This report synthesizes public opinion research on key immigration issues in the United States at the time of its writing and provides a comprehensive assessment of literature, public opinion, and focus groups on immigration issues in the United States.
The main objectives of this synthesis are to provide a baseline for understanding current public attitudes toward immigration issues, highlight current trends in public attitudes toward immigration over time, identify public support for immigration policy alternatives by demographic groupings, and provide recommendations for advocacy and policy interests seeking to frame immigration issues in the news media.
