{"id":1447233,"date":"2022-04-20T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447233"},"modified":"2022-04-20T08:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:15:02","slug":"americans-more-concerned-as-illegal-immigration-soars-to-highest-in-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-more-concerned-as-illegal-immigration-soars-to-highest-in-two-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans More Concerned as Illegal Immigration Soars to Highest in Two Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-more-concerned-as-illegal-immigration-soars-to-highest-in-two-decades%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1447233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><em>By Casey Harper (The Center Square)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A majority of Americans are worried about illegal immigration as the number of illegal immigrants entering the country soars, a new poll shows.<\/p>\n<p>The Gallup\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/391820\/four-americans-highly-concerned-illegal-immigration.aspx?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=morelink&#038;utm_campaign=syndication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>poll<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0found that 60% of surveyed Americans are worried about illegal immigration, including 41% who are worried \u201ca great deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 41% currently worried a great deal roughly ties the percentage found a year ago but is otherwise on the high end of Gallup readings taken over the past decade,\u201d Gallup said. \u201cThe only time significantly more Americans were this concerned was in 2007, when 45% worried a great deal as then-President George W. Bush and Congress debated comprehensive immigration reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 17% reported being worried \u201conly a little\u201d and 23% are worried \u201cnot at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/florida-congressman-files-bill-to-give-states-ability-to-enforce-immigration-laws-when-federal-government-wont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Congressman Files Bill To Give States Ability To Enforce Immigration Laws When Federal Government Won\u2019t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that the number of illegal immigrants encountered at the border has hit the highest level in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCBP continues to enforce the CDC\u2019s Title 42 Public Health Order. Half of migrants encountered in March were processed for expulsion under Title 42, and those who were not processed under Title 42 continue to be processed for removal under Title 8, the same authorities CBP has used throughout our history,\u201d CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gallup\u2019s polling was taken before the Biden administration announced it was lifting Title 42, a Trump-era rule that allowed border agents to quickly expel illegal immigrants to prevent the spread of COVID-19 into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Magnus said that number will increase even more after Title 42 is lifted on May 23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we may likely see an increase in encounters after the CDC\u2019s Title 42 Public Health Order is terminated on May 23rd, CBP continues to execute this Administration\u2019s comprehensive strategy to safely, orderly, and humanely manage our borders,\u201d Magnus said. \u201cCBP is surging personnel and resources to the border, increasing processing capacity, securing more ground and air transportation, and increasing medical supplies, food, water, and other resources to ensure a humane environment for those being processed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tucker-carlson-rips-tx-gov-abbott-for-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-d-c-but-not-for-the-reason-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson Rips TX Gov. Abbott For Busing Illegal Immigrants To D.C. \u2013 But Not For The Reason You Think<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of migrants illegally crossing into the U.S. is only rising, according to CBP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn total, there were 221,303 encounters along the southwest land border in March, a 33 percent increase compared to February,\u201d CBP said.<\/p>\n<p>That number is the highest in two decades, though many were repeat offenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf those, 28 percent involved individuals who had at least one prior encounter in the previous 12 months, compared to an average one-year re-encounter rate of 14 percent for FY2014-2019,\u201d\u00a0CBP added.<\/p>\n<p>The poll found Republicans were more concerned about illegal immigration than Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorry about illegal immigration among political independents falls between Republicans\u2019 and Democrats\u2019 concern \u2013 although, like Republicans, more independents are concerned a great deal (39%) than not at all (21%),\u201d Gallup said. \u201cAnd, perhaps important with the midterm elections approaching, independents\u2019 concern has been on the upswing, with those worried a great deal rising from 30% since 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Center Square<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Casey Harper (The Center Square) A majority of Americans are worried about illegal immigration as the number of illegal immigrants entering the country soars, a new poll shows. 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