Results from a 2016 survey on U.S. perspectives on legal and illegal immigration. San Francisco Bay Area centric survey. No surprise, but results were very immigrant friendly. Main takeaway is that the U.S. is a massively divided country and immigration will have to be addressed imminently by the next President

1. 70.41% 119
29.59% 50
Q1 What is your gender?
Answered: 169 Skipped: 2
Total 169
Female
Male
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Female
Male
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2. 2.37% 4
15.98% 27
28.40% 48
36.09% 61
13.02% 22
2.96% 5
1.18% 2
Q2 What is your age?
Answered: 169 Skipped: 2
Total 169
18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 to 74
75 or older
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 to 74
75 or older
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3. 85.21% 144
14.79% 25
Q3 Are you a citizen of the United States?
Answered: 169 Skipped: 2
Total 169
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Yes
No
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4. 5.39% 9
60.48% 101
23.95% 40
10.18% 17
Q4 Generally speaking, do you usually think
of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an
Independent, or something else?
Answered: 167 Skipped: 4
Total 167
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Something else
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Republican
Democrat
Independent
Something else
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5. 0.00% 0
0.59% 1
7.10% 12
2.37% 4
28.40% 48
61.54% 104
Q5 What is the highest level of school you
have completed or the highest degree you
have received?
Answered: 169 Skipped: 2
Total 169
Less than high
school degree
High school
degree or...
Some college
but no degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate degree
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Less than high school degree
High school degree or equivalent (e.g., GED)
Some college but no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate degree
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6. 64.67%
108
0.60% 1
1.20% 2
27.54%
46
0.00% 0
5.99% 10
Q6 Are you White, Black or African-
American, American Indian or Alaska
Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other
Pacific islander, or some other or multiple
races?
Answered: 167 Skipped: 4
Total 167
White – A
person havin...
Black or
African...
American
Indian or...
Asian – A
person havin...
Native
Hawaiian or...
From other or
multiple races
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa
Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa
American Indian or Alaska Native – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and
who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment
Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands
From other or multiple races
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7. 3.73% 6
96.27% 155
Q7 What is your ethnicity?
Answered: 161 Skipped: 10
Total Respondents: 161
Hispanic or
Latino (A...
Not Hispanic
or Latino
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Hispanic or Latino (A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race)
Not Hispanic or Latino
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8. Q8 In what ZIP code is your home located?
(enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544
or 94305)
Answered: 164 Skipped: 7
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9. 65.27% 109
34.73% 58
Q9 Were you born in the U.S.?
Answered: 167 Skipped: 4
Total 167
Yes
No
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Yes
No
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10. 92.59% 150
1.85% 3
5.56% 9
Q10 Do you agree that immigrants generally
(legal and illegal) make American society
better in the long-run
Answered: 162 Skipped: 9
Total 162
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
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11. 37.89% 61
18.63% 30
43.48% 70
Q11 Do you agree that illegal immigrants
make American society better in the long-
run
Answered: 161 Skipped: 10
Total 161
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
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12. 4.38% 7
10.00% 16
85.63% 137
Q12 What impact do you think immigrants
generally (legal and illegal) have on crime?
Answered: 160 Skipped: 11
Total 160
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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13. 16.35% 26
3.77% 6
79.87% 127
Q13 What impact do you think illegal
immigrants have on crime?
Answered: 159 Skipped: 12
Total 159
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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14. 2.50% 4
89.38% 143
8.13% 13
Q14 What impact do you think immigrants
generally (legal and illegal) have on the
economy
Answered: 160 Skipped: 11
Total 160
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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15. 5.03% 8
54.09% 86
40.88% 65
Q15 What impact do you think immigrants
generally (legal and illegal) have on social
and moral values?
Answered: 159 Skipped: 12
Total 159
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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16. 1.24% 2
72.67% 117
26.09% 42
Q16 What impact do you think immigrants
generally (legal and illegal) have on science
and technology?
Answered: 161 Skipped: 10
Total 161
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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17. 1.23% 2
90.12% 146
8.64% 14
Q17 What impact do you think immigrants
generally (legal and illegal) have on food,
music, and arts?
Answered: 162 Skipped: 9
Total 162
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Make it worse
Make it better
Not much effect
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18. 14.81% 24
67.28% 109
17.90% 29
Q18 Do you agree that illegal immigrants
should be asked to leave the country?
Answered: 162 Skipped: 9
Total 162
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Answer Choices Responses
Agree
Disagree
Neutral
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