This statistic shows the opinions of American adults on what should be the goals of immigration policy in the United States. As of December 2016, 23 percent of respondents believed building a wall on the U.S. - Mexico border was very important.
American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017
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Pew Research Center. (January 6, 2017). American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/
Pew Research Center. "American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017." Chart. January 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/
Pew Research Center. (2017). American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/
Pew Research Center. "American Adults' Views on Goals of Immigration Policy in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/
Pew Research Center, American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/669154/american-adults-view-of-goals-of-immigration-policy/