Most Americans say undocumented immigrants should be able to stay legally under certain conditions
Among those who support mass deportations, 43% also say undocumented immigrants should have a way to stay in the country legally.
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Most U.S. voters say immigrants – no matter their legal status – mostly take jobs citizens don’t want
Three-quarters of voters say undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while 61% say the same of legal immigrants.
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Americans lean toward keeping legal immigration steady, see high-skilled workers as a priority
About four-in-ten Americans (42%) say highly skilled workers should be given top priority to legally immigrate to the U.S.
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Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
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Q&A: How Pew Research Center estimates the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.
In this Q&A, we speak with Senior Demographer Jeffrey S. Passel about how the Center estimates the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.
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10 facts about Republicans in the U.S.
About eight-in-ten Republican voters (79%) are non-Hispanic White, down from 93% nearly two decades ago.
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What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.
The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. grew to 11 million in 2022, but remained below the peak of 12.2 million in 2007.
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Republicans and Democrats have different top priorities for U.S. immigration policy
There are sizable ideological differences over the most pressing priorities for the U.S. immigration system within each partisan coalition.
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Around four-in-ten Latinos in U.S. worry that they or someone close to them could be deported
Nearly four-in-ten Latinos (39%) say they worry that they, a family member or someone close to them could be deported.
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State of the Union 2022: How Americans view major national issues
Here’s a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
