NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- New Yorkers have broad concerns about the growing migrant crisis, with 82% believing the recent influx of asylum seekers is a "serious problem" and 58% saying it's time to "slow the flow" of new arrivals, according to a Siena College poll released Tuesday.
The survey shows the year-long influx has tested the patience of New Yorkers, with more than 100,000 migrants arriving in New York City since last spring in a crisis Mayor Eric Adams said could cost at least $12 billion over three years.
Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said the results of the survey are clear: "New Yorkers – including huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans, independents, upstaters and downstaters – overwhelmingly say that the recent influx of migrants to New York is a serious problem for the state."
According to the poll, 82% of registered voters believe the influx of migrants is a "serious problem," with 54% saying it's a "very serious problem."
The poll also found voters believe 58%–36% that New York has done enough and should work to "slow the flow" of new arrivals.
More than three-quarters of Republicans and 60% of independents believe the state has done enough, while Democrats are evenly divided on the issue, the poll found.
New Yorkers are more divided along party lines when it comes to the overall benefit of migrants coming to the state in recent years, the survey shows.
A 46% share of voters said migrants resettling in New York in the last 20 years has been a "burden" on the state, while 32% said it has been a "benefit."
However, a plurality of Democrats said migrants resettling in New York has a "benefit," compared to a majority of independents and two-thirds of Republicans who said migrant resettlement has been a "burden" on the state, according to the poll.
The survey also found voters disapprove of the job Gov. Kathy Hochul is doing to address the crisis by 51% to 35%. They also disapprove of the job Mayor Adams is doing on the issue, 47% to 31%.
This displeasure extends to the federal government, with 59% disapproving of the job the Biden administration is doing and 34% approving.
The crisis has clearly strained the relationships between Adams, Hochul and the White House—tensions Republicans have zeroed in on ahead of the 2024 election. Meanwhile, protests have erupted in recent weeks in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island over proposed migrant relief centers.
The poll was conducted between Aug. 13 and Aug. 16. It surveyed 803 registered voters.
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