Polling data revealed Americans are "threatened" by undocumented immigrants coming into the U.S. The poll, conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, found 75 percent of Americans view undocumented immigrants as a problem for the country's beliefs and customs.
Despite national decline in self-employment, Hispanics saw an increase in 2012. Additonally, those who rallied Wednesday see huge economic benefits and a need to invite immigrants to the country to give the U.S. a competitive edge in the world.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the start of 2014 provided four million job openings, but there were 10.2 million job seekers. Young workers face "steeper" competition in the job market against older workers because they have less work experience.
President Barack Obama's approval rating continued to slip, according to new polling data. The poll also showed a majority of respondents believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.
Last month, the U.S. saw its unemployment rate drop to its lowest level since before the recession in 2008 as it went down from 6.7 percent in March to 6.3 percent.
CNN and ORC International released a poll on Friday that looks at the American economy by the numbers in relation to the conflicting perspective that most Americans have on the current economy.
