With a vote of 84-15, the Senate has voted to take up S.744 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform) for floor debate. One of the issues central to that debate is border security and the fate of the estimated eleven million unauthorized immigrants currently residing in the United States. While there is an […] Read more »
More See China as Friend Than Foe
As Chinese president Xi Jinping travels to the United States to meet with President Obama, 55% of Americans view China as either an ally (11%) or a nation friendly to the U.S. (44%), while 40% say it is either unfriendly (26%) or an enemy (14%). [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Who’s crossing the Mexico border? A new survey tries to find out.
Last year, the Border Patrol caught about 356,000 immigrants trying to cross illegally at the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s thought to be about half of all attempts. It also isn’t much of a deterrent. About 43 percent of those detained say they’ll try to cross again in the near future — […] Read more »
Many Americans Express Bias against Mexican Immigrants
… 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 »