Few issues spark debate more than immigration, because people connect it to so many aspects of society: from economics and culture, to law and resources, as well as to what one believes about people who are immigrating in the first place.
So considering all that, what do people want U.S. policy generally to be right now? Let’s look at what’s behind each of three broad views: those who say they’d stop most or all immigration now (this group is one in five Americans — 21%); those who would allow some immigration, based on strict criteria (this is by far the largest of three, a majority 58% of Americans, though exactly what that criteria ought to be is itself a matter for discussion, which we’ll cover below); and those who would allow a lot of immigration, including for most or all who want to enter the U.S. (this is another 21%, counterbalancing the most restrictive group.) CONTINUED
Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto & Fred Backus, CBS News
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