Nearly four in 10 Americans say foreign policy issues should be one of America’s top priorities in 2024, according to a new survey, about double the percentage recorded the previous year.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in December found that 38% of American adults list foreign policy issues as the most important issue facing the country, up from 18% in 2022.
That doubling of importance occurred among both Republicans (23% to 46%) and Democrats (16% to 34%), placing it as the third most important issue for both political parties.
The response was the second-largest shift in public opinion since last year, following a double-digit increase among Americans concerned about U.S. involvement abroad, from 5% to 20%.
Nearly four in 10 Americans say foreign policy issues should be one of America’s top priorities in 2024, according to a new survey, about double the percentage recorded the previous year. REUTERS Congress is currently debating a $110 billion supplemental national security package requested by President Biden that would help Ukraine and Israel. AFP via Getty Images
Congress is currently debating a $110 billion supplemental national security package requested by President Biden that would help Ukraine and Israel, following Russia’s invasion in February 2022 and the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. , respectively.
Additionally, the funds would go to the Indo-Pacific region to help Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression and improve immigration enforcement, as migrant crossings have reached record levels at the southern border.
One Republican respondent expressed concern to the Associated Press that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would greatly complicate U.S. foreign policy during a period when the nation is “already so spread thin” in monitoring conflicts.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), R, and his Republican majority approved $14.3 in separate aid to Israel, but refused to accept the rest of the package’s provisions. fake images
“They would love for us to split into three parts,” Warren E. Capito, a resident of Gordonsville, Virginia, told the outlet about China.
However, a younger respondent said foreign military assistance from the U.S. government was eliminating domestic concerns.
“I care about other people, yes,” added Travis Brown, a 32-year-old Democrat and forklift operator from Las Vegas. “But when you sit here and say, ‘I just sent $50 million to Israel,’ and then I walk out and see half a run-down neighborhood… you have to take care of your home.”
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in December found that 38% of American adults consider Ukraine and other foreign policy issues the most important facing the country. Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
The Senate is working to finalize negotiations on the relief package when lawmakers return from their holiday recess next week, giving the House enough time to approve the measure before taking up a series of government appropriations bills that are set to expire on January 19.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his Republican majority approved $14.3 in separate assistance to Israel but refused to accept the rest of the spending package’s provisions.
The AP/NORC poll asked respondents to share the top five issues they want the government to handle over the next year, and the economy ranked as the top concern among 76% of respondents.
The poll showed the second-biggest change in public opinion since last year, following a double-digit increase among Americans concerned about U.S. involvement abroad, in Israel and elsewhere. REUTERS
By party affiliation, 85% of Republicans and 65% of Democrats agreed with that assessment.
Only 36% mentioned politics as an important issue, while 35% said immigration and 30% said inflation.
A majority of Republicans (55%) said the government needs to focus on immigration, the only issue other than the economy that registered a majority of respondents identifying with the party.
But the poll also shows that nearly a quarter of Democrats (22%) agree that immigration should be a top national concern.
“It’s a disaster,” Janet Brewer, a 69-year-old independent who lives in San Diego, near the U.S.-Mexico border, told the Associated Press of the border situation. “It’s crazy.”
The survey of 1,074 American adults was conducted from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, with a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
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