▁imm igr ants ▁adjust ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁states ▁can ▁reg ulate ▁or ▁produce ▁imm igration ▁policies . ▁ ▁Effect ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁on ▁public ▁opinion ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁study ▁exam ining ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁found ▁that ▁when ▁imm igration ▁issues ▁receive ▁national ▁media ▁attention ▁( as ▁estimated ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mentions ▁of ▁imm igration ▁by ▁CBS , ▁ABC ▁and ▁USA ▁Today ), ▁established ▁residents ▁living ▁in ▁places ▁that ▁have ▁seen ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new ▁imm igr ants ▁suddenly ▁become ▁much ▁more ▁polit ic ized ▁against ▁imm igration . ▁The ▁study ▁reported ▁that ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁high ▁national ▁attention ▁to ▁imm igration , ▁anti - imm igration ▁att itudes ▁among ▁established ▁residents ▁in ▁fast - ch anging ▁count ies ▁increase ▁by ▁ 9 . 9 %. ▁The ▁study ' s ▁author ▁said ▁that ▁eth nic ▁and ▁ra cial ▁surr ound ings ▁appear ▁to ▁affect ▁Americans ' ▁political ▁att itudes ▁far ▁less ▁than ▁previously ▁thought : ▁" Th ose ▁who ▁live ▁near ▁larger ▁proport ions ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁do ▁not ▁consist ently ▁exhib it ▁more ▁negative ▁att itudes ." ▁R ather , ▁the ▁author ▁con cludes , ▁" day - to - day ▁enc oun ters ▁can ▁be ▁sh aped ▁by ▁sal ient ▁national ▁issues ." ▁The ▁study ' s ▁conclus ions ▁are ▁still ▁only ▁tent ative . ▁ ▁Effect s ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁economy ▁ ▁Other ▁studies ▁suggest ▁that ▁imm