Preferred U.S. Response for Children who Arrive Unaccompanied at the U.S.-Mexico Border (April 2021)

Preferred U.S. Response for Children who Arrive Unaccompanied at the U.S.-Mexico Border (April 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?"
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They should be turned away37%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found24%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care29%
Don’t know/No opinion10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
They should be turned away12%36%59%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found30%16%21%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care47%28%15%
Don’t know/No opinion11%20%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
They should be turned away7%8%17%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found33%34%27%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care51%47%45%
Don’t know/No opinion9%12%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
They should be turned away55%56%62%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found19%23%21%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care17%14%14%
Don’t know/No opinion9%7%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
They should be turned away10%29%59%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found28%25%20%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care53%29%13%
Don’t know/No opinion9%17%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
They should be turned away12%2%18%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found29%34%18%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care50%53%57%
Don’t know/No opinion10%11%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
They should be turned away36%61%66%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found24%23%16%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care22%13%11%
Don’t know/No opinion18%4%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
They should be turned away41%28%30%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found25%19%22%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care27%35%31%
Don’t know/No opinion6%18%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
They should be turned away46%29%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found23%24%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care24%34%
Don’t know/No opinion7%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
They should be turned away30%40%39%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found20%22%33%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care40%27%20%
Don’t know/No opinion10%11%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
They should be turned away17%30%49%40%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found30%25%21%20%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care39%30%23%33%
Don’t know/No opinion14%15%7%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
They should be turned away56%38%36%47%29%40%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found9%25%21%17%29%25%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care17%21%34%28%34%31%
Don’t know/No opinion18%17%9%8%8%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
They should be turned away47%34%29%24%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found22%22%23%29%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care21%30%42%37%
Don’t know/No opinion10%13%6%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which comes closest to your view about children who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without a parent or guardian and are seeking to enter the United States?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
They should be turned away42%42%25%34%
They should be housed in government facilities until relatives can be found28%20%26%20%
They should be allowed to enter the United States to be care20%28%44%19%
Don’t know/No opinion10%10%5%28%

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