HAWKEYE POLL: AMERICANS INDICATE THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

HAWKEYE POLL: AMERICANS INDICATE THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AFFECTED VOTE CHOICES IN 2010 ELECTION

US Fed News
December 15, 2010
IOWA CITY, Iowa

The University of Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department issued the following news release:

As states across the nation implement laws meant to curb illegal immigration, a national University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today suggests that Americans think illegal immigration continues to be an important issue.

Sixty-one percent (61%) of those polled said that illegal immigration was "very important" in their vote choices during the 2010 election.

Respondents were also asked if they favored (77 percent) or opposed (16 percent) stricter immigration laws or enforcement.

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Americans who indicated that illegal immigration was very important to their vote choices, did not favor stricter immigration laws or enforcement.

In contrast, 68 percent (68%) of Americans who answered that illegal immigration was very important to their vote choices favored much stricter laws and tougher immigration enforcement related to this issue.

"A possible explanation is that Americans are very concerned about America's resources availability and issues related to safety," said Nathan Darus, a UI doctoral student in political science who helped conduct the poll.

"Americans fear that as illegal immigrants continue to come to the U.S., resources continually decline and violence continually increases."

Topline results are available at: http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2010/dec ... opline.pdf.

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The Independants voted Dem 2 years ago because of the Middle East Wars and the desire to get out of there. They voted Republican now because they want less Immigration both legal and illegal and our laws enforced with no amnesty...