• The general public in the United States has limited awareness ofcurrent events in Haiti, with just 9% saying they are very familiar and31% saying they are somewhat familiar with the current crisissituation in that nation.
• More people support increasing migration from Haiti than oppose it:34% of the general U.S. public somewhat or strongly supportsallowing more people from Haiti to immigrate, while only 29% of thegeneral public said they are somewhat or strongly opposed.
• A slight majority of the general public (51%) supports increasing aidto Haiti (based on respondents who said they “somewhat” or“strongly” support aid).
• 44% of Haitian-Americans said they felt the Biden-Harrisadministration’s policies had a positive effect on Haiti. Only 16% ofHaitian Americans felt that Biden-Harris policies had a negative effect.
• Persons of Haitian descent reported more favorability for Democrats,President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris than thegeneral public did. They also indicated higher favorability forRepublicans, compared to average respondents.
• Regarding the debunked election campaign-driven story relating toimmigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets, 62% of the generalpublic said they had heard about it.
• For those respondents who indicated awareness of the false “eatingpets” story, 69% recalled that it referenced Haitian immigrants, while18% were not sure. About 9% of respondents in total – nearly 1 in 10– falsely recalled that immigrants from four entirely different, butspecific, countries had been accused of eating pets: Mexico, China,Kenya, and Russia.