Gallup reviews public opinion on 22 issues raised in State of the Union
January 29, 2010Gallup looks at how a number of key points and policy proposals that President Barack Obama made in his State of the Union address Wednesday night relate to the views of the American people.
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Nearly two-thirds (63%) support keeping U.S. personnel there until basic services are restored
January 25, 2010The majority of Americans (53%) do not think the U.S. should increase the number of Haitian immigrants it accepts, while 41% think it should. Nearly two-thirds (63%) support keeping U.S. troops and government workers in Haiti until basic services are restored.
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U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances, unless they report being religious
September 22, 2009About half (49%) of recent Latino immigrants to the United States report sending money to others living abroad. U.S.-born Latinos overall are less likely to send remittances, but their likelihood of doing so increases if they say religion is important in their daily lives.
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More want immigration decreased than kept the same or increased
August 5, 2009With the Obama administration under renewed pressure to pursue immigration reform, Gallup finds Americans less favorable toward immigration than they were a year ago. Fifty percent want immigration decreased, up from 39%, and 58% say immigration is a good thing for the country, down from 64%.
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Public as likely to favor status quo as to favor decreased immigration
July 10, 2008The percentage of Americans in favor of decreased immigration has declined from 45% to 39% in the past year, and matches a 2006 reading as the lowest Gallup has measured since 2000.
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May 21, 2008South Africans are launching attacks against immigrants in their country, blaming them for worsening social problems. Just a year ago, however, 61% of South Africans said their country was a good place for immigrants.
May 20, 2008Data-driven insights into rising gas prices in the United States, corruption concerns in Bulgaria and Romania, and Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy's hospitalization.
May 16, 2008As Italy's President Silvio Berlusconi makes new efforts to get tough on illegal immigrants in his country, Gallup reveals that a majority of Italians (69%) perceive their community as a good place for immigrants to live.
January 23, 2008Gallup explores the role unemployment and poverty play in Latin Americans' decisions to leave their countries.
January 21, 2008Recent Gallup Polls find that one in four Latin Americans wishes to emigrate, but only about one-third of those would move to the United States.
