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2. Transatlantic Trends: Immigration. TTI is a public opinion survey conducted using randomized telephone interviews In each country around 1,000 people aged 18 and over were interviewed between September 1 and September 17, 2009
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Transatlantic Trends: Immigration • TTIis a public opinion survey conducted using randomized telephone interviews • In each country around 1,000 people aged 18 and over were interviewed between September 1 and September 17, 2009 • For national samples, the maximum margin of error is +/-3.1% (at the 95% confidence level) • For the total European sample, the maximum margin of error is +/- 1.3% (at the 95% confidence level) • Total sample size is 8,032 3
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 4
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 10
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 13
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 17
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Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 24
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 29
Overview • The economic crisis • The perception-reality gap • Legal vs. illegal immigration • Immigration policy preferences • Immigrant integration • Government evaluations and decision-making • Special focus: Environmental migration 34
Key Findings 2009 • Economics and politics: Economic crisis had little effect on attitudes, political leaning remains closely tied with perceptions of immigration • Immigrant numbers: Respondents in all countries grossly overestimate • Policy preferences: Support for permanent over temporary worker programs in all countries; legalization support is up in Europe, down in U.S. • Government rating: Americans across the political spectrum think that the government is managing immigration poorly 36
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