However, the same poll found partisanship shapes peoples’ perceptions.
—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2026
Unfortunately, during the early to mid-twentieth century, negative perceptions of immigrant and ethnic laborers led many outsiders to view their neighborhoods as unsafe, unclean, and detrimental to the social fabric of American cities.
—
Michelle Oliva-Espinosa,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2026
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