Religious Leaders and Their Constituents Do Not See Eye-to-Eye on Welcoming Refugees
By Nayla Rush on May 25, 2018
The Pew Research Center has released the results of its latest survey on "whether the United States has a responsibility to accept refugees". Opinions varied by political affiliation, race, age, education, and religion.
By religious affiliation, the percentages of those who say the United States does not have a responsibility to accept refugees into the country vs. those who say it does are as follows:
Does Not Have a Responsibility Has a Responsibility
White Evangelical Protestant 68 25
White Mainline Protestant 50 43
Black Protestant 28 63
Catholic 45 50
Unaffiliated 31 65
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