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Halting the Flow is Americans' Illegal Immigration Priority

When asked where government should focus its energies on immigration, Americans are more concerned that steps be taken to halt the flow of immigrants slipping in at the border than they are that the government develop a plan for dealing with the ...

Russians Very Worried About Immigration

Most Russians perceive that the level of immigration into Russia is increasing, and would like to see tougher immigration laws or immigration restricted just to those of Russian descent or who have previously lived in Russia. The majority of ...

Americans on Helping and Hosting Haitians

New results from our weekend USA Today/Gallup poll provide the perfect complement to Monday's Washington Post story shedding light on immigration questions raised by the difficult situation in Haiti. We asked Americans if, in response to the ...

Acceptance of Migrants Increases With Social Interaction

Acceptance of migrants depends not only on where people live, but also on the way they live their lives. The more social people are, the higher their scores are on Gallup's new Migrant Acceptance Index.

Economy, Entitlements, Iran Are Americans' Top Priorities

Given 12 possible goals, Americans most want President Obama to restore a strong economy and job market in his second term. They also hope he will fix Social Security and Medicare, and keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Coming to America

Nearly 150 million people -- or 4% of the world's adult population -- want to move to the U.S.

In U.S., Voter Registration Lags Among Hispanics and Asians

Hispanics and Asians lag behind whites and blacks in voter registration, with half of Hispanics and 60% of Asians registered. Both groups are politically Democratic, particularly those who are registered.

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Gallup's annual update on race relations suggests that Americans generally live in areas populated with people from their own racial or ethnic backgrounds.

Bush's Speech on Immigration Closely Follows Public Opinion

President Bush's primetime immigration speech on Monday night -- intentionally or not -- closely mirrored what public opinion research shows is the basic structure of the public's views on the issue of immigration. Americans broadly favor most ...

The State of the Union Speech and Public Opinion

Gallup reviews public opinion on 19 issues raised in President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address.