Immigration remains a politically contentious issue around the United States. In a study colleagues and I recently published, we explored the attitudes of Missouri residents towards immigration and immigrants residing in the state. While the immigrant population has increased 172% since 1980, foreign-born residents remain relatively few in number, comprising a mere 4% of the state’s population. Small population size notwithstanding, state legislators have submitted numerous bills limiting the rights of the immigrant population over the past several years. Nonetheless, our findings in this research suggest that most Missourians actually hold positive views of the contributions that immigrants make in the state. Drawing on data collected in a representative telephone survey of Missouri residents over the age of 18 (n=800), we found that most Missouri residents perceived immigrants as sharing their values on important issues. See more at: http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijssr/article/view/5365/4513 (Sandoval, Dorner, & Devonshire, 2014)