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44% in California Favor Law Like Arizona’s, 48% Oppose
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely Voters in California favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop if they suspect them of being illegal immigrants.

But a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that slightly more (48%) oppose such a law.

Nationally, 59% support a law like Arizona’s.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters in California are at least somewhat concerned that a law like this will violate the civil rights of some U.S. citizens. This includes 44% who are Very Concerned. Thirty-four percent (34%) are not very or not at all concerned about this.

Critics of Arizona’s law, like the Los Angeles City Council which has voted to boycott the state, complain that it is racial profiling. Supporters in Arizona say the law is needed because the federal government is not enforcing immigration law.

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This statewide telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters in California was conducted on May 12, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Most California voters (54%) favor a welcoming immigration policy that excludes only national security threats, criminals and those who are coming to live off the welfare system. This compares to 58% nationally.

Twenty-six percent (26%) in California disagree with a policy that has that goal, and 20% more are not sure.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of male voters in California favor a law like Arizona’s, but 52% of female voters are opposed.W

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans like the law that cracks down on illegal immigration. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Democrats and 55% of voters not affiliated with either party oppose it.

Democrats and unaffiliateds are also much more concerned about possible civil rights violations against U.S. citizens.

Republicans are more strongly in favor of an immigration policy with the goal of excluding only national security threats, criminals and those who come to live off welfare.

Embattled Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer remains in a virtual tie with Republican challenger Tom Campbell, but two other GOP hopefuls are still failing to gain traction in California’s race for the U.S. Senate.
Why would 51% of men in California support an AZ law while 52% of women oppose it? That makes no sense at all. That would totally screw up their poll. Something went wrong on this one, Rasmussen. What's up with you? Talking to illegal nannies or their female employers during the day when you call? If this poll is accurate, then the women in California need to pay for illegal immigration.