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.”
About one-in-four Asian Americans (24%) consider themselves extremely or very informed about the history of Asian people in the United States.
91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
People around the world are more accepting of refugees fleeing violence and war than they are of immigrants moving to their country.
The American public’s views of the impact immigrants have on the country remain largely positive – and deeply partisan.
The share of Latinos who say there are too many immigrants living in the United States has declined sharply since 2002.
The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to ask everyone living in the United States whether they are citizens when it conducts its next decennial census in 2020.
Americans’ views about the impact the growing number of immigrants working in the U.S. is having on American workers have softened notably over the past decade.
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