Poll: Joe’s blowing it on border
A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a majority of Americans disapproves of the job President Biden is doing on immigration — as illegal crossings of the border with Mexico smash month-to-month records, creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
According to the June 27-30 survey, 51 percent of respondents are not satisfied with the president’s handling of the situation, while 33 percent give him a thumbs-up.
In May, more than 180,000 migrants were intercepted at the border — the highest number in 20 years, according to Customs and Border Protection. Most were single adults.
Since taking office, Biden has reversed policies put in place by former President Donald Trump, including the construction of a border wall.
In April, a border official slammed that decision, telling Fox News, “The project is threequarters done. At least, they should be allowed to tie together the primary fence. Otherwise, we’re trying to catch these people in the worst possible place. It’s just sucking our manpower.”
The Biden administration has made Vice President Kamala Harris the point person for the border crisis, a role later clarified as focusing on the “root causes” of migration. After a weekslong controversy over Harris’ refusal to visit the border, the veep relented late last month by going to El Paso, Texas.
This latest poll, conducted after that visit took place, shows that it did little to lift public opinion on the administration’s approach to illegal immigration.
According to GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, “Things have changed so quickly and so dramatically under the Biden administration. It’s been amazing and disastrous.”
The poll also found that Biden’s overall approval stood at 50 percent, 2 points down from an April survey, while disapproval held steady at 42 percent.
The border has become the most significant drag on the administration nearly six months into its term. A Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll last month found that 74 percent of registered voters believe that the crisis must be addressed immediately.