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30 percent of U.S. 'very afraid' of undocumented immigration

New survey says undocumented people are more immobolizing than heights, hurricanes and artificial intelligence.

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Every Halloween, the eerie, Gothic revivalist Eastern State Penitentiary transforms into the money-making scream factory known as "Terror Behind the Walls." Actors dress up as bloodthirsty prisoners running amok the prison. There are lots of flashing lights and sudden noises. It's a site-specific haunted house. You know what you're in for. But if the brand really wants to spice things up this year, maybe they should throw a couple of undocumented persons into the mix.

Because according to latest "fear survey" from Chapman University, illegal immigration scares the bejesus out of nearly one in three U.S. citizens.

Just under 30 percent of survey respondents said they were "afraid" or "very afraid" of people coming into the U.S. without valid paperwork. For these Americans, "illegal" immigration (which is weirdly classified under the "government" fear domain) is more concerning than hurricanes, artificial intelligence, floods, insects, and dying. Yes, dying is palatable compared to sharing a country. Even unemployment and overpopulation and the fear of "whites no longer being the majority," all of which tend to go hand in hand with immigration concerns, were less terrifying. Also, heights. Loneliness. Mass shootings. Police brutality. Ghosts. 

None of them are as unnerving as an undocumented person.

Want to guarantee a scary outfit this Halloween? Now you know what to do. Of course, Philadelphians may take it all with a grain of salt. According to the Chapman survey, corrupt public officials were the most terrifying thing of all.

Here are the top 35 fears sorted by how much they terrify us:

CorruptionGovernment58.0
Cyber-terrorismTechnology44.8
Corporate Tracking of Personal DataTechnology44.6
Terrorist AttackMan-made Disasters44.4
Government Tracking of Personal DataTechnology41.4
Bio-warfareMan-made Disasters40.9
Identity TheftCrime39.6
Economic CollapseMan-made Disasters39.2
Running out of MoneyPersonal Future37.4
Credit Card FraudCrime36.9
Gun ControlGovernment36.5
WarMan-made Disasters35.8
ObamacareGovernment35.7
IllnessPersonal Future34.4
PandemicNatural Disasters34.3
Nuclear AttackMan-made Disasters33.6
ReptilesPersonal Anxieties33.0
MeltdownMan-made Disasters32.3
Civil UnrestMan-made Disasters32.0
TornadoNatural Disasters31.4
Global WarmingEnvironment30.7
Grid attackMan-made Disasters29.8
Illegal ImmigrationGovernment29.7
DroughtNatural Disasters29.4
Robots Replacing WorkforceTechnology28.9
Public SpeakingPersonal Anxieties28.4
Property DamageNatural Disasters27.7
HeightsPersonal Anxieties27.4
Pollution of rivers and streamsEnvironment26.9
EarthquakeNatural Disasters26.7
Drunk DriverCrime26.5
FloodNatural Disasters26.5
HurricaneNatural Disasters26.4
Trusting Artificial Intelligence to do workTechnology25.8

 

You can check out the rest here, or learn more about the methodology used in the survey here.

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