What are American views on immigrant labor?

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  • 65% of US adults believe that “violence in home country” is a major reason for why large numbers of migrants are seeking to enter at the border with Mexico. – PEW Research Center
  • More than any other religious group, white evangelicals believe that the large migrant flow at the Southern border is contributing to more crime in the US (82%). White catholics (70%) and white non-evangelical protestants (69%) are the only other two religious groups in which the majority believe this to be true.  – PEW Research Center
  • Only 43% of Americans support increasing facilities for holding immigrants in the country illegally while they await decisions about deportation – PEW Research Center
  • 59% of Americans disapprove of ending Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for those who already had it approved –  PEW Research Center
  • 61% of Americans disapprove of sending immigrants in the U.S. Illegally to a prison in El Salvador – PEW Research Center
  • 78% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents approve of the administration’s approach to immigration, including 51% who strongly approve. Just 12% disapprove. In contrast, 81% of Democrats and Democratic leaners disapprove, with 63% strongly disapproving. Just 9% approve. – PEW Research Center
  • Half of Americans say the administration’s approach to deporting immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally is “too careless.” In June of 2025, about four-in-ten (39%) say the administration’s approach has been about right, while 9% say it’s been too careful. PEW Research Center
  • As has long been the case, the majority of Americans (65%) say that there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the country legally, with 36% saying these immigrants should be eligible for citizenship if they meet certain requirements. PEW Research Center
  • Today, 41% of Republicans and 89% of Democrats say there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally. In 2017, 61% of Republicans said this, as did 88% of Democrats. PEW Research Center
  • The share of Republicans saying there should be a national effort to deport those in the country illegally has grown substantially over the last eight years – 56% say this in 2025, up from 34% in 2017. – PEW Research Center
  • A 56% majority of Americans now favor expanding the wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, up from 46% in 2019. PEW Research Center