The Biden administration has been grappling with surging numbers of migrants, especially children arriving at the U.S. – Mexico border without their parents. Three-quarters of Americans have read or heard about the large number of children apprehended at the southern border and a majority want to see the government prioritizing […] Read more »
Democrats Will Lose Elections in 2022 and 2024 if They do Not Offer a Plausible Strategy for Reducing the Surge of Immigrants at the Border
Democratic officeholders and candidates who plan to run in 2022 and 2024 need to face a simple, brutal fact – many will lose their next elections and will return control of government to the GOP if they do not offer a more plausible strategy for reducing the surge of immigrants […] Read more »
Immigration After Trump: What Would Immigration Policy That Followed American Public Opinion Look Like?
The Republican and Democratic parties offer starkly different perspectives on immigration-related issues. But what would an immigration policy that followed American public opinion look like? The short answer: American public sentiment is much closer to the policies the Biden administration is likely to implement than those put in place by […] Read more »
Iran, North Korea Liked Least by Americans
Of 20 countries rated in Gallup’s 2020 World Affairs survey, 10 receive favorable ratings from a majority of Americans, while an equal number receive unfavorable ratings. Iran’s 11% favorable is the lowest of all, followed closely by North Korea’s 12%. Meanwhile, Canada and Great Britain, at the very top, are […] Read more »
Americans’ Vanishing Fear of Foreign Trade
More Americans than Gallup has seen in a quarter century view foreign trade positively, with 79% calling it “an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports.” Fewer than one in five (18%) — down by about half from 34% in 2016, and the lowest Gallup has recorded — now […] Read more »
Americans’ immigration policy priorities: Divisions between – and within – the two parties
Democrats and Republicans have starkly different priorities when it comes to the nation’s immigration policies. Yet there also are ideological differences within both parties on the importance of some priorities, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. CONT. Andrew Daniller, Pew Research Center Read more »