[colombiamigra] Fw: National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home
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National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home
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New National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home
73 Percent Feel Very Strongly About This View
WASHINGTON, DC (February 7, 2013) – The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
today released a new report, Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home:
Results of a National Survey, based on polling conducted by Pulse Opinion
Research. The poll found that of likely voters, 52 percent preferred that
illegal immigrants in the United States return to their home countries versus
33 percent who preferred they be given legal status.
“Poll wording matters. Most post-election polls on immigration policy have
given the public the false choice of conditional legalization or mass
deportations. This poll uses neutral wording that allows us to know the views
of the American public,” comments Dr. Steven Camarota, CIS Director of
Research. “With border security and the enforcement of immigration laws being a
key issue with legislators, the fact that 70 percent of those polled were not
confident that immigration law would be enforced if there is a legalization and
69 percent believed providing legal status to illegals would encourage more
illegal immigration is a good indicator of public sentiment.”
The report can be found online
at:http://cis.org/americans-prefer-illegal-immigrants-head-home-results-of-national-survey
Among the findings of this poll:
• Of likely voters, 52 percent responded that they preferred that illegal
immigrants in the United States return to their home countries, compared to
just 33 percent who would like them to be given legal status.
• There is an enormous gap in intensity between the two views on immigration.
Of those who want illegal immigrants to head home, 73 percent indicated that
they felt “very strongly” about their view, while just 35 percent of those who
want illegal immigrants to get legal status said they felt very strongly about
their view.
• One reason the public may prefer that illegals head home is a strong belief
that efforts to enforce immigration laws have been inadequate — 64 percent said
that enforcement of immigration laws has been “too little”, while just 10
percent said that it had been too much, and 15 percent said it was “just right”.
• When asked why there is a large illegal population in the country, voters
overwhelming (71 percent) thought it was because we had not made a real effort
to enforce our immigration laws. Only 18 percent said it was because we were
not letting in enough immigrants legally.
• Another reason for skepticism about legalization is that most voters (69
percent) agreed with the statement that “giving legal status to illegal
immigrants does not solve the problem because rewarding law breaking will only
encourage more illegal immigration.” Just 26 percent disagreed.
• When asked if they had confidence that immigration laws would be enforced in
the event of a legalization, just 27 percent expressed confidence that there
would be enforcement, while 70 percent indicated that they were not confident
immigration law would be enforced.
• Enforcement remains politically very popular. Of likely voters, 53 percent
indicated that they would be more likely to support a political party that
supports enforcing immigration laws versus only 32 percent who said they would
be more likely to support a party that supports legalization.
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit
research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank
devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social,
demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
Center for Immigration Studies
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