Poll: Wis. residents oppose benefits for illegal immigrants


Associated Press - December 11, 2007 1:15 AM ET

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new poll shows Wisconsin residents strongly oppose granting new benefits for illegal immigrants.

The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll of 600 residents shows that 76% of respondents oppose allowing illegal immigrants to apply for a driver's license.

Eighty-six percent oppose allowing them to pay in-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin.

People are divided on whether children here illegally should be allowed to attend public schools. Forty-six percent say they should, while the same amount say they should not.

The telephone survey done Dec. 2 and 3 has a margin of error of plus or minus 4%age points.

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