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Friday, July 20, 2007
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A week's worth of data, compiled from the last five editions of our daily email newsletter.
The Immigration Effect As the debate in Washington over immigration reform continues, a new Gallup poll shows that Americans view the impact of immigration more negatively than at any other time this decade. In every category of the survey except for "Food, music, and the arts," those who thought that immigrants make things better were outnumbered by respondents who said immigrants make things worse. When broken down by race, white Americans tended to view immigration more negatively with respect to taxes, crime, and moral and social values, while black Americans more frequently perceived a negative impact on job opportunities and the economy. In comparison, the Hispanic-Americans surveyed—46 percent of whom were born outside the U.S.—viewed immigration positively overall in every area except crime. Source: The Gallup Poll, July 2007. Broadband to the Masses
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In a recent Pew poll of global attitudes, pro-American sentiment continued to decline in 26 out of the 33 countries for which trends are available, including most nations in the Middle East and Western Europe. Many sub-Saharan African and Eastern European nations, however, as well as major trading partners like India, South Korea, and Japan, remained generally positive toward America. African nations in particular are favorable toward American "ideas about democracy" and "ways of doing business." Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, June 2007. Selected responses shown. |
