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.”
People around the world are more accepting of refugees fleeing violence and war than they are of immigrants moving to their country.
In some EU nations, sizable minorities speak something other than their country’s national language in their household.
Many South Africans are dissatisfied with the state of their democracy. Confidence in some civic institutions declined from 1990 to 2013.
A median of 23% in eight key countries in Western Europe name immigration as one of the top two problems facing their country.
People with populist views in Western Europe are more likely than those with mainstream views to distrust traditional institutions. While populist attitudes span the ideological spectrum in Western Europe, populist political parties are relatively unpopular in the region.
Americans and Western Europeans have broadly similar views on certain social and political issues. For example, majorities of Americans and Western Europeans see immigrants as beneficial to their economies and support certain rights for gays and lesbians.
Ahead of the first round of the French presidential election, here are five charts outlining the support for the country’s populist, far-right National Front.
Public opinion data going back to the 1930s shows that generally speaking, Americans oppose large numbers of refugees entering the country.
As the EU prepares for next week’s European Parliament elections, anti-immigrant and anti-minority sentiments are running high, providing a base for anti-immigration appeals by the political Right.
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