Immigration - Conflicting Views

David Paul Kuhn, Chief Political Correspondent for RealClearPolitics, writes a very clear analysis of (1) the public's view of legal and illegal immigration, and (2) the view of immigration reported in the mainstream media. They are different, very nearly diametrically so.

No surprise, the public support legal immigration and oppose illegal immigration. Their views are not especially related to job competition. Public opposition to illegal immigrants is based on an accurate perception that such individuals absorb more than their share of social and criminal justice services.