Government Shutdown

Most Americans Don't Want the Border Wall

As the partial government shutdown rumbles on in the United States, President Trump is preparing to give an address from the Oval Office on the apparent 'crisis' at the U.S.-Mexico border which he is citing to justify his demand for $5.6 billion in funding for a border wall/fence between the two countries. As various recent polls show, however, the majority of people in the U.S. do not support the building of the barrier. Speaking on the subject, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo appealed to Trump supporters, saying: “(he is) selling you on a consensus that doesn’t exist...There is no poll that says most of you want his wall".

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This chart shows selected results of surveys in the United States on the subject of a border wall with Mexico.

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U.S. approval of how Kevin McCarthy handled the risk of a shutdown 2023, by party
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Number of canceled immigration hearings due to government shutdown U.S. by state 2019
Unemployment rate in Mexico 2020-2024
U.S. public perception of immigration as a good or bad thing 2005-2024
Refugees and asylum seekers in Central America and Mexico in 2022, by country
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Public opinion on whether countries would be stronger if immigration stopped 2023

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