A majority of New York voters blame President Biden for letting the immigration crisis spiral out of control, a new poll released Tuesday revealed.
A Siena College poll found that an astounding 84% of voters consider immigration a serious problem, with 57% identifying it as a “very” serious problem. Only 12% of respondents said this problem is not serious.
Nearly two-thirds of voters — 64% — disapprove of the Biden administration’s handling of migrant immigration, while only 29% approve.
A majority of New York voters blame President Biden for the spiraling immigration crisis, a new poll released Tuesday revealed.REUTERS
The poll suggests the crisis at the southern border that has flooded the Big Apple with thousands of asylum seekers is dragging down Democrat Biden’s popularity even in blue-leaning New York.
“While other issues in Washington and abroad have largely driven the news cycle in recent weeks, the influx of immigrants to New York remains a concern for voters, with 84% saying it’s a serious – 57% very serious – problem for the state,” said Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg.
“Rarely do we see an issue where at least 79% of Democrats, Republicans, independents, men, women, superiors, inferiors, blacks, whites, Latinos, Catholics, Jews and Protestants all agree – that the influx of migrants is a serious problem .”
Migrants board a bus at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on Oct. 10. 2023. Robert Mecea
The survey shows that even immigrant-friendly New York has reached a tipping point with an unrelenting crisis.
- Nearly two-thirds of voters, 64%, said New Yorkers have done enough for new immigrants and must now work to “slow the flow” of immigrants from the border, compared with 29% who said the state should accept and try to assimilate them. That’s a higher number than the 58% of voters who said so in August.
- Mayor Eric Adams was harshly criticized for saying the immigrant crisis would “destroy New York City” without aggressive federal intervention. But 58% of voters said they agreed with Adams’ statement, and support for his claim was consistent from all regions of the state.
- 54% of voters said immigration was more of a burden, while only 32% said it was a benefit, a worse figure than the previous August poll.
Migrants are seen waiting to enter 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Oct. 23. 2023. Robert Mecea
Biden, 80, is having trouble with his own base. A majority of New York Democratic voters — 52% — said they want a candidate other than Biden to be the party’s standard-bearer for president. Only 41% of Democrats said they wanted him as a candidate for re-election.
Her favorability and job approval ratings are underwater and she leads former Republican President Donald Trump — who is fighting four impeachments — just 46% to 37% in a hypothetical matchup, with the rest of voters undecided. His lead over Trump is reduced to 7 percentage points if Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West walked the minor party line.
In terms of popularity, 52% of voters said they had an unfavorable view of Biden compared to 45% who had a favorable view. Likewise, 51% of respondents disagreed with his work performance while 46% approved.
A surprising 65% of New Yorkers say the United States is headed in the wrong direction under a Biden presidency, while only 25% say it is on the right track with the rest undecided.
Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-1 and the last GOPer to carry New York in a presidential race was Ronald Reagan in 1984. But last year, Republican Lee Zeldin ran for governor in a competitive race against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the GOP elected a congressional seat.
“And it’s also true that right now, Biden has the worst favorability and job approval ratings ever in New York,” Siena’s Greenberg said. “The good news for Biden is that the election is more than a year away. The bad news is that there is more bad news,” Greenberg said.
“While 70% of Democrats view Biden favorably, and 70% of Democrats approve of the job he’s doing, 52% of Democrats say they want a different presidential candidate in 2024.”
Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gathered outside the Roosevelt Hotel, which serves as a shelter for families and a major processing center in New York City. Stephen Yang
Adams and Hochul fared better than Biden, with more voters expressing disappointment than support for their handling of the immigration crisis.
Only 30% of voters statewide approve of Adams’ handling of immigration issues while 46% disapprove. Even in New York City, 50% of Adams’ constituents disapproved while 41% approved.
Only 37% of respondents statewide approved of Hochul’s handling of the migrant crisis, while 52% disapproved.
Migrants are seen sleeping on chairs in the lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan on September 26, 2023. Robert Mecea
Public safety remains a top concern — 59% of voters statewide say crime has gotten worse over the past year, while only 9% say it’s gotten better and 28% say the same.
In New York City, 51% of voters said crime has gotten worse, while 33% said the same and only 12% better.
That’s a potential problem for Adams, who made public safety a key campaign pledge for City Hall in 2021.
Three busloads of immigrants arrived at the Port Authority from Texas on Oct. 4. 2023. Seth Gottfried
The survey of 1,225 registered voters was conducted from Oct. 15-19, following the invasion of the terror group Hamas and the slaughter of Israelis and Israeli counterattacks in Gaza. It has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.
The poll found that 57% of New Yorkers support providing more military and economic aid to Israel, compared to 32% opposed.
Meanwhile, 51% of respondents returned to providing more military and economic aid to Ukraine while 38% were against it.
On the Middle East war, 50% of voters agree with the statement that Israel must do everything it can to get back the hostages taken by Hamas, but that Israel’s attack on Gaza will largely hurt innocent Palestinian civilians more than anyone else.
But 32% of voters agreed with the statement that after the surprise terrorist attack carried out by Hamas on Israeli civilians, Israel must do everything possible in the Gaza Strip to ensure that it does not happen again, regardless of the casualties.
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