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                            March 25, 201373% Think States Should Set Guest Worker Limits
Senators hoping to reach bipartisan agreement on comprehensive immigration reform legislation have found a new snag—the provisions for allowing guest workers into the United States.
Seventy-percent (70%) of Likely U.S. Voters support a guest worker program that would allow workers to stay in the United States temporarily if they have a job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 20% are opposed. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 20-21, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 25, 201359% Favor Death Penalty
Maryland is about to become the sixth state to abolish capital punishment following the passage of a bill that Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to sign.  Most Americans still support the death penalty, but they're much more closely divided when asked if capital punishment actually deters crime.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 59% of U.S. Adults favor the death penalty, while 24% are opposed. Another 17% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults nationwide was conducted on March 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 25, 201352% Think U.S. Should Have Stayed Out of Iraq
Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, voters tend to think both the United States and Iraq are better off because of the war, but just over half still don’t believe America should ever have been involved there.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 31% of Likely U.S. Voters think, looking back, that the United States should have gotten involved with Iraq. Fifty-two percent (52%) disagree and oppose that involvement. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 25, 2013New Census Data Show People Go Where the Money Is By Michael Barone
What parts of America have been growing during these years of sluggish economic growth?    

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                            March 25, 201350% View Health Care Law Unfavorably
It’s been three years since the passage of President Obama’s health care law, and it still hasn’t become popular. Half of voters hold an unfavorable opinion of it, and most continue to think the law will push up health care costs.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of Likely U.S. Voters have at least a somewhat favorable view of the health care law. Fifty percent (50%) view it unfavorably. This includes 19% with a Very Favorable opinion of the law and 36% with a Very Unfavorable one. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 24, 201368% Believe Legal Immigration Is Good for America
The United States is a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. Not surprisingly, voters continue to respect both traditions and strongly agree that legal immigration is good for America. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Likely U.S. Voters think immigration when done within the law is good for America, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Only 19% disagree and feel legal immigration is bad for the country. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure.

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                            March 23, 201355% Think Government Should Let ‘Too Big To Fail’ Banks Go Bust
Most Americans continue to believe the government should let the "too big to fail" banks bottom out, but that belief is down significantly from a year ago.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 55% of American Adults think the government should let the largest banks and finance companies go out of business if they can no longer meet their obligations. Twenty-five percent (25%) think the government should find a way to keep these banks in business, while another 21% are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults nationwide was conducted on March 19-20, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 23, 2013What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 23, 2013
Voters want new thinking in Washington, D.C., but what they get is more of the same.
Consider the deficit-cutting plans rolled out by the two parties in recent days.  Voters don’t care much for either one. Thirty-five percent (35%) favor Republican Congressman Paul Ryan's plan that calls for a balanced budget in 10 years through spending cuts only. Ryan’s plan includes cuts to Medicare but not the military. Nineteen percent (19%) support Democratic Senator Patty Murray's plan that doesn’t balance the budget but includes a trillion dollars in tax increases and a trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next decade.
Interestingly, Murray is personally more popular than Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nominee, even though she is much less well-known.  Ryan is now more disliked than former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who long has reigned as the most unpopular congressional leader.

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                            March 22, 2013New High: 28% Say Now’s a Good Time to Sell A House
More Americans than ever believe now is a good time to sell a house, although most still disagree.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 28% of American Adults think now is a good time for someone in their area to sell a home. That's up six points from 22% a month ago and is the highest finding in over four years of regular tracking. But 52% don't share that assessment, and another 21% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on March 17-18, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 22, 2013Plurality Believes Federal Deposit Insurance Limits Should Be Less than $250,000
The federal government provides deposit insurance for regulated banks up to a limit of $250,000 per account per bank.  Nine-out-of-ten American Adults (87%) support this federal policy. However, 34% believe the amount insured should be less than $250,000. Twenty-two percent (22%) take the opposite view and believe it should be higher. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 25% believe the current limits are about right.

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                            March 22, 201364% of Immigration Reform Supporters Put Border Control First
Most voters like finding a way for illegal immigrants to stay in this country but not until the border is secured. However, they remain skeptical about the federal government’s interest in securing the border.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters favor a plan that would legalize the status of those here illegally if they have otherwise obeyed the law – provided the border is really secured to prevent future illegal immigration. Twenty-six percent (26%) oppose this comprehensive immigration reform plan even with the promise of tougher border control. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 20-21, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 22, 2013Probing Intentions in the Cyber-fog By Froma Harrop
Two Ohio girls stand accused of saying vile, menacing things on Twitter --seriously accused. The high schoolers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and face a possible six months in juvenile detention. They are charged with threatening a 16-year-old rape victim in the celebrated case involving Steubenville High School football stars. Two boys were convicted of the rape this week.

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                            March 22, 2013It's Time To Bust Up the Big Banks By Scott Rasmussen
Americans have a healthy respect for free market competition and are resistant to government interference -- even when they don't like what the market is up to. For example, 69 percent of Americans believe that large corporate executives are overpaid, but only 17 percent want the government to regulate their pay.

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                            March 21, 201348% Feel Connected to A National Political Party
Fewer than half of American Adults feel connected to a national political party. Republicans are more passionate about the connection than Democrats are. 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Adults in this country think they are at least somewhat connected to a national political party, but that includes just 17% who feel Very Connected. Fifty-six percent (56%) don't feel that connection, including another 17% who don't feel connected at all. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on March 15-16, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 21, 2013Voters Again Trust GOP More Than Democrats on Economy
Voters continue to trust Democrats more than Republicans on nine of 15 major issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the GOP has regained the trust advantage on the key issues of the economy and national security. 
New Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveying finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats when it comes to handling the economy. Forty percent (40%) trust Democrats more. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Three national surveys of 1,000 Likely Voters each were conducted on March 10-11, March 14-15 & 18-19, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 21, 2013Republicans Must Show Support for Hispanic Dreams By Michael Barone
Rarely does a political party issue a document so scathingly critical of itself and its most recent presidential nominee as the report of the five-member Growth and Opportunity Project of the Republican National Committee.   

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                            March 21, 201350% Favor Breaking Up Nation’s Largest Banks
A Senate report released this month revealed that the nation’s largest bank, JP Morgan Chase, manipulated and withheld key information during its record trading losses last year, prompting even stronger belief that the big banks haven’t learned their lesson after receiving government bailouts in 2008. Most Americans want to end government subsidies for these ‘too big to fail’ institutions and half want to see those megabanks broken up.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 50% of U.S. Adults favor a plan to break up the 12 megabanks, which currently control about 69% of the banking industry. Twenty-three percent (23%) oppose breaking up the largest banks, while another 27% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on March 19-20, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 21, 2013Multi-Member Districts:  Just A Thing of the Past? By Thomas F. Schaller
Given that at least a third of Americans identify strongly with neither major party, it seems anomalous that the two major parties boast all but two of the 535 members of Congress, 49 of 50 state governors, 99% of the nearly 7,400 state legislators nationwide and every American president for more than a century-and-a-half. Many third-party supporters are convinced that Democrats and Republicans at the state and national level collude to restrict third-party ballot access and make fundraising more difficult for third parties and their candidates.
March 21, 2013The Newsmaker Memo: an Interview With AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka By Joe Conason
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, recently spoke with The National Memo about the sequester's automatic budget cuts, the danger of cuts to Social Security, the Keystone XL pipeline, immigration reform, President Obama and how to defend labor in an era of attacks on the right to organize.  

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                            March 21, 201359% Think Federal Budget Deficit Is Too Big
The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein and others on the political left have begun arguing that the federal deficit is “if anything, too small.” Voters disagree.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 20% of Likely U.S. Voters share Klein’s belief that the current federal deficit is too small. Fifty-nine percent (59%) think it is too big and 13% say it’s about right. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 14-15, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.