An overwhelming majority of Californians say the U.S.-Mexico border is “not secure,” according to a new poll from the Los Angeles Times and Berkeley.
The survey of registered voters found that 62% of respondents believed that the border was not secure, while just 30% said it is. The issue deeply divided the state’s Democrats as well, with 54% of people who identify as “strongly liberal” saying the border is secure and 30% saying it is not.
Among California Republicans, 88% say the border is not secure and just 8% say it is.
The Berkeley IGS poll was conducted from Jan. 4-8. It surveyed 8,199 randomly sampled registered California voters and advertised an estimated 1.5% margin of error.
