A growing number of Americans are listing immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S., according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday.
Twenty-seven percent named it to the top of the “most important problem” list, surpassing a record-high 23% in June.
Immigration was at the top of the list for just the fourth time in Gallup’s trend since it started regularly recording mentions of the issue in 1993.
Additionally, 23% of Americas polled pointed to the government and poor leadership as the most important problem facing the U.S. Race relations or racism (7%) and healthcare (7%) are the only other issues to receive as many as 5% of mentions.
Only five other issues have been mentioned at some point in the survey’s history by at least the 27% who named immigration this month, including the economy in general, unemployment, the situation in Iraq, terrorism and the government.
Gallup’s Jeffrey M. Jones said America’s concern about immigration, “has reached a high point in Gallup's measurement of the issue, at least based on the percentage of U.S. adults who perceive the issue to be the most important problem facing the country.”
He also suggested that immigration will likely remain a top issue for Americans, “particularly at points when large numbers of immigrants or asylum seekers are attempting to enter the country illegally.”
The poll was conducted July 1-12 with a random sample of 1,525 adults.
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