California is relaxed, but what about the rest of the nation?
Interesting results from a poll of Californians. The headline numbers are that the percentage of persons "extremely concerned" with illegal immigration dropped from 53% to 46% between 1996 and 2006. At the other end, the percentage that were "not concerned" jumped from 12% to 26%.
One would think that this can be explained by the growing proportion of Latinos in the population, but that seems not to be the case: 49% of Lainos were "extremely concerned", versus 42% for whites.
Of course, the meaning of "extremely concerned" likely is very different in each group. For Latinos, it probablly reflects concern about the backlash against immigration, while for whites it likely means that they see negative consequences of high immigration.
One would think that this can be explained by the growing proportion of Latinos in the population, but that seems not to be the case: 49% of Lainos were "extremely concerned", versus 42% for whites.
Of course, the meaning of "extremely concerned" likely is very different in each group. For Latinos, it probablly reflects concern about the backlash against immigration, while for whites it likely means that they see negative consequences of high immigration.
posted by Andrés at 9:58 AM
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