Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans. Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration.
Overall, about 4 in 10 Americans say that legal immigration to the U.S. is beneficial to the economy and culture, but that sentiment is down since 2017.
WASHINGTON — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans,
Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans. Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration.
Most voters say people flows across the southern border are a problem, and want to tackle this by hiring border guards and immigration judges and cutting the number of those seeking asylum.