# More Americans back legal pathways to reduce illegal border crossings than oppose them

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## Reading

A narrow majority of Americans (52%) would support expanding legal pathways into the U.S., including temporary worker programs, to curb illegal crossings at the border, with 25% backing the idea strongly.

About one-in-five (21%) would oppose it, including 15% who are strongly opposed, while a quarter (25%) stay neutral and 2% decline to answer, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.

## Topline

Would you support expanding legal pathways to enter the United States, including temporary worker programs, as a way to reduce illegal crossings at the border?

More Americans back legal pathways to reduce illegal border crossings than oppose them.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Would somewhat support: 27.7%
- Neutral: 24.9%
- Would strongly support: 24.6%
- Would strongly oppose: 14.9%
- Would somewhat oppose: 6.4%
- Prefer not to answer: 1.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: educ_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#support-for-expanding-legal-pathways-for-immigration](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#support-for-expanding-legal-pathways-for-immigration)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#support-for-expanding-legal-pathways-for-immigration](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#support-for-expanding-legal-pathways-for-immigration)