Most say arrests of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be allowed at protests or in homes, but not at places of worship or schools How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the American public’s views of immigration enforcement policies and the personal impact they have on U.S. adults. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,123 adults from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have…
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This chapter explores Americans’ views on which groups of immigrants who are in the country illegally should be deported, where arrests should be allowed, and whether police should be able to check a person’s immigration status. Views on whether immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported About half of U.S. adults (51%) say some immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported, compared with 32% who say all should be deported. Some 16% say none should be deported. By political party Nearly all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (96%) say at least some immigrants living in the country…
This chapter explores whether U.S. adults worry about being asked to prove their U.S. citizenship or immigration status during their daily routine and if they believe deportations of immigrants living in the United States illegally will make their lives better or worse. Do people worry they or someone close to them might be deported? About one-in-five U.S. adults (19%) say they worry a lot or some that they, a family member or a friend could be deported. By nativity One-in-three immigrants in the country worry they or someone close to them could be deported. By comparison, 16% of U.S.-born adults…
This report was written by Luis Noe-Bustamante, research associate, and Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; and Jocelyn Kiley, director, political research. The report was reviewed by Neha Sahgal, vice president, research; and Rachel (Weisel) Drian, associate director, communications. Guidance on the communications strategy and outreach was provided by Tanya Arditi, senior communications manager, with support from Talia Price, communications associate. The report was number-checked by Alex Cahn, research assistant, and Gracie Martinez, research assistant. Sara Atske, digital producer, produced…
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 164 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. A total of 5,123 panelists responded out of 5,737 who were sampled, for a survey-level response rate of 89%. The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 3%. The break-off rate among panelists who logged on to the survey and completed at least one item is 1%. The margin of sampling…
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/topic/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/. Research Claudia Deane, Executive Vice PresidentMichael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information ResearchAlec Tyson, Associate Director, Science and Society ResearchColleen McClain, Senior ResearcherElisa Shearer, Senior Researcher Eileen Yam, Director, Science and Society Research Giancarlo Pasquini, Research AssociateEmma Kikuchi, Research Assistant Isabelle Pula, Research AssistantBrian Kennedy, Senior ResearcherKim Parker, Director, Social Trends Research Richard Fry, Senior ResearcherDana Braga, Research Analyst Luona Lin, Research Associate Michael Rotolo, Research Associate Gregory A. Smith, Senior Associate Director, Religion Research Alan Cooperman, Director, Religion Research Justin Nortey, Research Analyst Monica Anderson, Director,…
Most Americans say the pandemic drove the country apart Clockwise from top left: A second-grader does remote schoolwork at the Reading, Pennsylvania, Boys and Girls Club in January 2021. Protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Buffalo, New York, in February 2022. An Easter Mass in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 2021. White flags honoring lives lost to COVID-19 on Washington’s National Mall in October 2021. (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle, Dustin Franz/AFP, Saul Loeb/AFP, Liu Jie/Xinhua, all via Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how Americans were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 158 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2024. A total of 9,593 panelists responded out of 10,612 who were sampled, for a survey-level response rate of 90%. The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 3%. The break-off rate among panelists who logged on to the survey and completed at least one item is 1%. The margin of sampling…
Eileen Yam and Giancarlo Pasquini contributed to this chapter. Five years after the pandemic began, Americans largely see COVID-19 through the rear-view mirror. Overall, they don’t feel the virus is nearly as much of a danger as they did in 2020. Still, deep political divides persist about the disease. Democrats and Republicans aren’t on the same page about how seriously we should be taking COVID-19 today. And the two parties hold different views on how well public health authorities and elected officials handled the pandemic. Jump to read about views of COVID-19 today, including: Do Americans still see COVID-19 as…
Kim Parker contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the U.S. labor market. Businesses shuttered, millions of Americans lost their jobs, and for many others their home became their workplace. We tracked these changes starting from the early months of the coronavirus outbreak. Our trends outline the journey workers have been through. And new data helps show where things stand now and the lasting impact the pandemic has had on the American workplace. Labor market impact The coronavirus outbreak had an immediate impact on employment in the U.S. In February 2020, before widespread lockdowns and stay-at-home orders…