Six-in-ten Americans worry at least a fair amount about illegal immigration from Mexico

May 16–17, 2023 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.3%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 16 to 17, 2023, 58% of Americans said they worry at least a fair amount about illegal immigrants entering the U.S. from Mexico. This includes 35% who said a great deal and 24% who said a fair amount.

About four-in-ten said they worry only a little or not at all (42%), with 21% who said only a little and 21% who said not at all.

Topline scale

58% of Americans worry at least a fair amount about illegal immigration from Mexico.

How much do you personally worry about illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico?

A great deal
34.8%
A fair amount
23.5%
Only a little
21.0%
Not at all
20.6%

n = 1,000 · May 16–17, 2023 · MoE ±3.3%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUnited States adults
Field datesMay 16–17, 2023
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.3%
ModuleAAPOR 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-036
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    How much do you personally worry about illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico?

    verasight-aapor-2023.tiiny.co

Cite this question

AAPOR 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-036, fielded May 16-17, 2023, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.