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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 13, 2021
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May 13, 2021: Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. adults believe that “people’s desire to reduce immigration to the United States is motivated by a sincere interest in controlling our borders. Forty‐three percent (43%) say racist beliefs are the true motivation.”[1]
A Cato Institute survey found a substantial partisan divide. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans and 60% of independents believe the intentions are sincere. However, 70% of Democrats take the opposite view and believe the desire for less immigration is driven by racism.[1]
Most white Americans (61%) believe motives are sincere, while most African Americans think it’s driven by racism. Latino and Asian Americans are evenly divided.[1]
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