41% Say Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather, 43% Disagree
With hurricane season in full swing, Americans have mixed views on whether global warming is behind extreme weather conditions.
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August 31, 2011
August 25, 2011
49% Say Illegal Immigrants Perform Jobs U.S. Citizens Won’t Do
While voters have consistently supported tough penalties on employers who hire illegal immigrants, nearly half believe that illegal immigrants do the jobs Americans don’t want to do.
August 23, 2011
Most Voters Oppose Public Schooling, Tuition Breaks, Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants
The Obama administration announced last week that it was slowing the deportation process for "low priority" immigration cases to focus on illegal immigrants with criminal records.
August 20, 2011
Voters Put Border Control Ahead of Amnesty by 2-1 Margin
Even as the Obama administration moves to slow the pace of deportation for illegal immigrants, voters continue to believe strongly that gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the United States.
August 18, 2011
49% Concerned Efforts To Identify Illegal Immigrants Will Violate Civil Rights
Voters are showing less concern that anti-immigration efforts will also end up violating civil rights and most continue to oppose automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrants.
August 17, 2011
New Low: Only 15% Now Expect Situation in Afghanistan To Improve Over Next Six Months
Voter confidence about the short-term course of the war in Afghanistan has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years, while confidence about the direction in Iraq over the next six months has dropped to the lowest point in almost five years of surveying.
August 11, 2011
59% Want Troops Home from Afghanistan
Support for bringing home U.S. troops from Afghanistan is on the rise as few American voters think we have a clearly defined mission anymore in that troubled country.
August 5, 2011
91% Think Emergency Rooms Should Treat Those Without Health Insurance
Americans believe overwhelmingly that someone without health insurance should be treated in an emergency room if they are seriously injured, even if they are in this country illegally.
August 4, 2011
39% Say Health Insurance Companies Should Be Required to Cover Contraceptives
The Obama administration on Monday announced a new set of standards that require health insurance companies to cover all government-approved contraceptives for women, without co-payments or other fees for the patient. A plurality of Americans nationwide opposes this requirement and would like to have the option of picking their health plans based on cost and what coverage they need.
August 3, 2011
69% Say It’s Likely Scientists Have Falsified Global Warming Research
The debate over global warming has intensified in recent weeks after a new NASA study was interpreted by skeptics to reveal that global warming is not man-made. While a majority of Americans nationwide continue to acknowledge significant disagreement about global warming in the scientific community, most go even further to say some scientists falsify data to support their own beliefs.
July 27, 2011
82% Say Workers Should Be Allowed To Choose Their Own Insurance
Though a majority of voters believe the system of employers providing health insurance to their workers is a good one, most believe employees should be allowed to pick their own.
July 20, 2011
Most Americans Willing to Defend South Korea
The United States has defense treaties with a number of nations around the globe, and Rasmussen Reports is asking Americans periodically how they feel about going to bat for these countries if they're attacked. On the latest list of four nations, most Americans are only willing to defend one country, South Korea.
July 20, 2011
56% Think Competing State Standards More Likely to Lower Health Care Costs
If the government’s got to be involved in health care decisions, most voters think it’ll be cheaper if it’s states rather than the feds.
July 19, 2011
75% Support Tough Penalties Against Employers Who Hire Illegal Immigrants
More voters continue to favor tougher laws against employers who hire illegal immigrants than against landlords who rent to them. But support for strong sanctions against both employers and landlords are at record highs.
July 19, 2011
69% Think Competition Between Health Insurers Better for Consumers Than More Government Regulation
Voters think less government red tape and more competition are the best ways to bring down health care costs.
July 18, 2011
54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 52% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
Most voters still favor repeal of the national health care law and believe it will increase the federal deficit at the very time President Obama and Congress are trying to find ways to make significant cuts in government spending.
July 18, 2011
66% Put Border Control Ahead of Legalizing Status of Those Here Illegally
Two-out-of-three (66%) Likely U.S. Voters think gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing the status of illegal immigrants already living in America when it comes to immigration reform policy.
July 15, 2011
Just 22% Now Expect Situation In Afghanistan To Improve
Voter optimism about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan has slipped back to levels measured before the killing of Osama bin Laden.
July 6, 2011
52% Say Finding New Sources of Energy More Important Than Reducing Amount Consumed
While a majority of U.S. voters still feel discovering new sources of energy is more important than reducing energy consumption, the number who feel this way has fallen to a new low. Voters also continue to believe there’s a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection.
July 1, 2011
Americans Under 40 Skeptical About Receiving Promised Social Security Benefits
Just 26% of voters under 40 believe it’s even Somewhat Likely they will receive all of their promised Social Security benefits. That includes only 5% who say it’s Very Likely those benefits will be paid.
