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Poll: 72% of Americans Say Immigrants Come to the United States for Jobs and to Improve Their Lives
CATO ^ | 04 27 2021 | Emily Ekins and David Kemp

Posted on 05/05/2021 8:44:47 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

The Cato Institute 2021 Immigration and Identity National Survey, a new national survey of 2,600 U.S. adults, finds that nearly three‐​fourths (72%) of Americans believe immigrants come to the United States to “find jobs and improve their lives” while 27% think immigrants come to obtain government services and welfare.

Support for More Immigration Is on the Rise

Support for more immigration has tripled from the mid‐​1990s when about 10% of the public supported more immigration and two‐​thirds wanted less. Today 29% of Americans want more, 38% want to maintain current levels, and 33% want less.

Democrats’ views largely account for this shift. Starting around 2008–2010, Democratic support for more immigration rose from about 20% to 47% today.

70% of Democrats Say Racist Beliefs Drive Desire for Less Immigration

Seventy percent (70%) of Democrats say racist beliefs drive the desire for less immigration. In contrast 57% of all Americans, as well as 60% of independents and 88% of Republicans say a sincere interest in controlling the country’s borders is the reason.

91% of Americans Welcome Immigration to the U.S., 9% Want to Shut Down the Border

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1 posted on 05/05/2021 8:44:47 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

And bank robbers rob banks because that’s where the money is.

What’s yer point?


2 posted on 05/05/2021 8:46:03 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: yesthatjallen

Someone actually spent money to figure that out?


3 posted on 05/05/2021 8:46:14 AM PDT by econjack
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But, then there's always the 10% 28% who come for the free stuff.
4 posted on 05/05/2021 8:47:03 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, RINOs, Islamonazis, Statists, Communists, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Polls like this are to move public opinion, not measure it.


5 posted on 05/05/2021 8:47:31 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Agreed. And regardless of why somebody wants to come to the US, they still need to be vetted at the border.


6 posted on 05/05/2021 8:48:36 AM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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To: yesthatjallen

CATO is a NWO/globalist group.

No thanks.


7 posted on 05/05/2021 8:48:55 AM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: yesthatjallen

Polls are worthless, used to change people’s minds, not gauge them.


8 posted on 05/05/2021 8:50:04 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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So what if they do?

We have too many already.

Close the door and leave it closed until everybody speaks English. And only English.


9 posted on 05/05/2021 8:51:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: yesthatjallen

They will improve their lives all right. With our money that the government takes from us and gives to them so they will vote democrat.


10 posted on 05/05/2021 8:51:33 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Non-binary transnormativity is a construct of intersectionality. Leftist gobbledegook stinks.)
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To: yesthatjallen

BS! article


11 posted on 05/05/2021 8:52:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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We can always take over their countries. call them protectorates.


12 posted on 05/05/2021 8:53:41 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: yesthatjallen

Probably true.
They’re still illegal.


13 posted on 05/05/2021 8:53:42 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence - Prof. Dean Alfange)
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To: yesthatjallen

Do 72% say we owe them that? And if so why?


14 posted on 05/05/2021 8:54:06 AM PDT by stanne
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Fine.

But how does that make illegal immigration a good thing when legal immigration is already more than high enough? It doesn’t.


15 posted on 05/05/2021 8:55:30 AM PDT by Wuli ("")
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That may be true for true immigrants. But illegal aliens are not immigrants. By original definition an immigrant is one who is in the iS legally.

The illegal alien is here simply to receive the massive welfare benefits they receive and which are free - no work required.

and that is a FACT!!!


16 posted on 05/05/2021 8:56:17 AM PDT by elpadre ( )
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And next week, Steve Moore and CATO will tell us that Chairman Xi is coming here to improve his family fortune by including all of us in his family!

Happy Happy Joy Joy

We’re all one beeg happy global family, right?

Uh...right


17 posted on 05/05/2021 8:57:31 AM PDT by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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Support for more immigration has tripled from the mid‐​1990s when about 10% of the public supported more immigration and two‐​thirds wanted less. Today 29% of Americans want more, 38% want to maintain current levels, and 33% want less......given the fact that there are more immigrants in the country, who are being polled, of course the want more. They want to take over, as they do whenever their numbers get big enough.

91% of Americans Welcome Immigration to the U.S., 9% Want to Shut Down the Border.......based on the election results of 2016 and 2020, I’d have to say that those numbers are demonstrably FALSE.

I think that one of the biggest issues that propelled Donald Trump in 2016 and what got him 16,000,000 more votes in 2020, was his stance and actions he took on immigration, visas and refugees.

One of the things I find funny about this is how white Democrats and liberals look at the issue, IMHO. When the immigrants/refugees first come, they are used as pawns by the Left to get the desired results come election time. Once the immigrants establish a foothold, get their numbers up and start getting elected, they then use the white Liberals as pawns to get what they want. Genius.


18 posted on 05/05/2021 8:57:52 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: yesthatjallen

Might have been true 30 years ago


19 posted on 05/05/2021 8:59:10 AM PDT by Pollard
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To: yesthatjallen

AND they lie about OTHER THINGS TOO!!


20 posted on 05/05/2021 8:59:39 AM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty and Let the the Stupid AmericanTaxpayer foot the bill !)
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