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Americans Give Guns, Immigration Reform Low Priority

Americans want Congress and the president to give highest priority to jobs and the economy, followed by making government more efficient and improving education. Immigration reform and reducing gun violence are last among 12 issues.

Building Ecosystems That Support Entrepreneurs of Color

Learn about building business ecosystems that will support those with limited access to entrepreneurial resources, including rural communities and communities of color.

SPECIAL REPORT: Proposals to Fix the American Economy

One of Gallup's core missions is to measure and understand the attitudes of the American public on key policy issues of the day. In pursuit of that goal, Gallup recently began cataloging Americans' attitudes about the potential effectiveness of ...

150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the U.S.

About 13% of the world's adults -- or more than 640 million people -- say they would like to leave their country permanently. Roughly 150 million of them say they would like to move to the U.S.

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.