Thoughts on Immigration survey results (long description)
Results from question 1
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2045 less than 50 percent of the U.S. population will be considered non-Hispanic White. Participants were asked how positive or negative do you feel about this? Of those who responded to the question:
- 15 percent felt very positive.
- 13 percent felt positive.
- 55 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 10 percent felt negative.
- 7 percent felt very negative.
The following statistics break down the results by political leaning.
Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Of those respondents who reported as liberal leaning:
- 24 percent felt very positive.
- 17 percent felt positive.
- 54 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 3 percent felt negative.
- 1 percent felt very negative.
Of those respondents who reported as conservative leaning:
- 4 percent felt very positive.
- 6 percent felt positive.
- 49 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 22 percent felt negative.
- 18 percent felt very negative.
Of those respondents who reported as neither liberal nor conservative leaning:
- 8 percent felt very positive.
- 8 percent felt positive.
- 63 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 13 percent felt negative.
- 9 percent felt very negative.
Results from questions 3-6 (question 2 results not presented at this time)
APP members were asked if they were born in the United States. Of those who participated in the survey, 5% said no, while 95% said yes.
Of those respondents who answered no, the top five countries listed as their country of birth were:
- Mexico
- Tie between Canada and Germany
- England
- Romania
Of those respondents who answered no, they were asked how long they have lived in the U.S.:
- 5% have lived in the U.S. less than 5 years.
- 12% have lived in the U.S. 5-9 years.
- 20% have lived in the U.S. 10-19 years.
- 63% have lived in the U.S. 20 or more years.
Of those respondents who answered yes to being born in the U.S.:
- 6% of their mothers were not born in the U.S.
- 5% of their fathers were not born in the U.S.
- 17% of mother's mother (maternal grandmother) were not born in the U.S.
- 17% of mother's father (maternal grandfather) were not born in the U.S.
- 18% of father's mother (paternal grandmother) were not born in the U.S.
- 19% of father's father (paternal grandfather) were not born in the U.S.
Results from question 1
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2045 less than 50 percent of the U.S. population will be considered non-Hispanic White. Participants were asked how positive or negative do you feel about this? Of those who responded to the question:
- 15 percent felt very positive.
- 13 percent felt positive.
- 55 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 10 percent felt negative.
- 7 percent felt very negative.
The following statistics break down the results by political leaning.
Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Of those respondents who reported as liberal leaning:
- 24 percent felt very positive.
- 17 percent felt positive.
- 54 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 3 percent felt negative.
- 1 percent felt very negative.
Of those respondents who reported as conservative leaning:
- 4 percent felt very positive.
- 6 percent felt positive.
- 49 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 22 percent felt negative.
- 18 percent felt very negative.
Of those respondents who reported as neither liberal nor conservative leaning:
- 8 percent felt very positive.
- 8 percent felt positive.
- 63 percent felt neither positive nor negative.
- 13 percent felt negative.
- 9 percent felt very negative.
Results from questions 3-6 (question 2 results not presented at this time)
APP members were asked if they were born in the United States. Of those who participated in the survey, 5% said no, while 95% said yes.
Of those respondents who answered no, the top five countries listed as their country of birth were:
- Mexico
- Tie between Canada and Germany
- England
- Romania
Of those respondents who answered no, they were asked how long they have lived in the U.S.:
- 5% have lived in the U.S. less than 5 years.
- 12% have lived in the U.S. 5-9 years.
- 20% have lived in the U.S. 10-19 years.
- 63% have lived in the U.S. 20 or more years.
Of those respondents who answered yes to being born in the U.S.:
- 6% of their mothers were not born in the U.S.
- 5% of their fathers were not born in the U.S.
- 17% of mother's mother (maternal grandmother) were not born in the U.S.
- 17% of mother's father (maternal grandfather) were not born in the U.S.
- 18% of father's mother (paternal grandmother) were not born in the U.S.
- 19% of father's father (paternal grandfather) were not born in the U.S.