Throughout the course of this year's campaign, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to stop illegal immigration.

Trump's words seem to have resonated with Americans, as a new poll found that two-thirds believe he will secure the border. 

Sixty-eight percent expect Trump to curb illegal immigration

According to Just the News, that survey was carried out by Gallup and it showed that 68% of Americans think Trump will make good on his immigration pledge.

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Carried out between December 2 and December 18, the poll also noted how confidence in the president-elect's border policies are not limited to Republicans, as more than a third of Democrats expect that he will be successful.

Those figures represent a nine-point improvement over the last time Trump took office, with a previous poll finding that only 59% voiced such sentiments in late 2016.

Woman burned alive in attack on New York City subway

The country has seen a string of horrifying crimes committed by illegal migrants in recent weeks, including one incident in which a woman was burned alive on New York City subway.

According to the New York Post, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced last month that a 33-year-old from Guatemala was arrested for taking "the life of an innocent New Yorker."

"As the train pulled into the station, the suspect calmly walked up to the victim, who was in a seated position at the end of a subway car," Tisch was quoted as saying at a press conference.

She explained that the man then "used what we believe to be a lighter to ignite the victim’s clothing, which became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds."

Americans are less confident about Trump when it comes to other issues

In addition to curbing illegal immigration, Gallup's poll also found that over half of Americans believe Trump will succeed at reducing unemployment, keeping the country safe from terrorism, improving the economy, avoiding wars, lowering taxes, and bringing down the crime rate.

However, most do not expect him to improve the quality of the environment, improve the healthcare system, improve race relations, or improve education.

Americans are most skeptical about the president-elect's chances of healing political divisions, something which only 33% think he is capable of achieving.

That number is a six-point drop from eight years ago when 39% of Americans expressed hope that Trump could bring the nation together.