This statistic shows the favorability among voters toward building a wall across the border of Mexico and the United States in an attempt to stop illegal immigration. 40 percent of registered voters were in favor of such a wall while 46 percent opposed the idea.
Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016
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YouGov. (July 31, 2016). Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/
YouGov. "Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016." Chart. July 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/
YouGov. (2016). Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/
YouGov. "Views among Voters on Building a Wall along The U.S.-mexico Border to Try Stop Illegal Immigration, as of July 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/
YouGov, Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Views among voters on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to try stop illegal immigration, as of July 2016 [Graph], YouGov, July 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586872/voter-opinion-on-mexico-border-wall-us-election-2016/