Republicans More Likely to Say Immigrants Have a Negative Impact on U.S Society, Crime and Economy % saying long immigrants coming to the USS. make American society saying in the long immigrants run
But the partisan divide on this question is more pronounced. About half of Republicans (53%) say immigrants coming to the U.S. make society worse in the long run, compared with just 24% of Democrats.
Republicans More Likely to Say Immigrants Have a  | Negative Impact on U.S Society, Crime and Economy  | % saying long immigrants coming to the USS. make American society  | saying in the long immigrants run  | Not much  | Worse  | Better  | effect  | Republican  | 53%  | 31%  | 12%  | Democrat  | 24  | 55  | 18  | Independent  | 37  | 45  | 16  | % saying immigrants in the USS make things  | in each of the  | following areas  | Not much  | Crime  | Worse  | Better  | effect  | Republican  | 71%  | 3%  | 24%  | Democrat  | 34  | 10  | 55  | Independent  | 50  | 6  | 42  | Economy  | Republican  | 71  | 12  | 15  | Democrat  | 34  | 38  | 24  | Independent  | 49  | 30  | 19  | Note: Those who did not answer the question are not shown.  | Source: Pew Research Center American Trends Panel survey conducted March 10  | April 6 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 