Adults who lean towards the Democratic Party are less likely to believe that undocumented immigrants commit more crimes than U.S. citizens, with a 2018 survey finding that 86 percent of Democrats who correctly believe that most immigrants live in the U.S. legally also believe that undocumented immigrants are no more likely than U.S. citizens to commit serious crimes. This drops to 38 percent for Republicans who believe the majority of immigrants are undocumented.
It was estimated that, in 2015, around 75 percent of immigrants in the United States were living in the country legally.
Share of adults who believe undocumented immigrants in the United States commit more crimes in 2018, by political party and belief over legal status
Belief over legal status of undocumented immigrants
Parties include independents and other non-partisans who “lean” toward the parties.
Belief over legal status refers to whether a person believes that most immigrants currently in the U.S.s are living in the country illegally or legally. The correct answer is legally, with the source estimating that 75 percent of immigrants were living in the U.S. legally in 2015.
Responses of "don't know" not included.
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Pew Research Center. (June 28, 2018). Share of adults who believe undocumented immigrants in the United States commit more crimes in 2018, by political party and belief over legal status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078644/immigration-us-beliefs-whether-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more-crimes-party/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who believe undocumented immigrants in the United States commit more crimes in 2018, by political party and belief over legal status." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078644/immigration-us-beliefs-whether-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more-crimes-party/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of adults who believe undocumented immigrants in the United States commit more crimes in 2018, by political party and belief over legal status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078644/immigration-us-beliefs-whether-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more-crimes-party/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Believe Undocumented Immigrants in The United States Commit More Crimes in 2018, by Political Party and Belief over Legal Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078644/immigration-us-beliefs-whether-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more-crimes-party/
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Share of adults who believe undocumented immigrants in the United States commit more crimes in 2018, by political party and belief over legal status [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078644/immigration-us-beliefs-whether-undocumented-immigrants-commit-more-crimes-party/
