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

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## Reading

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

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-05-16 → 2023-05-17
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: AAPOR 2023 Omnibus Survey #2023-036
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

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

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