Immigration Polling Roundup

In order to give a more accurate understanding of the publics opinion on Immigration I am going to start compiling and releasing a compendium of polling on the issue at the end of every month.

This particular batch is a fairly comprehensive collection of polls released over the month of May, please feel free to let me know if I missed anything.

There has been much written about the public support for the Arizona law, however much of that support can be linked to the tremendous appetite for doing just about anything to fix the current broken immigration system.

As much support as there has been for the law, there is even more support for a federal plan with a pathway to citizenship. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Poll released May 21:

80% of a nationwide polling sample support creating a program that would allow illegal immigrants already living in the United States for a number of years to stay here and apply to legally remain in this country permanently if they had a job and paid back taxes.

While people support the Arizona law, they are even more supportive of overhauling Immigration on the federal level.

Don't believe it, take the time to read the full compendium of polling data here. You will find polling on an assortment of immigration issues, including SB1070, sending the National Guard to the border and  comprehensive immigration reform.

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Monthly Polling on Immigration