# Most Americans are fine with immigrants sending money home

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## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 61.2% of Americans say immigrants sending part of their earnings to family abroad is acceptable or positive, while 24.8% raise one of the concerns offered.

Some 36.2% say the practice is acceptable because people should be free to use their money as they choose, and 25.0% call it positive. The concerns offered draw 9.5%, 9.3% and 6.1%, and 11.8% do not know enough to say.

## Topline

Thinking about immigrants living and working in the United States who send some of their earnings to family or communities in other countries, which statement is closest to your own opinion?

Most Americans are fine with immigrants sending money home.

- This is generally acceptable because people should be free to use their earned money as they choose.: 36.2%
- This is generally positive because it shows immigrants are hardworking and supporting families and communities in need.: 25.0%
- I do not know enough to say.: 11.8%
- This is concerning because it may encourage more unauthorized immigration.: 9.5%
- This is concerning because money earned in the United States should mostly stay here.: 9.3%
- This is concerning because it may show that some immigrants remain more attached to their home countries than to the United States.: 6.1%
- Other or None of the above.: 2.2%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Society, Culture, & Identity
- 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/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-67](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-67)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-67](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-67)