- one in five in U.S. think government is the nation’s top problem
- Immigration, which was at top of list last month, slips from 22% to 16%
- Economic issues continue to rank low on list of top problems
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-one percent of Americans name some aspect of government that dissatisfies them as the most important U.S. problem, replacing immigration at the top spot in Gallup’s monthly measure of the question. (emphasis added)
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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%
%
%
%
%
Dissatisfaction with government/ poor leadership
22
23
20
19
19
21
Immigration/Illegal aliens
9
11
10
14
22
16
Race relations/Racism
7
7
7
7
7
7
Unifying the country
5
5
5
4
6
6
Lack of respect for each other
3
2
5
4
6
5
Healthcare
4
4
4
4
3
5
Economy in general
4
5
5
4
4
5
Ethical/Moral decline
4
3
5
4
3
4
Unemployment/Jobs
2
4
3
3
2
4
GALLUP
Twenty-two percent had named immigration as the most important problem in July amid the political furor resulting from the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents who crossed into the country illegally. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late June to end this practice. Still, 16% of Americans currently consider immigration the nation’s biggest problem. The drop from July to this month occurred slightly more among Republicans (from 35% […]
