Poll: Strong Majority–Including 63% of Hispanics–Believe U.S. Should Not Accept Muslim Refugees

A strong majority of Americans–including 63% of Hispanics–do not think America should accept Muslim Syrian refugees.

A YouGov/Economist poll that was conducted November 19-23 asked respondents, “Do you think the United States should or should not accept Syrian refugees who are Muslim?” The poll found that 62% of Americans believe America “should not accept Muslim Syrian refugees” while 38% said the country should. The poll also found that 63% of Hispanics, 64% of whites, and 55% of blacks did not want America to accept more Muslim Syrian refugees. In addition, 66% of females did not want more Muslim Syrian refugees compared to 58% of males who believed the same.

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