Views on Amount of Legal Immigration (April 2022)

Views on Amount of Legal Immigration (April 2022)

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Too many40%
Too few19%
About the right amount26%
Don’t know/No opinion15%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too many16%45%61%
Too few33%17%8%
About the right amount33%21%22%
Don’t know/No opinion18%18%9%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too many11%21%15%
Too few42%26%33%
About the right amount32%27%37%
Don’t know/No opinion14%26%16%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too many52%56%68%
Too few11%11%5%
About the right amount24%22%21%
Don’t know/No opinion12%12%7%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too many15%32%60%
Too few41%14%8%
About the right amount29%28%24%
Don’t know/No opinion16%25%8%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too many13%19%11%
Too few32%31%59%
About the right amount40%30%20%
Don’t know/No opinion15%21%10%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too many49%61%67%
Too few11%8%5%
About the right amount37%22%19%
Don’t know/No opinion4%9%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too many44%29%35%
Too few18%18%22%
About the right amount25%26%30%
Don’t know/No opinion13%27%13%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Too many42%38%
Too few19%18%
About the right amount28%25%
Don’t know/No opinion10%18%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too many36%40%48%
Too few20%19%16%
About the right amount29%28%21%
Don’t know/No opinion15%14%16%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too many30%38%44%42%
Too few26%24%16%13%
About the right amount24%24%25%32%
Don’t know/No opinion20%14%14%13%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too many60%43%40%43%39%28%
Too few9%14%21%16%22%24%
About the right amount23%26%21%29%26%37%
Don’t know/No opinion8%18%17%12%12%10%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too many50%42%28%25%
Too few10%20%24%32%
About the right amount27%24%31%27%
Don’t know/No opinion13%14%18%16%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Too many55%41%25%27%
Too few6%15%37%21%
About the right amount24%31%24%19%
Don’t know/No opinion14%12%14%33%

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