Sixty percent of Americans are following news about the end of Title 42
A strong majority of American voters agree that President Joe Biden should declare a state of emergency to allow the deployment of FEMA and National Guard personnel to border communities.
- This includes majorities of Democrats and Independents.
WHY IT MATTERS – Pressure to declare a state of emergency puts Biden in a bind. His administration has spent months downplaying the situation at the border.
KEY TAKEAWAYS –
- Most Americans are following news about the end of Title 42.
- Baby Boomers and Republicans are most likely to be following the news.
- Large majorities agree with the Mayor of Yuma, AZ that Biden should declare a state of emergency so FEMA and the National Guard can be deployed to help border communities.
- Includes 58 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of swing voters.
- 40 percent Strongly Agree
- A plurality agree that the situation at the border is due to the government’s incompetence rather than an intention to serve political and corporate interests.
BOTTOM LINE – Declaring a state of emergency over the border has strong support, which puts Biden in a bind, because it forces him to admit there is a crisis.
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TITLE 42 AWARENESS – the poll of 2,000 Likely Voters, conducted by McLaughlin and Associates May 18-21, 2023, asked participants:
“How closely are you following news about the end of Title 42 – a COVID public health measure that was used in practice to help block entry of illegal immigrants into the county?”
- 21 percent – Very closely
- 40 percent – Somewhat closely
- 24 percent – Not that closely
- 15 percent – Not closely at all
Those most likely to be following “very closely”:
- 30 percent – Republicans
- 23 percent – Blacks
- 24 percent – Baby Boomers|
SEND HELP NOW – Participants were also asked:
“As you may know, the Mayor of Yuma, Arizona, a city of less than 100,000 people located near the Mexican border, recently wrote a letter to President Biden demanding the “declaration of a national state of emergency due to the immigration crisis at the southern border,” which would allow the deployment of FEMA and National Guard personnel to border communities.
Do you agree or disagree that President Biden should declare a national state of emergency so that FEMA and National Guard can be mobilized to help border communities deal with the border crisis?”
- 40 percent – Strongly agree
- 30 percent – Somewhat agree
- 12 percent – Somewhat disagree
- 7 percent – Strongly disagree
- 12 percent – Don’t know
Notable demographics supporting:
- 58 percent – Democrats
- 61% – Hispanics
- 64% – Gen Z
INCOMPETENCE OR CONSPIRACY – Participants were also asked if they believed the situation at the border is “due to the government’s incompetence” or “done deliberately to serve political and corporate interests.”
- 43 percent – Government incompetence
- 37 percent – Serve political-corporate interests
- 20 percent – Don’t know
The sample of 2,000 likely general election voters has an accuracy of +/- 2.2% at a 95% confidence interval. The numbers in this presentation have been rounded and may not equal 100%.