What Americans, Europeans Think of Immigrants

What Americans, Europeans Think of Immigrants
Pope Francis has urged European Catholics to take in some of the thousands of migrants streaming in from Syria and other countries amid the world’s largest refugee crisis on record, and in his address to Congress he urged leaders to welcome and respect immigrants coming to the U.S. But the alignment of public opinion with the pope’s attitudes varies greatly. Germans, Britons and Americans hold the most positive views of immigrants, while Greeks and Italians hold the most negative views, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center in the U.S. and seven European nations. read more >