March 19, 2020

Global Attitudes & Trends

A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗

PRESIDENT'S NOTE

The other side of globalization

Pew Research Center has long studied the economic, political and cultural ramifications of globalization. Today, we’re trying to help people make sense of life in the era of COVID-19. Some of our initial reporting related to the novel coronavirus will come from the United States. We think this research is globally relevant, so expect to see articles like the one below included in this newsletter. We’ll continue our existing international research, too. Topics like migration and open borders are part of the public dialogue about who we are in a time of global crisis.

James Bell

Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center

U.S. public sees multiple threats from the coronavirus – and concerns are growing

As coronavirus cases increase across the United States and federal and state governments scramble to address the crisis, 70% of Americans say the COVID-19 outbreak poses a major threat to the nation’s economy and 47% say it is a major threat to the overall health of the U.S. population.

Explore the Center’s Election News Pathways data tool for more about U.S. views on COVID-19.

Americans and Germans differ in their views of each other and the world

Three years into a turbulent period of American-German relations, with Donald Trump at the helm of American foreign policy and Angela Merkel leading Germany, there continues to be a wide divergence in views of bilateral relations and security policy between the publics of both countries.

How Greeks see migrants as Greece-Turkey border crisis deepens

Greek authorities are attempting to prevent thousands of migrants from entering the country after Recep Tayyip Erdogan – the president of neighboring Turkey – said his government had “opened the doors” for their passage into Greece and, by extension, the European Union. As the standoff escalates, here are some fast facts about how people in Greece see migrants – as well as how many migrants live in Greece – based on previously published surveys and other studies by Pew Research Center.

How border apprehensions, ICE arrests and deportations have changed under Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has long pushed for a tougher approach on illegal immigration, both on the U.S.-Mexico border and elsewhere in the country. So how has immigration enforcement changed under Trump? Here’s a look at the data on three key measures – border apprehensions, interior arrests and deportations – based on the latest available full-year statistics from the federal government.