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Poll: Citizenship support slips

The Boston Marathon bombings has influenced some voters’ opinions about immigration | AP Photo
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By KEVIN CIRILLI |
5/2/13 7

Support for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants has declined from last month, a new poll found.

Fifty-two percent of Americans backing granting illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, compared with the 59 percent who supported such action in an April 4 poll, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday. Eleven percent think they should stay but not be granted citizenship, and 30 percent think they should not be able to stay. The rest were unsure or didn’t answer.

Among Republicans, 36 percent think they should be allowed to stay and eventually apply for citizenship; 15 percent think they should stay but not be granted citizenship; and 42 percent think they shouldn’t be able to stay. Among Democrats, 69 percent think they should stay and be granted citizenship; 8 percent think they should stay but not be granted citizenship; and 18 percent think they shouldn’t stay. The rest are undecided or didn’t answer.

An increase of voters think that illegal immigrants should be required to leave the country — 30 percent of Americans think they should leave, a 5 percentage point increase from the 25 percent who thought so earlier this month.

Meanwhile, the recent Boston Marathon bombings have influenced some voters’ opinions about immigration, Quinnipiac found. Twenty-two percent of voters think that creating a pathway to citizenship would increase the likelihood of terrorism. Sixty-six percent say it wouldn’t make a difference.

Quinnipiac didn’t poll on potential GOP candidates in this particular poll. Quinnipiac polled 1,471 registered voters between April 25 and April 29, and it has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

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Fifty-two percent of Americans backing granting illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship

That is a bold faced lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most Americans DO NOT support citizenship for illegal immigrants.

W

Here are the numerous polls that contradict this new one. Our collection of polls clearly show that Americans want illegals to leave America, not be given voting rights!

http://www.alipac.us/illegal_immigra...ts_statistics/

W

Here is the actual question from the Quinn poll. Note, how they don't offer enforcement of laws on the books as a choice (like this polling firm has offered as a choice in the past for this issue). It's all about the questions, choices and phrasing:

32. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently living in the United States? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to eventually apply for US citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to leave the U.S.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes...ReleaseID=1891

From Alipac's polling page, here is the more relevant question Quinnipiac asked a few years ago (why not ask this same question again?):

"On immigration, 69% of American voters say that reform should move in the direction of stricter enforcement of laws against illegal immigration, while only 22% say that reform should primarily move in the direction of integrating illegal immigrants into American society, Quinnipiac University poll (question 43), July 2010"

Originally Posted by Motivated

From Alipac's polling page, here is the more relevant question Quinnipiac asked a few years ago (why not ask this same question again?):

"On immigration, 69% of American voters say that reform should move in the direction of stricter enforcement of laws against illegal immigration, while only 22% say that reform should primarily move in the direction of integrating illegal immigrants into American society, Quinnipiac University poll (question 43), July 2010"

I think these polls are trying to incite the "herd" mentality of everyone else thinks it is OK. It appears to be very manipulative.

Sorry if the following poll has been posted previously, but it is relevant to this debate. This poll is from Monmouth College, Spring 2011, regarding attitudes of Midwesterners (see pages 13 & 14):

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"Midwest opinion also tracks closely to national opinion on immigration reform. Two prominent
solutions to illegal immigration include the integration of illegal immigrants into American
society through pathways to citizenship and stricter enforcement of current laws and
deportation of illegal immigrants. Nearly two-thirds of Midwesterners (65%) favor the tougher
approach while 24% support pathways to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

In a Quinnipiac University poll from September, 2010, 68% of national respondents said they favored stricter enforcement of current laws and deportation of illegal immigrants and 24% support the
integration of illegal immigrants into American society through pathways to citizenship."

http://department.monm.edu/midwest-m...Pollreport.pdf