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That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll released Friday.
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As of this writing, no settlements have been made and the details surrounding the amount of the potential payouts are still being determined.
Nearly a third of voters favor the $450,000 payout (30 percent).
But more than 6-in-10 oppose it, including 49 percent who are against giving separated families any compensation at all and another 12 percent who say it should be a lesser amount.
While 54 percent of Black voters favor the plan, 66 percent of White voters oppose the payments either outright (55 percent) or oppose but think families should at least receive some money (11 percent).
Hispanic voters split: 48 percent favor vs. 44 percent fully oppose or oppose but open to some compensation.
elections (52 percent) are 5 times more likely than Republicans (10 percent) to favor the disbursements.
Those most likely to oppose any amount of compensation include senate (76 percent), White men without a college degree (63 percent), voters ages 65 and over (60 percent), and voters living in the South (53 percent) and suburban areas of the country (55 percent).
FOX NEWS POLL: BIDEN’S RATINGS DOWN, AS VOTERS SAY HE’S FOCUSED ON WRONG THINGS
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Biden’s overall job rating is at a record low: 44 percent approve vs. 54 percent disapprove.
When asked to name the most important issue facing the country, voters put immigration/border security in fourth (8 percent). It trails the economy (26 percent), coronavirus (17 percent), and inflation/supply chain (10 percent). Political division (7 percent), Biden/poor leadership and climate change (6 percent apiece) follow closely behind.
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Conducted November 14-17, 2021 under the joint direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews with 1,003 registered voters nationwide who were randomly selected from a national voter file and spoke with live interviewers on both landlines and cellphones. The total sample has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
