The amount of Americans who believe the large number of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally is a threat to the country's interests has grown rapidly over the past year, in accordance with its increasingly central place in the national conversation.
A Gallup poll published on Thursday showed that 55% of all respondents said the issue is a "critical threat," while a further 31% called it "important, but not critical." The remaining 14% said it is not an important issue.
