Only 35% Say It’s Possible To End Illegal Immigration
Voters are more pessimistic than ever about the possibility of stopping illegal immigration for good in the United States.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that just 35% believe it is possible to end illegal immigration in this country. Forty-seven percent (47%) do not think it is possible to end illegal immigration, while another 19% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The number who think it's possible to end illegal immigration is down from a recent high of 47% in July 2010 and ties the lowest result found in surveys conducted since 2007.
President Obama on Tuesday encouraged Congress to move forward on immigration reform, saying his administration has “strengthened border security beyond what many believed was possible.” But just 30% of Likely U.S. Voters think the U.S. border with Mexico is even somewhat secure, while 64% disagree and say it is not secure.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 11-12, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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