From the archives: In ’60s, Americans gave thumbs-up to immigration law that changed the nation
In this 2015 post, we explore how Americans’ views of immigration have shifted since the enactment of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act.
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Public’s Views of Nation’s Economy Remain Positive and Deeply Partisan
Americans continue to have positive views of the nation’s economy, though views are split by party. Most Republicans and half of Democrats rate their personal finances positively.
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4. Views of election policy proposals
Several proposals related to voting policy draw majority support from the public. Still, only a handful – including automatically updating the voter registrations of people when they move and paper backups of electronic ballots – draw widespread support from both Republicans and Democrats. Others are favored more by one partisan group than the other. An […]
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7. Concerns about eligible voters being prevented from voting and ineligible voters voting
Americans are generally concerned over the potential for eligible voters being denied the opportunity to vote and those ineligible to vote being able to cast ballots. But more say they would consider a situation of eligible voters not being allowed to vote a major problem than say that about a situation in which ineligible voters […]
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2. Election security
The public is not highly confident that election systems in the U.S. are secure from hacking and other technological threats. Currently, 45% of Americans say they are at least somewhat confident that U.S. election systems are secure, though just 8% say they are very confident in the security of these systems and 55% say they […]
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Appendix A: References
Bialik, Kristen. Feb. 15, 2018. “Most immigrants arrested by ICE have prior criminal convictions, a big change from 2009.” Pew Research Center. Bialik, Kristen. Feb. 8, 2018. “ICE arrests went up in 2017, with biggest increases in Florida, northern Texas, Oklahoma.” Pew Research Center Brown, Anna. June 26, 2014. “U.S. Hispanic and Asian populations growing, […]