Siena Poll: 46% of New Yorkers Say Migrants a Burden

A slight minority of 46% of New York registered voters said the recent influx of migrants to the state is a serious problem, while only 16% say it is not at all serious, according to a new Siena College poll.

Here are how the results of the poll, released Tuesday, break down:

• 46% say that over the last 20 years migrants resettling in New York have been a burden, while 32% say they have been a benefit.
• 58% say New Yorkers have already done enough for new migrants and should now work to slow the flow of migrants to New York.
• 36% say New Yorkers should accept new migrants and work to assimilate them into New York.
• 50% say they support relocating new migrants from temporary living conditions in New York City to more permanent housing in communities around the state, compared to 40% who say they are opposed to it.
• 47% say they would support President Joe Biden in a hypothetical match-up against former President Donald Trump, who was supported by 34%. In a June poll Biden led Trump 50%-28%.

The poll, conducted Aug. 13-16, surveyed 803 New York State registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.