Less than 50% of Latino voters approve of Biden’s handling of border security and the economy: Poll

A majority of Latino voters are dissatisfied with President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and border security, according to a new poll released Sunday.

Although he generally approved of the president, more than 50 percent of Latino voters were polled by NBC News/Telemundo Biden gave poor marks on the economy, “border security and immigration” and “cost of living.”

The poll also found that Democrats’ lead over Republicans among Hispanic and Latino communities has dwindled to its smallest ever – with less than six weeks until the midterm elections in November.

Voters across the country will go to the polls on Nov. 8 to decide which party will control Congress for the second half of Biden’s term.

Fifty-four percent of US voters polled by NBC News/Telemundo support Democrats, while 33 percent support the GOP — a 21-point lead.

That’s five points less than the left’s lead in 2020 — and has halved since 2012, when the Democrats had a 42-point gap.

It is worth noting that the Latino and Hispanic voting bloc is by no means a monolith and is one of the most politically diverse in the country.

The numbers are part of an overall bleaker picture for Biden’s party, which currently holds a slim majority in both the House and Senate.

In Sunday’s poll, Republicans are also slightly ahead on issues that seem to interest most voters in the meantime.

A majority of Latino voters approved the state of the US economy under Biden. off

A majority also said his approach to immigration was not up to par, as was the ‘cost of living’

They are trusted more by Latino voters to tackle the economy, border security and crime — although neither side has met 40 percent support.

Democrats, on the other hand, are favored by wide margins when it comes to abortion, “addressing the concerns of the Hispanic community” and “protecting democracy.”

The president’s perceived weaknesses are similar to those of his party — 54 percent of Latino voters surveyed said they disapprove of how he handles the economy, and 60 percent disapprove of Biden’s cost of living.

Fifty-one percent gave him negative feedback about immigration and the border.

Last month there were more than two million encounters with migrants at the southwestern border for the fiscal year, a record high.

Chris Magnus, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), explained at the time: “The failing communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba are fueling another wave of migration across the Western Hemisphere, including the recent increase in encounters on the US southwestern border.” .’

Meanwhile, officials in border states such as Texas and Arizona have demanded that the Biden administration play a greater role in easing the burden on state and local communities ill-equipped to handle the population increase on their own.

It even prompted one of Biden’s fellow Democrats to declare him out.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, who represents part of Texas’s border with Mexico, suggested on Fox News last week that Biden ignored his calls to do more on the border.

“I tried and I tried and I tried,” Cuellar said in late September when asked if he had warned the president.

“For years I’ve been saying we need to make sure we’re doing the right thing at the border.”

When asked if the Biden administration responded to his calls, Cuellar replied, “No, it isn’t.”

Sunday’s poll was held September 17-26 and included 1,000 registered voters.