Here’s a little bit of data that many might find a little surprising, especially those who are vehemently anti-illegal immigrant: as reported by the Pew Research Group, 64% of all Americans (including 61% of Whites and 74% of Blacks) agree that immigrants work harder at low-paying jobs than do Whites:

In addition, Pew reports that their results show “both whites and blacks are more likely to say that whites are outworked at low-wage jobs by immigrants than to say that blacks are out-worked at such jobs by immigrants.”

The actual results are pretty clear and unequivocal, but their interpretation is likely to be debated. That is, some might say, “Well, Whites don’t work as hard in low-paying jobs because those jobs are beneath them -- as the richest racial group in the U.S., they’re used to having better paying jobs than everybody else.”

On the other hand, another interpretation might be, “This goes to prove that immigrants, including illegal ones, are more than willing to take jobs that other Americans simply don’t want.”

What’s your take on what these results mean?