Thread: High Support for Temporary Worker Program in U.S.

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Immigration


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Polls listed chronologically. All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2005. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Bush is doing in each of these areas? Handling of the illegal immigrant problem."

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Approve Disapprove Unsure
% % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 27 57 17
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"Turning to problems with illegal immigrants entering the United States -- How serious a problem is illegal immigration into the United States: extremely serious, very serious, somewhat serious, or not very serious?"

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Extremely
Serious Very
Serious Somewhat
Serious Not Very
Serious Unsure
% % % % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 30 34 28 7 1
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"Do you think the U.S. is doing enough along its borders to keep illegal immigrants from crossing into this country, doing too much, or not doing enough to keep illegal immigrants from crossing over into the U.S.?"

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Enough Too Much Not Enough Unsure
% % % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 15 7 74 5
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"Overall, do you think illegal immigrants hurt or help the U.S. economy?" Options rotated

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Hurt Help Depends
(vol.) Unsure
% % % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 64 26 5 5
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"Would you favor or oppose a program that would allow illegal immigrants who have jobs in the United States to live and work legally in the United States for a fixed period of time if they registered with the government as temporary guest workers so the U.S. government could keep track of them?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 72 24 4
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"If there is a guest worker program, should the illegal immigrants now in the United States be eligible to register for the program while in the United States without having to return to their own countries to apply, or should they have to go back to their own countries to apply?"

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Register
In the U.S. Apply In Own
Countries Unsure
% % %
11/29 - 12/1/05 50 45 5

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 11-12, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you think the federal government is doing enough to secure the country's borders?"

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Yes
No
Unsure

%
%
%

10/11-12/05 16 78 6
1/14-15/03 30 62 8
4/16-17/02 27 60 13
11/14-15/01 31 54 15
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"Do you favor or oppose a proposal to build a 2,000-mile-long security fence along the U.S.-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration?"

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Favor
Oppose
Unsure

%
%
%

10/11-12/05 51 37 12
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"Which of the following do you think would be more effective at preventing illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border: a 2,000-mile-long security fence, or thousands of additional border patrol agents?" Options rotated

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Fence
Agents
Same
(vol.)
Neither
(vol.)
Unsure

%
%
%
%
%

10/11-12/05 23 38 11 18 10

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CBS News Poll. Oct. 3-5, 2005. N=808 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4 (for all adults).

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the issue of immigration?"

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Approve Disap-
prove Unsure
% % %
ALL adults 21 53 26
Republicans 30 44 26
Democrats 15 61 24
Independents 20 52 28
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"Should legal immigration into the United States be kept at its present level, increased, or decreased?"

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Present
Level Increased Decreased Unsure
% % % %
ALL adults 30 11 51 8
Republicans 28 10 58 4
Democrats 34 12 47 7
Independents 29 12 51 8
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Trend:
7/29 - 8/2/05 32 13 51 4
1/04 34 16 45 5
12/01 29 9 59 3
9/01 29 11 57 3
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"Do you think the immigrants coming to this country today take jobs away from American citizens, or do they mostly take jobs Americans don't want?"

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Take Jobs
Away Take
Unwanted
Jobs Both
(vol.) Unsure
% % % %
ALL adults 31 58 7 4
Republicans 31 59 7 3
Democrats 37 56 4 3
Independents 27 60 9 4
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Trend:
7/29 - 8/2/05 33 52 10 5
1/04 39 53 4 4
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"Generally, do today's immigrants work harder than people born here, not as hard, or isn't there much difference?"

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Harder Not As
Hard Not Much
Difference Unsure
% % % %
ALL adults 46 6 43 5
Republicans 46 5 43 6
Democrats 43 7 46 4
Independents 49 6 40 5
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Trend:
1/04 46 6 39 9
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"Recently, citizen volunteers known as 'minutemen' have been patrolling some borders to keep out illegal immigrants. Should citizen volunteers be allowed to patrol the borders, or should patrolling the borders be left to government law enforcement?"

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Allowed Left To
Gov't Unsure
% % %
ALL adults 31 65 4
Republicans 50 48 2
Democrats 16 82 2
Independents 33 61 6
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"Do you think the U.S. is doing enough along its borders to keep illegal immigrants from crossing into this country, doing too much, or not doing enough to keep illegal immigrants from crossing over into the U.S.?"

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Doing
Enough Doing
Too Much Not Doing
Enough Unsure
% % % %
ALL adults 15 4 75 6
Republicans 9 1 87 3
Democrats 19 2 72 7
Independents 16 7 70 7

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CBS News Poll. July 29-Aug. 2, 2005. N=1,222 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"Should immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally be allowed to apply for work permits which would allow them to stay and work in the United States, or shouldn't they be allowed to do that?"

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Allowed Not
Allowed Unsure
% % %
ALL adults 32 63 5
Republicans 27 68 5
Democrats 37 59 4
Independents 32 63 5

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Gallup Poll. June 6-25, 2005. N=2,264 adults nationwide, including oversamples of Blacks and Hispanics weighted to reflect their proportions in the general population. MoE ± 5.

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"Thinking now about immigrants -- that is, people who come from other countries to live here in the United States: In your view, should immigration be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?"

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Present
Level Increased Decreased Unsure
% % % %
6/6-25/05 34 16 46 4
6/04 33 14 49 4
6/03 37 13 47 3
6/02 36 12 49 3
10/01 30 8 58 4
6/01 42 14 41 3
3/01 41 10 43 6
9/00 41 13 38 8
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"On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today?"

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Good
Thing Bad
Thing Mixed
(vol.) Unsure
% % % %
6/6-25/05 61 34 3 2
6/03 58 36 4 2
6/02 52 42 4 2
6/01 62 31 5 2
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"Which comes closer to your point of view? Immigrants in the long-run become productive citizens and pay their fair share of taxes. OR, Immigrants cost the taxpayers too much by using government services like public education and medical services." Options rotated

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Pay Fair
Share Cost Too
Much Neither/
Both (vol.)/
Unsure
% % %
6/6-25/05 49 44 7
9/00 48 40 12
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"Do you think immigrants mostly help the economy by providing low-cost labor, or mostly hurt the economy by driving wages down for many Americans?" Options rotated

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Mostly
Help Mostly
Hurt Neither
(vol.) Both
(vol.) Unsure
% % % % %
6/6-25/05 42 49 3 3 3
1/04 30 65 2 1 2
9/00 44 40 7 3 6
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"Do you think the United States should or should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens of the United States?"

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Should Should
Not Unsure
% % %
6/6-25/05 28 70 2
1/04 23 74 3
8/01 28 67 5

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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 12-16, 2005. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"As you may know, President Bush has proposed to allow foreigners who have jobs but are staying illegally in the United States to apply for legal, temporary-worker status. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose this proposal?"

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Strongly
Favor Somewhat
Favor Somewhat
Oppose Strongly
Oppose Depends
(vol.)/
Unsure
% % % % %
5/12-16/05 13 25 19 39 4
3/31 - 4/3/05 14 29 20 33 4
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"There are some groups of private citizens who believe that the federal government does not have the ability to patrol the borders of the United States by itself. These groups conduct their own armed patrols of the U.S. border separate and independent from the government's patrols. Do you favor or oppose private citizens conducting independent patrols of the United States' borders?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
5/12-16/05 40 54 6

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 25-26, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all registered voters).

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"How serious a problem do you believe the illegal or undocumented immigration situation is in the United States today? Do you see it as a very serious problem, somewhat serious, not very serious or not at all a serious problem?"

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Very
Serious Somewhat
Serious Not Very
Serious Not At All
Serious Unsure
% % % % %
4/25-26/05 63 28 5 2 2
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Asked of those who answered "very serious" or "somewhat serious" (N=820):
"Is the reason you see illegal immigration as a problem based more on concerns about jobs and the economy or based more on concerns about terrorism and homeland security?"

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Jobs and
Economy Terrorism
and Security Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure
% % % % %
4/25-26/05 31 31 32 5 1
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"Do you favor or oppose using the U.S. military to stop illegal immigrants at the borders?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
4/25-26/05 67 24 9
6/02 79 15 6
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"Do you favor or oppose allowing illegal or undocumented immigrants who have jobs in the United States to apply for legal, temporary-worker status?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
4/25-26/05 62 31 7
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"Do you favor or oppose eliminating all forms of public assistance, including education and health benefits, to all illegal or undocumented immigrants and their children?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
4/25-26/05 43 45 12
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"Do you think the citizen volunteers known as 'Minutemen' who are patrolling the borders are best described as vigilantes who should leave patrolling to professional law enforcement, or as concerned citizens doing what the government is not doing?" Options rotated

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Vigilantes Concerned
Citizens Haven't
Heard of
Them (vol.) Unsure
% % % %
4/25-26/05 34 44 10 12

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NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 31-April 3, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"How important to you is the issue of immigration: extremely important, quite important, somewhat important, or not that important?"

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Extremely Quite Somewhat Not That Unsure
% % % % %
3/31 - 4/3/05 36 23 30 10 1
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"I'm going to read you several pairs of statements about the issue of immigration. For each pair, please tell me which statement comes closer to your own point of view. Which of these statements comes closer to your point of view?

"Statement A: Immigration adds to our character and strengthens the United States because it brings diversity, new workers, and new creative talent to this country.

"Statement B: Immigration detracts from our character and weakens the United States because it puts too many burdens on government services, causes language barriers, and creates housing problems."

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%
Strengthens the U.S. 41
Weakens the U.S. 48
Depends/Some of both (vol.) 10
Unsure 1
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"Which of these statements comes closer to your point of view?

"Statement A: Immigration is an economic benefit to the United States because immigrant workers fulfill jobs in America that citizens either do not want or cannot do.

"Statement B: Immigration is an economic threat to the United States because immigrant workers take jobs that would otherwise be fulfilled by American citizens."

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%
Economic benefit 46
Economic threat 45
Depends/Some of both (vol.) 7
Unsure 2

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Gallup Poll. Feb. 9-12, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"As you may know, President Bush has proposed a plan that would allow some illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. to legally stay in this country for several years as long as they hold jobs that no U.S. citizen wanted to do. The plan would require these immigrant workers to return to their countries after their time under this program had expired. Do you favor or oppose this plan?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure
% % %
2/9-12/04 46 51 3
1/9-11/04 42 55 3

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ABC News Poll. Jan. 7-11, 2004. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Would you support or oppose a program in which illegal immigrants from Mexico would be allowed to live and work legally in the United States?"

Support Oppose Unsure
% % %
1/04 41 52 8
8/01 43 49 7
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"Would you support or oppose a program in which illegal immigrants from countries other than Mexico would be allowed to live and work legally in the United States?"

Support Oppose Unsure
% % %
1/04 37 57 7
8/01 38 56 6
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"If this program is created, do you think immigrants who apply for it should be allowed to live and work legally in the United States for a limited period of time, say six years; or for an unlimited period of time?" Options rotated

Limited Unlimited Unsure
% % %
1/04 67 25 8

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Dec. 7-10, 2001. N=1,052 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Overall, would you say most recent immigrants to the United States contribute to this country, or do most of them cause problems?"
12/01 1/94
% %
Contribute 51 29
Cause problems 31 53
Both (vol.) 4 8
Depends on origin (vol.) 1 2
Don't know 13 8

"Do you think most of the people who have moved to the United States in the last few years are here legally, or are most of them here illegally?"
12/01 6/93
% %
Legally 29 17
Illegally 53 68
Half and half (vol.) 3 5
Don't know 15 10

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 13-14, 2001. N=959 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you think the United States has made it too easy for people from other countries to enter the U.S., or not?"
%
Made it too easy 80
Has not 15
Don't know 5

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EXCELLENT WORK, JUDY! Some of those are pretty darn close, aren't they?? At least, on the GUESTWORKER part. BRAINWASHED. Those fools are STILL brainwashed!