Most Americans Believe Migrants Should Be Sent To Sanctuary Cities

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David Rufful
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A poll conducted by Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research Inc found that most Americans believed that illegal immigrants should be sent to sanctuary cities.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently sent illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, which is a sanctuary city.

Some of the media’s response was negative, but many Americans appear to support DeSantis’ action.

The poll showed that among registered voters, 51% supported sending migrants to sanctuary cities while 29% did not and 21% were unsure.

48% of the registered voters strongly approved or somewhat approved of the governors sending illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities like New York, Chicago, and Martha’s Vineyard.

The poll also showed that 38% of the registered voters strongly or somewhat disapproved of sending immigrants to sanctuary cities.

“This polling confirms what all Americans know to be true: the open-borders policies of the Biden Administration are wildly unpopular,” America First Legal vice president and general counsel Gene Hamilton said.

“It also confirms that the American people desire immigration enforcement at our border that is at least as effective as what the elites in Martha’s Vineyard have — where illegal aliens are promptly deported within 24 hours of their arrival,” Hamilton continued.

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Most respondents thought places like Martha’s Vineyard were being inconsistent: 63% said it was hypocritical for sanctuary cities to complain about migrants being sent there.

The majority of likely voters (61%) thought it was fair to say that cartels had more control over the southern border than the U.S. government, and 60% thought the government’s failure to control the southern border was a bigger problem than border states sending migrants to places like Martha’s Vineyard.