Attitudes towards the war in Iraq are more negative among Latinos than in the general population with most saying that U.S. troops should be withdrawn as soon as possible, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey conducted as President George W. Bush began his second term in office. Foreign-born Latinos consistently show less approving attitudes towards the war and the president’s handling of the conflict than Latinos born in the United States. This survey was conducted by telephone from January 11 to 27, 2005 among a nationally representative sample of 1,003 adults who identified themselves as being of Latino or Hispanic origin or descent. All fieldwork was performed by International Communications Research of Media, PA using Random Digit Dialing (RDD) methodology. The results for the full sample have a margin of error of 3.1 percent.

Table 1 
Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or  do you think the U.S. should withdraw its troops as soon as possible?      
                                                                                                      January 2005    
                                                                             Total Latino  US Born   Foreign Born 
Keep the military troops in Iraq                         37                  47                  29 
Withdraw troops                                                    51                  46                   55 
DK/NA                                                                     12                     6                   15

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