Wrong on the key specifics. And even more wrong on the larger meaning. That’s the dual bottom line on the extraordinary screed last week against diversity in general, and immigration in particular, from Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson. … Carlson said explicitly what is often left implicit: how much […] Read more »
Concerns About Healthcare High; Energy, Unemployment Low
Fifty-five percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the availability and affordability of healthcare, topping concerns about 14 other issues Gallup tested. Slim majorities also worry about crime and violence, federal spending and the budget deficit, and the availability of guns. Unemployment and affordable energy rank last. CONT. Jeffrey […] Read more »
Trump to Latinos: The GOP supports you more than Democrats. But Latinos aren’t so sure.
Nearly two years after launching a presidential campaign that frequently attracted criticism for comments about Latinos, President Trump is still trying to convince the demographic group that the GOP is the party for them. At a Friday news conference for the signing of the $1.3 trillion spending bill, Trump used […] Read more »
Six in Ten Oppose Spending $25 Billion for Wall, But Half Favor Some New Spending
As Congress gears up to make another run at addressing immigration, a new in-depth survey of registered voters presented the major proposals under consideration and found that: Six in ten oppose spending $25 billion to strengthen the southern border, primarily through building a wall, but half favor some new spending. […] Read more »
Americans continue to oppose U.S.-Mexico border wall
As President Trump plans to visit California Tuesday to see prototypes for a U.S. – Mexico border wall, the idea of building a border wall continues to be unpopular with most Americans, and sharp partisan splits remain. Most Republicans support it, while most Democrats and independents oppose it. These percentages […] Read more »
AI Seen as Greater Job Threat Than Immigration, Offshoring
More than half of Americans (58%) say technology poses a greater threat to jobs in the U.S. over the next decade, while 42% see immigration and offshoring as the greater threat. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »