Pew polling data indicates that upwards of 80% of the population in countries that have received millions of immigrants over the last several decades hold beliefs that are culturally disqualifying.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
None of the provided sources reports Pew data on the share of people in immigrant-receiving countries who hold culturally disqualifying beliefs, so the 80% figure can be neither confirmed nor refuted. The sources that mention Pew cover Latinos' views of their own situation and a 2011 survey of U.S. Muslims' assimilation, which are different referents.
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… and the longer that there are more people on our side trying to say things like, well, it's only 5% of the population, well, it may not be a hundred percent. I don't know what the exact percent is, but it's not five. It's certainly a lot more than that, and it could be upwards of 80% of the current population if you look at Pew polling data coming out of a lot of these countries where we've had millions of people come from over the last several decades. Upwards of 90% of them believe things that should be just disqualifying culturally. You cannot believe these things and then take, raise your hand, and take an oath of citizenship, nor should you be granted lawful permanent residency status in this country …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The Reuters and Pew pieces (2025) address how U.S. Latinos rate their own situation under Trump, including 68% saying it has worsened, which does not measure beliefs about cultural disqualification.[1][4]
Context. The 2016 PolitiFact piece cites a 2011 Pew survey of about 1,033 U.S. Muslims on assimilation, a different population and subject from the claimed share across immigrant-receiving countries.[2]
Context. The 2019 AP fact check discusses stereotypes about immigrants' numbers and characteristics, not Pew polling on beliefs held by a national population share.[3]
Context. The claim matches the post's wording on 'upwards of 80%' and 'Pew polling data'; the post itself is the claimant's own words and cannot corroborate the figure. The extraction is faithful, with no added figures or scope.
Sources
4 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 not rated
- 1Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Trump wrong 'there's no real assimilation' by US Muslimspolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3AP FACT CHECK: Trump taps false stereotypes about immigrantsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Striking findings from 2025pewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: context
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