Americans vastly overestimate the number of undocumented immigrants in the country, according to a recent study. The Wall Street Journal reports that citizens overestimate the percentage of fellow residents who are undocumented by a factor of six or seven. More disturbingly, political scientists John Sides and Jack Citrin found that Americans clung to their false impressions even after being given the correct numbers. In fact, "getting the right number reinforced their views, and even increased their support for letting fewer immigrants into the U.S." |
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