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Most Asian Americans Support Undocumented Immigrants

By immigrationprof

From the Washington Post:

Are legal immigrants opposed to undocumented immigration? Recently, a group of first-generation Chinese Americans has made national news by showing up at hearings and objecting vociferously to sanctuary city policies, which aim to protect people who are in the United States without documents. News articles covering this group suggest that there may be a broader conflict between legal and undocumented immigrants over liberal immigration laws.

But those stories are simply anecdotes. New data from the 2016 National Asian American Post-Election Survey (NAAS) suggest that most Asian Americans want to support those who are here without papers. Read more….

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