Overall, would you say most recent immigrants to the United States contribute to this country, or do most of them cause problems?
Do you think most of the people who have moved to the United States in the last few years are here legally, or are most of them here illegally?
Conducted September 20-23, 2001;
|
| Total | Men | Women | |
| Present level | 29% | 29% | 30% |
| Increased | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Decreased | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| DK/NA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Do you think the United States has made it too easy for people from other countries to enter the United States, or not?
**Gender**
| Total | Men | Women | |
| Made it too easy | 83% | 82% | 84% |
| Has not made it too easy | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| DK/NA | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Conducted September 13-14, 2001;
surveyed 959 adults;
margin of error +/-3%
(release, 9/17).
Should legal immigration into the United States be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?
| Present level | 29% |
| Increased | 10 |
|
Decreased |
53 |
| Don't know | 8 |
Do you think the United States has made it too easy for people from other countries to enter the United States or not?
| Made it too easy | 80% |
| Has not made it too easy | 15 |
| Don't know | 5 |
How likely do you think it is now that Arab Americans, Muslims and immigrants from the Middle East will be singled out unfairly by people in this country -- very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not at all likely?
| Very likely | 46% |
| Somewhat likely | 41 |
| Not too likely | 8 |
| Not at all likely | 3 |
| Don't know | 2 |