American adults' view on goals of immigration policy 2017 | Statista

This statistic shows the opinions of American adults on what should be the goals of immigration policy in the United States. As of December 2016, 23 percent of respondents believed building a wall on the U.S. - Mexico border was very important.

American adults' views on goals of immigration policy in 2017

Characteristic	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important
Preventing immigrants currently in the country illegally from receiving any government benefits they do not qualify for	51%	22%	16%	9%
Establishing stricter policies to prevent people who enter the country legally from overstaying their visas and remaing in the U.S. illegally	46%	32%	15%	6%
Allowing immigrants who came to the country illegally as children to remain in the U.S. and apply for legal status	36%	36%	16%	10%
Taking in civilian refugees from countries where people are trying to escape violence and war	29%	32%	21%	16%
Increase deportations of immigrants currently in the country illegally	29%	29%	24%	17%
Establishing a way for most immigrants currently in the country illegally to stay here legally	28%	34%	20%	17%
Encouraging more highly skilled individuals from around the world to immigrate and work in the U.S.	24%	34%	25%	16%
Building a wall along the U.S. - Mexico border	23%	17%	19%	40%

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Release date

January 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 29 to December 12, 2016

Number of respondents

4,183 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

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