Republicans are more likely than Republican-leaning independents to view immigrants as a 'burden' on the country % who say the country % who say immigrants
Majorities of independents say the U.S. needs to continue to make changes to give blacks equal rights with whites (57%) and that significant obstacles still make it harder for women to get ahead (54%). In addition, far more independents say immigrants do more to strengthen (66%) than burden (23%) the country.
However, Republican-leaning independents differ from Republicans in their views of immigrants’ impact on the country. Among GOP leaners, 44% say immigrants strengthen the country because of their hard work and talents; 40% say they are a burden on the country because they take jobs, housing and health care. A majority of those who identify as Republicans (55%) say immigrants burden the country.
Republicans are more likely than Republican-leaning independents to view  | immigrants as a 'burden' on the country  | % who say the country  | % who say immigrants  | % who say  | Significant Obstacles that  | Has made the  | Needs to continue  | Burden  | Strengthen  | obstacles still made it harder  | changes to give  | making changes to  | country by  | country because  | blacks equal give blacks equal  | taking jobs of their hard  | make it harder for women to  | rights with whites  | rights with whites  | housing,  | work, talents  | for women to get ahead are  | get ahead get largely gone  | health care  | Total  | 35  | 59  | 28  | 62  | 56 42  | 33  | Republican  | 66  | 27  | 55  | 36  | 63  | 13  | 74  | 25  | Democrat  | 11  | 85  | 80  | 57  | 23  | Independent  | 37  | 66  | 54 45  | 36  | 40 44  | 38  | Lean Rep  | 57  | 61  | 78  | 67  | 32  | Lean Dem  | 20  | 88  | No lean  | 39 47  | 24  | 57  | SNA  | Notes: Don t know responses not shown Survey that asked about obstacles facing women conducted via the online American Trends Panel  | For women facing obstacles sample size of non-leaning independents insufficient for analysis For immigrants small sample size of non-  | leaning independents [N=881  | Source: Surveys of U.S adults conducted Feb 26 March 11, 2018; Sept 18-24, 2018; Jan 9-14 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 