Closing Border Becoming Much More Important To Voters

Three-quarters (74%) say government not doing enough.

A growing majority of Americans believe that gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, and three out of four (74%) say the government is not doing enough to make that happen.

Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey say controlling the border is more important than legalizing the status of undocumented workers, while just 21% think legalization is more important. Only 14% think the government is doing enough to secure the borders.

Thirty-four percent (34%) say the current immigration situation makes them angry, and another 25% characterize themselves as mildly frustrated. For 40%, immigration is just one of many issues.

Thursday Obama shifted his position saying he now favors a crackdown on employers who hire illegal aliens and wants illegals to register, pay a fine, learn English and be placed at the bottom of the list of those seeking citizenship. McCain, who in the Senate pushed a guest worker program that many viewed as amnesty for illegal immigrants, now calls for securing the border before anything else is done.

McCain leads Obama 8% on who can be trusted more to resolve the illegal immigration issue according to the latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamic Poll.