Luis Noe-Bustamante

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Luis Noe-Bustamante |Jens Krogstad

This chapter explores whether U.S. adults worry about being asked to prove their U.S. citizenship or immigration status during their daily routine and if they believe deportations of immigrants living in the United States illegally will make their lives better or worse. About one-in-five U.S. adults (19%) say they worry a lot or some that they, a family member or a friend could be deported. One-in-three immigrants in the country worry they or someone close to them could be deported.

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Luis Noe-Bustamante |Jens Krogstad

Data in this report comes from Wave 164 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. A total of 5,123 panelists responded out of 5,737 who were sampled, for a survey-level response rate of 89%. The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 3%.

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Luis Noe-Bustamante |Jens Krogstad

This chapter explores Americans’ views on which groups of immigrants who are in the country illegally should be deported, where arrests should be allowed, and whether police should be able to check a person’s immigration status. About half of U.S. adults (51%) say some immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported, compared with 32% who say all should be deported. Some 16% say none should be deported.

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Luis Noe-Bustamante |Jens Krogstad

This report was written by Luis Noe-Bustamante, research associate, and Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; and Jocelyn Kiley, director, political research. The report was reviewed by Neha Sahgal, vice president, research; and Rachel (Weisel) Drian, associate director, communications.

1 month ago | pewresearch.org | Luis Noe-Bustamante |Jens Krogstad

Most say arrests of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be allowed at protests or in homes, but not at places of worship or schoolsHow we did thisPew Research Center conducted this study to understand the American public’s views of immigration enforcement policies and the personal impact they have on U.S. adults. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,123 adults from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025.