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When Americans recall their roots, they open up to immigration
Respondents – including both Democrats and Republicans – who were randomly assigned to think about their family history before telling us their immigration preferences expressed more favorable feelings toward immigrants. (File photo: Josh Sorenson/Unsplash)
Which was the first generation in your family to arrive in America? Do you know why your family came to the United States?
Members of President Joe Biden’s administration – and key nominees – have answered these questions in their first days in office.
Upon his nomination as Biden’s secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, a native of Cuba, tweeted: “When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge.”