# Half of Americans say we should welcome asylum seekers fleeing violence

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/half-of-americans-say-we-should-welcome-asylum-seekers-fleeing-violence/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Half of Americans (51%) say people fleeing violence and poverty who seek asylum in the United States are searching for a better life and should be welcomed, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.

A smaller share (35%) takes the opposite view, that every immigrant who crosses the border illegally is a criminal and should be deported, while 14% are not sure.

## Topline

Which of the following statements is closer to your opinion?

Half of Americans say we should welcome asylum seekers fleeing violence.

- People fleeing violence and poverty who seek asylum in the United States are searching for a better life. We should welc: 51.2%
- Every immigrant who crosses the border illegally is a criminal and should be deported. We cannot have a country if we do: 35.1%
- Not sure: 13.7%

## 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: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: soc_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#opinion-statement-preferences](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#opinion-statement-preferences)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#opinion-statement-preferences](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#opinion-statement-preferences)