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It has turned into a hot political issue this year, but what effect does illegal immigration have on the U.S. economy? And is its impact negative or positive on businesses and consumers? Gallup's chief economist tackles these and other ...

Few Americans take a hard line against illegal immigrants, saying they should be required to leave the United States and not allowed to return. By contrast, nearly four in five favor making some accommodation for illegal immigrants to become ...

When asked whether their city or area is a good place to live for racial or ethnic minorities, just 37% of Russians say yes, the second-lowest figure Gallup measured among respondents from more than 70 different countries worldwide. More than ...

A majority of Americans (55%) favor concentration of power in state governments, while 37% favor power concentrated at the federal level. This comes as nearly half of the states sue the federal government over transgender bathrooms.

For Americans, the problem doesn't appear to be the notion of immigration per se -- a majority still views it as a good thing. Nevertheless, when asked in the same survey about the level of immigration into the United States, Americans were more ...

Government dissatisfaction, race relations and immigration now lead Americans' top-of-mind concerns for the U.S. Economic mentions are the lowest since 2007.

Two in three investors believe that illegal immigration is hurting the U.S. economic climate according to the March UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll. While most investors also recognize that illegal immigrants take jobs that American ...

The 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 ...

Daily stress and worry among Hispanics rose after Trump's election. These increased rates were greater for Hispanics interviewed in Spanish compared with Hispanics interviewed in English.

On balance, the American public, although worried about illegal immigration, appears willing to accept some sort of guest worker program as long as the program involves explicit limitations and conditions.