I went to the West End Marketplace in Downtown Dallas to discuss immigration with Dallas residents. These are the views of only several people- there are hundreds of opinions out there. I neither support or oppose these opinions.
I would like to mention some interesting things I came across while conducting these MOS (man-on-the-street) interviews. Those who were willing to talk to me were mostly of the younger demographic. Those who didn’t want to be on camera were mostly of the older demographic. There was also a handful of both the younger and older demographic who stated they had no opinion.
Studies done by the Cato Institute and the National Immigration Forum found that there is a split between views over whether or not people preferred less immigration (immigration in total- not just from the Latino community):
There is an interesting split in thought here, with the greater voiced opposition apparently being based upon abstract belief formed by the mass media, and the greater voiced support coming from personal experience with immigrants
As for myself- this is what I was able to gather after spending the day in the West End Marketplace.
