Questions - Immigration - June 11-12, 2014
31% Favor Increasing Legal Immigration If Border Is Secured
39% Think U.S. Should Welcome All Immigrants Who Are Willing to Work Hard
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National Survey of 1,000 American
Adults
Conducted June 11-12, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How
closely have you followed recent news stories about immigration and immigration
reform?
2* Other
than national security threats, should the United States welcome all potential
immigrants who are willing to work hard and able to support their family?
3* When
thinking of all the immigrants who enter the United States in a typical year,
are there more legal immigrants or illegal immigrants?
4* Suppose that the government actually secured the border and
prevented illegal immigration. After that is accomplished, should the
government increase the number of immigrants allowed to enter the country
legally, decrease the number of immigrants allowed to enter legally or leave
things unchanged?
5* Approximately
how many immigrants legally enter the United States each year - 100,000, 250,000,
500,000, one million, 2.5 million, 5 million or more than 5 million?
6* In
thinking about immigration policy, should the United States treat all potential
immigrants equally or should the United States allow more immigrants from some
countries than from others?
7* Should potential immigrants from countries with terrorist
ties be screened more carefully than potential immigrants from friendly
countries?
8* If
you had to make a choice, should the United States give preference to potential
immigrants who are related to American citizens or should the United States
give preference to those who could most help the U.S. economy?
9* Should
the United States treat all potential immigrants equally or should the United
States give preference to those with higher levels of education and better
economic prospects?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence