I haven't seen this posted yet, but if it has my apology. Moderator, if this fits better in "Polls and Polling Data," please move. I hope this gets wide distribution.
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Rasmussen Reports

Senate Heeded Public Opinion By Rejecting Dream Act
Sunday, October 28, 2007

In June, the United States Senate kept fighting for more than a month before surrendering to public opinion on the topic of immigration. Having been burned once, the Senators were much quicker to capitulate when the Dream Act, a more limited immigration proposal, was brought up for a vote last Wednesday. The measure failed to generate enough support to even begin a formal debate.

That’s fine with most voters.


A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 22% of voters support the proposal introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The Dream Act would have given legal status to children of illegal aliens who complete two years of college or military service. [b]That low level of support is very similar to support for the “comprehensiveâ€