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Americans of all backgrounds incorrectly believe the number of undocumented Latinos in the US to be 2-3x larger than actuality, according to a new poll. - NBCLatino

About 13 percent of the 62 million Latinos in the U.S. are undocumented, according to Department of Homeland Security and census information from 2019.

Several groups commissioned the survey to gauge perceptions of Latinos, the nation’s second-largest population group and responsible forThe poll found that Americans of the larger racial and ethnic backgrounds also overestimate the actual share of the U.S.

The survey found that about half of Asian and Black Americans and 67 percent of Latinos view Latino immigrants living here illegally favorably. Just a third of whites held the same view, the poll showed. Asian Americans were more likely to feel that way , followed by whites and African Americans . Among Latinos, 37 percent held that view.

According to the poll, large shares of Americans see Latinos as family oriented, religious, believers in the American Dream and optimistic. About half in each population group said Latinos share their values.

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