Americans are more concerned about immigration than they have been in 17 years.
A new Gallup poll for July released Wednesday indicated that Americans felt the biggest problem facing the country was immigration. The issue was at the top of the list for 22 percent of Americans, trumping an April 2006 high of 19 percent, according to Gallup. The polling company reported that in the 17 years they have asked the question, immigration averaged around 5 percent of Americans calling it the top problem.
Immigration knocked off the government, a top concern for Americans since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017.
Republicans were more likely to name immigration as a top problem than both Democrats and Independents, 35 percent to 18 and 17 percent, respectively. All three political persuasions saw an uptick in concern with immigration in July.