As protests and conversations about racial injustice in U.S. society continue across the country, Americans’ satisfaction with the treatment of Black people in the U.S. has hit its lowest point in Gallup’s trend dating back to 2001. Currently, 35% of U.S. adults overall are satisfied with the treatment of Black […] Read more »
Where Americans Stand on Immigration: A Hidden Common Ground Report
This report explores the views and values of the American public on immigration, including how much change people think the immigration system needs, their goals and priorities for changing it, and their views on various proposals for doing so. Drawing on a Public Agenda/USA Today/Ipsos national survey of American adults […] Read more »
Americans Support Limiting Immigration To Slow Coronavirus Spread
Most Americans favor sweeping government action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including temporary limits on immigration, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. Joel Rose, NPR News Read more »
Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the 2020 U.S. House Apportionment
Key Points• President Trump recently indicated that he wants the 2020 census reapportionment of House seats to exclude undocumented immigrants from the calculation.• If undocumented immigrants are excluded, the 2020 reapportionment calculation will change, including changing the number of House seats allocated to the two largest states, California and Texas.• […] Read more »
Americans Want More, Not Less, Immigration for First Time
Thirty-four percent of Americans, up from 27% a year ago, would prefer to see immigration to the U.S. increased. This is the highest support for expanding immigration Gallup has found in its trend since 1965. Meanwhile, the percentage favoring decreased immigration has fallen to a new low of 28%, while […] Read more »
The DACA ruling is a big loss for Trump — and perhaps his reelection
On Thursday, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda — and maybe to his reelection prospects. The court ruled, by a 5-to-4 margin, that the Trump administration failed to follow procedure and therefore can’t enact its plan to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), […] Read more »