A growing majority of Americans believe that gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, and three out of four (74%) say the government is not doing enough to make that happen.
One-third of U.S. voters are still angry about illegal immigration, an issue that neither presidential candidate has made central to his campaign. But, voters blame Washington, not immigrants.
Seventy-three percent (73%) of American voters say that when someone is pulled over for a traffic violation, police officers should routinely check to see if that person is in the country legally.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally.
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of all voters oppose the Dream Act concept. Republicans oppose it by a 5-to-1 margin and unaffiliateds are opposed by a 3-to-1 margin.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters nationwide favor cutting off federal funds for “sanctuary cities” that offer protection to illegal immigrants.
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of American adults favor a proposal requiring employers to fire workers who falsify identity documents.
Scott Rasmussen’s first law of politics is that America’s politicians aren’t nearly as important as they think they are.
As the Senate prepares to resume debate the “comprehensive” immigration reform bill, the legislation continues to face broad public opposition
Just 20% of American voters want Congress to try and pass the immigration reform bill that failed in the Senate last week.
Elite newspapers and countless bloggers are writing their own explanations of why the compromise immigration legislation failed last night.
Public support for the Senate immigration reform bill has slipped a bit over the past week.
Just 24% of Arizona voters favor passage of the controversial immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate while 50% are opposed.
There’s a simple reason the immigration bill being debated by the U.S. Senate is unpopular with voters—the general public doesn’t believe it will reduce illegal immigration.
A New York Times/CBS News poll released yesterday found that 69% of adults believe illegal immigrants should “be prosecuted and deported for being in the U.S. illegally.”
Initial public reaction to the immigration proposal being debated in the Senate is decidedly negative.
Each time immigration reform dominates the news. President Bush’s Job Approval ratings tumble to new lows.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of American adults favor an enforcement-only approach to immigration reform.
A year ago, many Beltway pundits were stunned when May Day protests for illegal immigrants failed to move public policy in the expected manner.
Americans continue to show a desire for both welcoming immigrants into the national melting pot and gaining control of the nation’s borders to reduce illegal immigration.
