According to a 2018 survey, the level of education among U.S. adults is correlated to views over immigration, with 37 percent of respondents with a college degree saying that legal immigration should be increased above its current level. This compares to 29 percent of Americans without a college degree who said the same.
Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education
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Pew Research Center. (June 28, 2018). Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Believe Legal Immigration Should Be Increased in 2018, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who believe legal immigration should be increased in 2018, by education [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079390/us-adults-views-increasing-legal-immigration-education/