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Table 6. Principal component factor results for immigration items
1 factor retained
Factor 1:
Eigenvalue:
1.654
Proportion
Explained:
0.552
Factor
Scoring
Variable
Loading
Uniqueness
Coefficients
More legal immigrants from Latin
America 0.737 0.456 0.446
Illegals help the U.S. economy 0.737 0.458 0.445
Illegal immigrants stay with permanent
status
0.754 0.432 0.456
Question wording:
More legal immigrants from Latin America:
Do you think the United States should increase the number of Latin Americans allowed to come and work in
this country LEGALLY, reduce the number, or allow the same number as it does now?
Illegals help the U.S. economy:
Some people say UNDOCUMENTED or ILLEGAL immigrants Help the economy by providing low-cost
labor. Others say they Hurt the economy by driving wages down. Which is closer to your views?
Illegal immigrants stay with permanent status:
Another proposal would give many of the undocumented or illegal Hispanic/Latino immigrants living in the
U.S. a chance to remain here permanently with legal status and eventually become US citizens. Is this
something you would favor?