Plus, how Americans’ COVID-19 experiences differ by age
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June 20, 2020
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** Americans broadly support legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children ([link removed])
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About three-quarters of U.S. adults favor granting permanent legal status ([link removed]) to immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children, with the strongest support coming from Democrats and Hispanics, according to our June 4-10 survey. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields some young undocumented immigrants from deportation.
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* Most Americans favor a pathway to legal status for all undocumented immigrants ([link removed])
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** Attitudes toward diversity in 11 emerging economies ([link removed])
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People in many emerging economies are grappling with the challenges that changing demographics and diversity ([link removed]) bring to their countries, according to our late 2018 survey. In Jordan and Lebanon – both heavily affected by the Syrian refugee crisis – seven-in-ten or more said having more people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities has made their country worse.
* Interacting with people of different racial, ethnic backgrounds is related to more positive views of migrants and refugees ([link removed])
* Those who interact with people of other religious groups have more positive opinions of them ([link removed])
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** Experiences with the COVID-19 outbreak can vary for Americans of different ages ([link removed])
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The COVID-19 outbreak has altered daily life for Americans, but these experiences can vary with age ([link removed]) . Older adults are the most likely to see the outbreak as a major threat to their health and the least likely to see it as a threat to their personal financial situation. Younger adults are more likely to report feeling emotional distress and to say the internet has been essential for them during the outbreak.
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** From 2019: Most Americans say the legacy of slavery still affects black people in the U.S. today ([link removed])
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June 19 marked Juneteenth, a commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. In a 2019 survey, 63% of Americans said the legacy of slavery ([link removed]) affects the position of black people in U.S. society today either a great deal or a fair amount. More than eight-in-ten black adults said this, including 59% who said slavery’s legacy affects the situation of black people a great deal.
** Before protests, black Americans said religious sermons should address race relations ([link removed])
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Black and white Americans have differing views ([link removed]) about the role that political topics such as immigration and race relations should play in religious sermons, according to a survey conducted in January and February. Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address these subjects, compared with 36% of white Americans.
** Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion ([link removed])
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When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party ([link removed]) . Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark. Sizable minorities of Republicans and Democrats say they do not agree with the dominant position of the party they identify with or lean toward.
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The estimated number of immigrants in the U.S. who had work permits and protection from deportation ([link removed]) under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as of the end of 2019.
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