According to a 2018 survey, Democrats are much more likely to have positive views towards legal immigration into the U.S., with 50 percent of respondents who identify with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party believing legal immigration should be increased above its current level. This compares to 21 percent respondents who identified with the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
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Pew Research Center. (June 28, 2018). Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by political party ." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by political party . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Believe Legal Immigration Should Be Increased in 2018, by Political Party ." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by political party [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079402/immigration-us-opinion-increasing-legal-immigration-party/