U.S. troops don’t view immigration across the southern border or Mexico itself as much of a national security threat, a recent Military Times poll has shown.
The survey, taken last October — and analyzed in the wake of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency last Friday — questioned nearly 900 active-duty troops, finding 60 percent believed immigration was either a small threat to U.S. national security, or no threat at all.
Twenty-three percent labeled the issue as a significant or very significant threat.
Likewise, 77 percent of respondents viewed Mexico as a small threat or none whatsoever, while 9 percent described it as a significant or very significant threat.
Much more pressing concerns, in the eyes of troops, included cyberterrorism — with nearly 90 percent saying they considered it either a significant or very significant threat; Russia, with over 70 percent feeling that way; and China, with nearly 70 percent agreeing.
White nationalists were viewed as a significant or very significant threat by over 30 percent, the poll showed.
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