COS Poll: Nearly 90% Concerned About Drugs Crossing Border

The overwhelming majority of Individuals are involved about fentanyl and different unlawful medicine being trafficked into america throughout the southern border in massive portions, based on a brand new poll launched Tuesday.

Conference of States Motion in partnership with The Trafalgar Group present in a survey that nearly 90% of Individuals are both considerably or very involved about unlawful medicine being trafficked throughout the border:

• 63.6% are very involved.
• 23.9% are considerably involved.
• 8.1% should not very involved.
• 4.4% should not involved in any respect involved.

Most Democrats, independents, and Republicans are considerably or very involved about fentanyl and different unlawful drug trafficking on the border:

• 82% of Democrats are involved, 18% should not involved.
• 84.1% of independents are involved, 15.8% should not involved.
• 94.7% of Republicans are involved, 5.3% should not involved.

In a press release, Conference of States President Mark Meckler mentioned: “The massive numbers of voters, from all political events, exhibiting concern on this subject needs to be a wake-up name to each politician and bureaucrat in Washington D.C.

“What number of extra Individuals need to die earlier than the federal authorities takes the specter of fentanyl streaming throughout our southern border severely? Each 7 minutes one other American dies from a fentanyl overdose, and month after month we hear of no actual options popping out of D.C.

“Fortunately states are beginning to step up, with the Texas Legislature now contemplating laws that will permit the state to aggressively tackle the drug cartels’ free rein on the border.”

In response to a different query, most Individuals mentioned that their prime concern relating to the southern border is “human trafficking of girls and kids,” adopted by unlawful crossings, after which the trafficking of fentanyl and different medicine:

• 35.1% are most involved about “human trafficking of girls and kids.”
• 26.6% are most involved about “unlawful border crossers or asylum seekers being launched into U.S. earlier than their circumstances are reviewed.”
• 14.8% are most involved about “unlawful border crossers with ties to worldwide terrorist group.”
• 14.1% are most involved in regards to the “movement of fentanyl and different harmful medicine.”
• 9.4% are most involved about “not one of the above.”

The Trafalgar Group carried out a nationwide survey of 1,096 probably common election voters throughout the nation April 11-14, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 proportion factors.