Most Latinos say U.S. immigration system needs big changes
Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
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Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
Republican support for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States has declined.
The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.
The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year.
Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
If unauthorized U.S. immigrants aren’t counted, 3 states could each lose a seat they otherwise would have had and 3 others each could gain one.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
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