture35%49%67%
The lives and well-being of the migrants24%25%36%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The strain on local resources66%44%54%
The national security of the U.S.63%32%57%
The impact on crime61%41%55%
The impact on the economy58%36%49%
The impact on American culture42%26%31%
The lives and well-being of the migrants30%33%32%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
The strain on local resources59%59%
The national security of the U.S.58%56%
The impact on crime56%57%
The impact on the economy52%54%
The impact on American culture37%36%
The lives and well-being of the migrants26%35%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The strain on local resources54%57%74%
The national security of the U.S.51%54%74%
The impact on crime52%54%69%
The impact on the economy48%51%64%
The impact on American culture35%33%47%
The lives and well-being of the migrants34%30%30%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The strain on local resources38%48%66%73%
The national security of the U.S.42%51%60%68%
The impact on crime42%46%60%69%
The impact on the economy38%45%55%66%
The impact on American culture33%28%38%45%
The lives and well-being of the migrants36%29%32%29%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The strain on local resources66%62%59%57%58%56%
The national security of the U.S.72%62%57%53%55%51%
The impact on crime73%58%60%56%53%51%
The impact on the economy59%59%54%49%52%42%
The impact on American culture56%39%38%35%32%33%
The lives and well-being of the migrants22%30%32%34%31%33%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The strain on local resources70%54%46%48%
The national security of the U.S.73%48%41%41%
The impact on crime71%50%38%40%
The impact on the economy66%46%38%38%
The impact on American culture48%27%26%29%
The lives and well-being of the migrants40%24%18%29%
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    Respondents were asked, " [ASK IF Q42==1|2|3] Still thinking about the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, how concerned are you about each of the following?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
The strain on local resources63%62%42%66%
The national security of the U.S.67%57%31%69%
The impact on crime67%55%32%67%
The impact on the economy60%54%30%61%
The impact on American culture46%34%19%47%
The lives and well-being of the migrants31%31%34%20%

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