In both parties, fewer now say being Christian or being born in U.S. is important to being ‘truly American’
Republicans and Democrats continue to differ over the factors they see as important for being “truly American.”
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Republicans and Democrats continue to differ over the factors they see as important for being “truly American.”
Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.
Republican support for allowing undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the United States has declined.
Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.
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.
Across the surveyed countries, opinion varies widely about the value of diversity. But interacting with people of different backgrounds is related to more positive attitudes about the role of diversity in society.
People around the world are more accepting of refugees fleeing violence and war than they are of immigrants moving to their country.
Many South Africans are dissatisfied with the state of their democracy. Confidence in some civic institutions declined from 1990 to 2013.
The American public’s views of the impact immigrants have on the country remain largely positive – and deeply partisan.
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