FROM RASMUSSEN REPORTS

PHOENIX - Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration – denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Arizona finds that 64% agree that children born to illegal immigrants should not automatically become citizens of the United States. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree and say these children should become U.S. citizens.

Nationally, 58% of voters say a child born to an illegal immigrant in this country should not automatically become a citizen of the United States. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say if a women enters the United States illegally and gives birth to a child here, that child should automatically be a U.S. citizen. That’s what the current law allows, and many believe it would require a constitutional amendment to change the law.

The poll

1* Do you favor or oppose the state’s new immigration law?

66% Favor
24% Oppose
10% Not sure

2* Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?

23% Yes
62% No
15% Not sure

3* Would you favor or oppose strict government sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants?

73% Favor
15% Oppose
12% Not sure

4* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

26% Yes
64% No
10% Not sure

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