… This nationwide Chicago Council survey, released on May 6, 2013, reveals support for some variation of immigration reform, similar to other recent polls. But there is still a lot of grass-roots work to be done to break down stereotypes. Half of Americans overstate unauthorized immigration levels into the United [...] Read more »
U.S. Image Rebounds in Mexico
On the eve of President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico, the United States is enjoying a resurgence of good will among the Mexican public, with a clear majority favorably inclined toward their northern neighbor and more now expressing confidence in Obama. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Desire to Leave Same in U.S. and Mexico
As lawmakers in the United States ponder the shape and form of comprehensive immigration reform, residents of Mexico — the country that has been the largest source of U.S.-bound immigration over the past decade — are no more likely than U.S. residents are to express a desire to leave their [...] Read more »
Most Americans View Mexico Negatively
As the newly elected Mexican president travels to Washington next week, a new survey released by consulting firm Vianovo on Monday underscores the startling challenges Mexico faces with its international image, especially in the U.S. The survey highlights what has been widely assumed: that Americans have a generally unfavorable view [...] Read more »
Knock, Knock
… American public-opinion research has likely reached its version of peak oil, with the cheap, plentiful polling that undergirded political communication for 75 years no longer sustainable. Quick surveys may no longer be within reach of every blog, trade association, liberal-arts college, and state-legislative candidate. [cont.] Sasha Issenberg, Slate Read more »
Mexicans Back Military Campaign Against Cartels
As Felipe Calderón’s term as Mexico’s president draws to a close, Mexicans continue to strongly back his policy of deploying the military to combat the country’s powerful drug cartels. Eight-in-ten say this is the right course, a level of support that has remained remarkably constant since the Pew Global Attitudes [...] Read more »