Americans broadly support citizenship for U.S.-born children of U.S.-born parents
Core finding
Americans draw sharp distinctions over who should be granted U.S. citizenship: 78% say American-born children of American-born parents should have it, and 64% say the same of documented migrants, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults.
A slimmer majority (53%) says the same of American-born children of migrants, while fewer would extend citizenship to Dreamers and DACA recipients (39%), undocumented migrants without a criminal history (29%), or DACA recipients’ parents (27%).
Selected responses
Americans broadly support citizenship for U.S.-born children of U.S.-born parents.
Who should be granted U.S. citizenship?
n = 1,000 · Sep 22–29, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 22–29, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025
Who should be granted U.S. citizenship?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.