They were divided on the issue of immigration, with more voters saying the country should welcome new immigrants.

Springfield has always been a city that has welcomed immigrants.

Of those surveyed, 65 percent believed that tough economic times made it hard to welcome immigrants with little money.

And unlike many parts of Europe, it actually welcomes immigrants.

But the survey also shows that people are much more willing to welcome immigrants when the issue is couched in personal terms.

America welcomes more legal immigrants from Mexico than from any other country.

At the time, some cited Tennessee as an example of a state that welcomed immigrants and diversity.

"We welcome not only immigrants themselves but the many gifts they bring and the values they live by."

He says that we should welcome legal immigrants if they are "willing to learn English, assimilate into our communities, and become productive citizens."

Whether we welcome few immigrants or many, we should give every stranger a chance and a reason to become a patriotic American.