Washington: According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, Americans are dissatisfied with US President Joe Biden's handling of immigration and inflation, and his approval rating has recently dropped to just 40%, nearly the lowest of his presidency.

The three-day survey, which came to an end on Sunday, revealed a slight improvement in Biden's support from last month, when 39% of respondents said they were satisfied with his presidency. The three percentage point margin of error for the poll.

Despite high rates of inflation and efforts by central bankers to control prices by raising interest rates, which have increased the cost of mortgages and auto loans, the economy continued to be respondents' top concern.

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Concern has also been raised about COVID-19 rules' impending expiration on Thursday, which has prevented many foreigners from entering the country to apply for asylum. This week, numerous migrants have gathered in Tijuana, a border city in Mexico, in anticipation of the policy's expiration.

According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 54% of respondents, including 77% of Republicans and 34% of Democrats, were opposed to increasing the number of immigrants who are allowed to enter the country each year. Only 26% of respondents said they agreed with Biden's approach to immigration.

 Respondents' support for sending US soldiers on active duty to the border to assist Border Patrol agents stands at 66%.

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In advance of the lifting of the COVID-19 border restrictions, the Biden administration will temporarily send 1,500 more troops to help secure the border, according to a Pentagon announcement made this month.

Immigration is likely to play a significant role in the president's reelection campaign next year. Republicans call him a softie on immigration, despite the fact that his administration has planned to send more troops to help secure the border.

Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, made enforcing immigration laws a priority during his term in office.

Republicans are also criticising Biden for the government's spending, which has increased recently — including during the Trump administration — as a result of the government's rapacious spending against COVID-19.

On Tuesday, Biden is scheduled to speak with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about the current standoff over the debt ceiling. The Treasury Department has warned that if the borrowing cap is not raised, Washington may begin to fall behind on its payments as early as June 1.

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In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, 54% of participants said they opposed raising the debt ceiling, including 59% of respondents without a college degree. 44 percent of those who had a degree opposed raising the borrowing cap.

A nationally representative sample of 1,022 US adults who participated in the Reuters/Ipsos survey provided responses