Live Poster Session: Zoom Link
Abstract: Immigration and public opinion surrounding various aspects of it are hotly debated issues in the US and global political and social conversation. A poll in late March of 2023 shows that immigration was the fourth most popular choice from respondents of all parties when asked which issue facing the United States they feel is the most important from a list (Montanaro & Ahn, 2023). Immigration is an important issue to many people in the US and that calls for further investigation into sentiment surrounding it and associations to other characteristics. As immigration continues, the government needs to come up with reasonable policies to address various aspects of entry to and residence in the country. This investigation will aid in understanding of public opinion and the political actions and policies that follow, specifically in terms of religiosity. Finding relationships between various demographic information or characteristics of people in the US and their level of anti-immigrant sentiment enhances our understanding of political and social trends and behaviors.
ADA-Poster| Question | Scale |
| Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with the following statement?‘America’s culture is generally harmed by immigrants.’ | 1. Agree strongly 5. Disagree strongly |
| And now thinking specifically about immigrants. Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, neither agree nor disagree, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with the following statement? ‘Immigrants are generally good for America’s economy.’ | 1. Agree strongly 5. Disagree strongly (Order would be reversed) |
| Do you think the number of immigrants from foreign countries who are permitted to come to the United States to live should be increased a lot, increased a little, left the same as it is now, decreased a little, or decreased a lot? | 1. Increased a lot 5. Decreased a lot (Order would be reversed) |
| Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose providing a path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants who obey the law, pay a fine, and pass security checks? | 1. Favor 2. Oppose 3. Neither favor nor oppose (Order would be reversed) |
| Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose returning all unauthorized immigrants to their native countries? | 1. Favor 2. Oppose 3. Neither favor nor oppose |
| Some people have proposed that the U.S. Constitution should be changed so that the children of unauthorized immigrants do not automatically get citizenship if they are born in this country. Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose this proposal? | 1. Favor 2. Oppose 3. Neither favor nor oppose |
| What should happen to immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and have lived here for at least 10 years and graduated high school here? Should they be sent back where they came from, or should they be allowed to live and work in the United States? | 1. Should be sent back where they came from 2. Should be allowed to live and work in the US |
| Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico? | 1. Favor 2. Oppose 3. Neither favor nor oppose |
| Now I’d like to ask you about immigration in recent years. How likely is it that recent immigration levels will take jobs away from people already here – extremely likely, very likely, somewhat likely, or not at all likely? | 1. Extremely likely 4. Not at all likely |
| Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose separating the children of detained immigrants, rather than keeping them with their parents in adult detention centers? | 1. Favor 2. Oppose 3. Neither favor nor oppose |