Nearly half of US voters approve of Biden's executive actions on immigration: Poll

Approximately four in 10 likely U.S. voters revealed that they approve President Joe Biden’s executive actions on immigration, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

Biden rolled out the new executive order last week, which bars illegal immigrants from receiving asylum when there are high levels of encounters at the southern border.

The survey, conducted by Monmouth University, found that the president's actions were supported by 40% of Democratic respondents, 44% of Republicans, and 38% of independents. The actions were opposed by 22% of Democrats, 29% of Republicans, and 30% of Independents. 

“Biden will never be able to satisfy Republicans on border policy," Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement. "The real question is whether he can neutralize this issue among independents without alienating certain Democrats. These initial public opinion results suggest he may have achieved some of that, but it’s not a clear political win by any stretch."

The majority of Democrats who opposed the orders (82%) claimed that the actions were "too tough." Whereas the majority of Republicans (74%) claimed the actions were “not tough enough," according to Politico. Among independents, 52% who support the actions say they are not strong enough, and 55% that oppose it claim the it is not tough enough.

The Monmouth University poll was conducted June 6-10, and surveyed 1,106 adults by phone. The poll's margin of error is plus-or-minus 3.8 percentage points.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.