The results of the latest New York Times/CBS News/MTV poll, released today, indicate that young people (defined as 17- to 29-year-olds) are—unsurprising to most, probably—leaning more to the left than the general public.Young Americans are much more open to abortion rights, electing a black or female president, and, in what will interest this blog's readers the most, an open-door immigration policy:
30 percent said that “Americans should always welcome new immigrants,” while 24 percent of the general public holds that view.
