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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaaeu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ij POL REPORT ,Y-~ M O N H L P~ i d i O L Ln n , CO M P L', Ii NfAT I O N V olu m 1 , I ssu I 2 - F eb ruary 2 01 Welcome to America? Public Opinion on Immigration Issues In the fall of 2o16 and early this year, a few pollsters asked questions about temporary or permanent bans on immigrants from certain areas. The results of these hypothetical questions are below. We await new polls on President Trump's executive order now that the issue is real and not abstract. On the next page, we review some questions asked about refugees from Syria coming to the United States-whom Trump's order has banned indefi- nitely. On page 3, we return to a subject we examined in depth last May, public views on building a wall. We devote the rest of this issue to public opinion on immigration. We look at historical and contemporary opinions on whether illegal immigrants should stay or go, the perceived impact of immigration on the country and on jobs, and the proper level of immigration. There are deep partisan disagreements on many of these issues. Finally, we look at attitudes in 1965 toward the immigration reform legislation. Q: Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning immigrants from areas in the world where there is a history of terror- ism against the United States or its allies from entering the United States? Favor Oppose Jul. 2016 63% 34% Note: Online survey. Strongly and somewhat responses combined. Source: AP/GfK Knowledge Networks, July 2016. Q: Do you support or oppose a blanket ban on the immigration of any person who lives in a country where there has been a history of terrorism against the West? Support Oppose Jun. 2016 34% 57% Sep. 2016 32 60 Note: Asked of registered voters. Source: Monmouth University, latest that of September 2016. Q: Do you support or oppose suspending immigration from terror prone regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions? Support Oppose Nov. 2016 50% 44% Jan. 2017 48 42 Note: Asked of registered voters. Source: Quinnipiac University, latest that ofJanuary 2017. Ag M E R I C0 A N. EN E P IS00ST T T 179MsahstsAeuN ,Wsigon0C206-228250 w~e~r

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