Earlier today, America’s Voice and Latino Decisions released the first of three waves of national polling of the Latino electorate … The survey was designed to measure how immigration policy and politics are shaping the views of Latino voters as the 2016 election approaches. … Consistent with the broader perceptions […] Read more »
Majority opposes increased numbers of refugees, but …
A majority of Americans do not believe that the United States should allow more refugees into the country, according to an Exclusive Point Taken-Marist Poll. However, about half of Americans think the United States has a moral obligation to aid refugees and do not think they pose a significant threat […] Read more »
Two-Thirds of Trump Supporters Say Nation Needs a Leader Willing to Break the Rules
A new PRRI/The Atlantic Survey finds nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s supporters believe that the situation in the United States has gotten so far off track that country needs a leader willing to break some rules to set things right. In contrast, only 40 percent of […] Read more »
Political criticism erodes free trade support
Months of withering political rhetoric in the presidential campaign has eroded American support for free trade but not for immigration. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey, conducted March 21-23, finds that just 27 percent of the public agree that free trade “has helped the U.S.,” compared with 43 percent who say […] Read more »
‘Building a wall’ may keep Republicans from the White House
You’d never guess it from the headlines during this year’s presidential campaign, but strong majorities of Americans—Democrats, Independents, and Republicans alike—favor immigration reforms that would allow immigrants living in the United States illegally to qualify for citizenship if they meet certain requirements. That’s the finding of a massive rolling survey […] Read more »
How Americans View Immigrants, and What They Want from Immigration Reform
Americans overall are more likely to say that newcomers from other countries strengthen American society (50%) than they are to believe that they represent a threat to American customs and values (34%). … Americans express consistent support for providing immigrants who are currently living in the country illegally with a […] Read more »