Where immigration enforcement draws support
Core finding
More adults agree than disagree that the criteria for obtaining US citizenship should be more restrictive.
The same pattern appears on enforcement spending: about 50% agree that the government is spending too little to reduce illegal immigration, while 20% disagree.
Restrictive citizenship criteria draw more agreement
About 44% agree that the criteria for obtaining US citizenship should be more restrictive.
About 26% disagree, while 22% neither agree nor disagree.
Stacked breakdown
44% agree that citizenship criteria should be more restrictive.
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Enforcement spending also draws support
About 50% agree that the government spends too little money to reduce illegal immigration.
About 20% disagree, and 22% neither agree nor disagree.
Stacked breakdown
50% agree that the government spends too little to reduce illegal immigration.
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
The two measures point in the same direction
The paired results do not measure the same policy, but both show a larger agreement side than disagreement side on restrictive or enforcement-focused immigration statements.
Methodology
Full 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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The criteria for obtaining US citizenship should be more restrictive.
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government is spending too little money to reduce illegal immigration.
Cite this topic
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.