A Harvard/Harris poll produced in the summer of 2021 revealed that 80% of Americans believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem. 68% indicated they believed Biden was encouraging illegal immigration. 55% stated they believed President Trump’s immigration policies should have remained intact. Pollster [[Mark Penn]] wrote:
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{{quotebox-float|“Sixty-four percent of registered voters want the [[Biden administration]] to issue new, stricter policies to reduce the flow of people across the border. Only 7% of voters could accurately call out the amount of monthly illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. with 84% underestimate the number, suggesting we should expect stronger voter reactions if the crisis evolves further. Overall, 74% of voters view the current surge in illegal immigrants as a [[crisis]] that needs to be addressed immediately, and 56% do not view climate change, racism, and [[sexism]] as root causes of migration from South and Central America.”}}
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55% believed that Biden’s border policies are “increasing the flow of drugs,” into the country. 61% believed the flood of unaccompanied children surging at the southern border was the fault of the Biden administration.<ref>https://redstate.com/jeffc/2021/06/28/left-leaning-study-reveals-some-catastrophic-news-for-democrats-n403765</ref>