How Oklahomans feel about illegal immigration issues

Geography Surveyed: Oklahoma
Data Collected: 11/01/2007
Release Date: 11/01/2007 15:50 ET
Sponsor: KFOR-TV Oklahoma City



1 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

How much of a problem is illegal immigration in the United States? A crisis? A major problem? A minor problem? Or no problem at all?

40% Crisis
40% Major Problem
15% Minor Problem
4% No Problem At All
2% Not Sure

2 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

Now think about where you live. How much of a problem is illegal immigration where you live?

17% Crisis
28% Major Problem
35% Minor Problem
16% No Problem At All
3% Not Sure

3 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6%

Do you think the Federal Government is doing enough to enforce immigration laws? Or do you think the Federal Government could be dong more?

12% Doing Enough
80% Could Be Doing More
8% Not Sure

4 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.2%

Do you think local governments should? Or should not? be able to pass ordinances that would make it illegal to hire or rent to immigrants without valid immigration papers?

66% Should
26% Should Not
8% Not Sure

5 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.4%

Should employers caught hiring illegal immigrants be sent to jail?Be fined? Or should there be no penalty?

27% Sent To Jail
59% Fined
12% No Penalty
2% Not Sure

6 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

Who do you think should be in charge of enforcing immigration laws? The federal government? State governments? Or local governments?

48% Federal Government
34% State Governments
14% Local Governments
4% Not Sure

7 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.4%

Do you think the United States Constitution should? Or should not? be changed to allow state and local governments to take a larger role in enforcing immigration laws?

58% Should
32% Should Not
10% Not Sure

8 Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.8%

A new Oklahoma law requires police to check if anyone they arrest for a felony or driving under the influence charge is in the United States illegally, and to work with the Department of Homeland Security to have any such people deported. The law also prevents illegal immigrants from receiving driver's licenses or public assistance and creates penalties for those who hire illegal immigrants. Do you support? Or do you oppose? This law?

76% Support
19% Oppose
5% Not Sure

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