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Article: Contemporary American attitudes toward U.S. immigration
- Article from:
- The International Migration Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Center for Migration Studies Summer 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Contemporary American Attitudes Toward U.S. Immigration(1)
This article aims to contribute to an understanding of contemporary American attitudes toward immigration. It extends work by Espenshade and Calhoun (1993) who analyzed data from a southern California survey in June 1983 about the impacts of undocumented migrants and illegal immigration. There has not been a follow-up study that evaluates more recent evidence to see how residents throughout the United States feel about overall levels of immigration (legal and undocumented). The paper uses data from a CBS News/New York Times poll conducted in June 1993. Respondents were asked whether they would like to see the level of immigration ...