Half or more of Hispanic and black adults say U.S has responsibility to provide medical and economic aid to undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19 % who say the federal government has a responsibility to
About two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who are ill with the coronavirus, even as relatively few (37%) say the government should offer economic help to undocumented immigrants who have lost their job due to the outbreak, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 29 to May 5. Views on these questions vary widely by race and ethnicity, partisan identification and other characteristics.
Hispanics are the most supportive of the federal government providing medical and economic support to undocumented immigrants affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The vast majority of Hispanics (86%) say the government has a responsibility to provide medical care, and around six-in-ten (62%) say the same about economic help. Hispanic immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born Hispanics (68% vs. 55%) to support federal economic help for undocumented immigrants affected by the outbreak, but views between the two groups are more similar when it comes to medical care (88% vs. 83%).
A strong majority of black adults (80%) also say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care, while about half (55%) say the government should provide economic help to undocumented immigrants affected by the coronavirus. By contrast, far lower shares of white adults say the government should provide medical care (61%) and economic help (27%).
Half or more of Hispanic and black adults say U.S has  | responsibility to provide medical and economic aid to  | undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19  | % who say the federal government has a responsibility to  | Provide medical care to  | Provide economic help to  | undocumented immigrants who are  | undocumented immigrants who have  | ill with coronavirus  | lost their job due to the outbreak  | Total  | 68  | 37  | White  | 61  | 27  | Black  | 80  | 55  | Hispanic  | 86  | 62  | Among Hispanics  | ULS born  | 83  | 55  | Fore ign born  | 88  | 68  | Note: White and black adults include those who report being only one race and are non-  | Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 29 to May 5, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 