PRRI poll: Most back birthright citizenship
The Public Religion Research Institute’s American Values Survey, released Tuesday, finds about two-thirds of Americans support preserving the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship, including narrow majority support among white evangelical Protestants. The poll also reports only 3 in 10 back President Trump’s overall immigration agenda and puts approval of his immigration handling at 43%, with confidence in ICE lagging across most religious groups as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
📌 Key Facts
- Roughly 66% of Americans favor keeping birthright citizenship; 53% of white evangelicals support it.
- Only about 30% back Trump’s overall immigration agenda; 43% approve of his handling of immigration.
- Methodology: 5,543 U.S. adults surveyed online Aug. 15–Sept. 8; MOE ±1.79 percentage points.
📊 Relevant Data
Approximately 255,000 children are born each year in the US to parents who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if it were repealed, based on projections.
Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Expand the Unauthorized Population: Projections to 2075 — Migration Policy Institute
The non-Hispanic White population is projected to become less than half of the US population by 2050, with Hispanics increasing from 19.1% in 2022 to 26.9% by 2060, driven largely by immigration.
What will America’s population look like by 2100? — USAFacts
Undocumented immigrants are significantly less likely than US citizens to engage in property crime, violent crime, and drug use.
Immigration Status and Crime: A Comparison Between Hispanic Undocumented Immigrants and Citizens — Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
The surge in immigration from 2021 to 2024 has had a positive macroeconomic impact on the US economy.
The Postpandemic U.S. Immigration Surge — Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
There are an estimated 1.9 million Dreamers in the United States who would be eligible for protections under proposed legislation.
An Overview of the Dreamer Community and Proposed Legislation — Forum Together