{"id":10004,"date":"2020-06-10T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/a-majority-of-americans-say-immigrants-mostly-fill-jobs-u-s-citizens-do-not-want\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:04:37","slug":"a-majority-of-americans-say-immigrants-mostly-fill-jobs-u-s-citizens-do-not-want","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/06\/10\/a-majority-of-americans-say-immigrants-mostly-fill-jobs-u-s-citizens-do-not-want\/","title":{"rendered":"A majority of Americans say immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Note: For the most recent data on this topic, read our October 2024 post<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans generally agree that immigrants \u2013 whether undocumented or living legally in the country \u2013 mostly do not work in jobs that U.S. citizens want, with a majority saying so across racial and ethnic groups and among both political parties. This is particularly true when it comes to undocumented immigrants. About three-quarters of adults (77%) say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not<\/em> want, while 21% say undocumented immigrants fill jobs U.S. citizens would like to have, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 29 to May 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hispanics (88%) are most likely to say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want, with more Hispanic immigrants than U.S.-born Hispanics saying so (94% vs. 82%). By comparison, similar shares of white (75%) and black (71%) adults say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings are little changed from August 2019, when 77% of U.S. adults<\/a> said undocumented immigrants fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want. They come amid mounting job losses<\/a> across the nation during the COVID-19 outbreak<\/a>. The U.S. unemployment rate soared to 14.7% in April, up from 4.4% in March, the highest monthly rate<\/a> since 1948. In May, it was 13.3%<\/a>. The Center\u2019s April-May survey found<\/a> most Americans say the federal government does not have a responsibility to provide economic help to undocumented immigrants who have lost their job due to the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n

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