The American public is more supportive of the admission of Ukrainian refugees than Gallup has noticed in any refugee situation since 1939, the company said Tuesday.
Gallup reported a record high after new vote found that 78 percent of adults in the United States approved allowing up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to enter the country.
The results reveal stark differences in Americans’ views on various refugee crises, especially regarding the number of Ukrainian refugees in question. For example, when Americans were asked about accepting at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2015, Gallup found that only 37% were accepted.
Migration experts said. Since the start of the Russian invasion, there have been a number of instances where white government officials and journalists expressed shock at “inconceivable“Understanding in Europe, to those with”blue eyes and blonde hair“It seems”very similar to us. ”
American support for Ukrainian refugees was reflected in other polls throughout the war, though not on the scale as Gallup found.
One Reuters/Ipsos . poll released in early March showed that 74 percent of Americans believe the country should allow Ukrainian refugees in. Later that month, Pew Research Center reported that 69 percent of Americans supported the admission of thousands of Ukrainians.
President Biden bowed to domestic and international pressure and announced on March 24 that the United States will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. The Gallup poll was then conducted, April 1 to 19, through phone interviews with a random sample of 1,018 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
On Monday, the Biden administration rolled out part of that initiative — a program that allows Americans to sponsoring Ukrainian refugees if they can provide financial assistance such as accommodation or direct payment for necessary expenses.
