By Gloria Ogbonna
A new straw poll conducted at last weekend’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) AmericaFest suggests overwhelming support among attendees for a complete halt to immigration into the United States, including both illegal and legal immigration.
According to the informal survey, nearly 9 in 10 AmericaFest participants said they would support a moratorium on all new immigration to the country.
The poll posed a direct question to attendees: “Would you support a moratorium on new immigration into the United States?” An estimated 89.5 percent of respondents answered yes, while just 10.5 percent said they opposed such a measure.
The event marked the first AmericaFest gathering since the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk in September, a backdrop that added emotional weight and heightened political intensity to the conference.
AmericaFest traditionally draws thousands of conservative activists, commentators, and politicians, with attendees largely made up of younger conservatives from across the country.
Beyond immigration policy, the straw poll also asked participants to identify what they believe are the most serious threats currently facing the United States.
Attendees ranked radical Islam as the number one threat, with many respondents linking their concerns to immigration and the perceived spread of extremist ideologies into American communities. Following radical Islam, communism and mass migration were identified as the next most significant threats, according to the poll results.
The strong support for halting immigration expressed at AmericaFest comes amid record-breaking levels of immigration in the United States.
In recent years, the foreign-born population has surged to the highest level ever recorded in American history. Last year, under the Biden administration, the foreign-born population reached approximately 52 million people, with nearly seven million immigrants added to the country in less than four years.
Each year, the United States admits more than one million legal immigrants, in addition to hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who enter on temporary work visas.
Over the course of a decade, this results in close to 10 million legal immigrants, many of whom later obtain permanent residency and eventually naturalized U.S. citizenship.
Supporters of an immigration moratorium argue that the pace and scale of immigration have strained public services, affected wages, and raised national security concerns.
Critics, however, contend that immigration remains vital to economic growth, workforce stability, and America’s historical identity as a nation of immigrants.
While the AmericaFest straw poll does not represent the broader U.S. electorate, it offers a clear snapshot of sentiment among a politically active segment of young conservatives—one that is increasingly vocal in calling for sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy.
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