FIGUREG Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime, the Economy Worse, but Food, Music and the Arts Are Better % saying immigrants in the United States are making things
The public’s views of immigrants’ impact on the U.S. vary across different aspects of American life. Views are most negative about the economy and crime: Half of U.S. adults say immigrants are making things worse in those areas. On the economy, 28% say immigrants are making things better, while 20% say they are not having much of an effect. On crime, by contrast, just 7% say immigrants are making things better, while 41% generally see no positive or negative impact of immigrants in the U.S. on crime.
On other aspects of U.S. life, Americans are more likely to hold neutral views of the impact of immigrants. Some 45% say immigrants are not having much effect on social and moral values, and 56% say they are not having much effect on science and technology. But when it comes to food, music and the arts, about half (49%) of adults say immigrants are making things better.
FIGUREG  | Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime, the  | Economy Worse, but Food, Music and the Arts Are  | Better  | % saying immigrants in the United States are making things  | Worse  | Better  | Not much effect  | 20  | The eco nomy  | 50  | 28  | Crime  | 50  | 41  | Social and  | 34  | 18  | 45  | moral values  | Science and  | 29  | 12  | 56  | technology  | Food, music, and  | 49  | 37  | the arts  | Note: Those who did notanswer the question are not shown.  | Source Pew Research CenterAmerican Trends Panel survey conducted March 10-April6,  | 2015 (N=3, 147)  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER  | ST3,8 