73% of Americans Say the “Government of the United States Fail in Border Security”

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While the number of migrants illegally crossing into the United States at the U.S.-Mexico border has declined sharply in recent weeks, Americans continue to give the U.S. government low ratings for its handling of the situation at the border, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Just 23% of Americans say the government is doing a good job dealing with the large number of people seeking asylum at the border, while more than three times as many (73%) say it’s doing a bad job. The new survey also finds: Nearly half of Americans (47%) rate illegal immigration as a very big problem in the country, up from 38% last year.

The public’s views of possible actions to deal with the situation at the border have not changed much in recent years. About half (52%) say it is very important to require people seeking asylum in the U.S. to apply before they travel to the border. And 49% say it is very important to increase staffing and resources for patrolling and policing the border.

Latinos continue to be the largest group of U.S. immigrants. Mexicans comprising 24% of total immigrant population in 2021.