Apr 28, 2010

Poll: Most AZ voters support state's immigration law

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Nearly two-thirds of Arizona voters say they favor tough new immigration rules signed into law last week by Gov. Jan Brewer, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released today.

The law, which allows police officers to request people show documentation proving their immigration status, has caused an uproar. President Obama condemned the law at a town hall meeting in Iowa this week. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom imposed a moratorium on official city travel to Arizona.

The poll also finds that 57% of Arizona voters favor an immigration policy that welcomes all immigrants except "national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system," according to the poll. Seventy-six percent say it's more important to gain control of the border than to legalize the status of undocumented workers.

More on the poll here.

USA TODAY reports today that Mexico has issued a travel alert to its citizens over the Arizona immigration law. Also, in today's paper, Kathy Kiely looks at the juggling act Democratic leaders are facing on when to take up the issue.
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