According to a 2018 survey, white adults are less likely to be sympathetic to undocumented immigrants, with 64 percent stating they have sympathy toward those living in the United States illegally. This compares to 80 percent of black Americans.
Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race
Whites and blacks include only those who are not Hispanic; Hispanics are of any race.
Values combine respondents who answered "very" or "somewhat" for either answer. Responses of "don't know" not included.
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Pew Research Center. (June 28, 2018). Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Are Sympathetic to Undocumented Immigrants in 2018, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who are sympathetic to undocumented immigrants in 2018, by race [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078667/immigration-us-sympathy-undocumented-immigrants-race/
