Domestic Policy

Report : Majority of Americans Say Immigration Policy Needs Overhaul

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT

Americans strongly believe that the nation’s immigration system is due for an overhaul, but that widely-held view is not matched by consensus on how to deal with illegal and legal immigration.

Report : Pentagon’s Lifting of Combat Ban Comes as Role of Military Women Grows

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:59:06 GMT

The Pew Research Center examined the roles and attitudes of female military veterans and found that women in the military did report experiencing combat and had many of the same issues as men during their transition back into civilian life.

Report : Older Americans Highly Resistant to Medicare Changes; 51% Oppose Plan

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:00:00 GMT

A Pew Research survey in May of 2011 found that those 65 and older had a negative reaction to Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to change Medicare. The issue of entitlements divides the Republican base.

Report : Public Perceptions of Economic News Remains Steady: A Mixed Picture

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:34:28 GMT

According to a new report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, perceptions of economic news remains relatively unchanged since July. Today, half (53%) of Americans say they are hearing a mix of bad and good news about the economy, while 41% say they hear mostly bad news and 3% say they are hearing mostly good news.

Report : Views on Gun Laws Unchanged After Aurora Shooting

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:00:00 GMT

According to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, there has been no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights following the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Other recent major episodes of gun violence also had little effect on public opinion about gun laws.

Report : Raising Taxes on Rich Seen as Good for Economy, Fairness

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:00:00 GMT

By two-to-one (44% to 22%), the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 would help the economy rather than hurt it, while 24% say this would not make a difference. Moreover, an identical percentage (44%) says a tax increase on higher incomes would make the tax system more fair, while just 21% say it would make the system less fair.

Report : Division, Uncertainty over Court's Health Care Ruling

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT

The public has long been divided in its opinions about the 2010 health care law. There is now a similar division of opinion over last week’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the law – 40% say they disapprove of the decision, while 36% approve and nearly a quarter (24%) offer no opinion.

Report : What Americans Learned From the Media About the Health Care Debate

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:00:00 GMT

After helping to define the Obama presidency, health care reform largely disappeared as a subject in the American news media as it wended its way through the legal system to the Supreme Court. But during the the political battle over the legislation, opponents of the reform won the so-called “messaging war” in the coverage.

Report : Debt and Deficit: A Public Opinion Dilemma

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut says there has never been an issue such as the deficit on which there has been such a consensus among the public about its importance --and such a lack of agreement about acceptable solutions.

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