Illegal Immigration and Amnesty Polls
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FAIR/Pulse, February 2013 – Poll of likely voters
- 86% believe illegal immigration is a problem for the U.S.; 12% believe it is not a problem.
- 53% (16% "not at all secure") believe that the U.S. border is not secure; 41belive it is secure (6% "very secure").
- 74% believe that the government is not effective at preventing illegal immigration; 21% think it is effective.
- 53% believe illegal aliens harm American workers; 26% believe that illegal aliens do not harm American workers; 11% believe they have little if any effect.
- 66% believe illegal aliens are a net drain on public resources; 11% believe they are a net benefit; 9% say they have little to no effect.
- 69% were not confident that immigration laws would be enforced in the future if illegal aliens were given amnesty; 26% expressed confidence that laws would be enforced.
- 37% support encouraging illegal aliens to return to their home countries by enforcing the law and cutting off benefits; 15% support deporting all illegal aliens (52% support enforcement/deportation); 36% support amnesty.
- CIS/Pulse, February 2013 - Poll of likely voters
- 52% preferred to see illegal aliens return to their home countries; 33% preferred to give illegal aliens legal status.
- 64% said that immigration enforcement has been "too little;" 10% said "too much;" 15% said "just right."
- 71% thought that the illegal alien population in the U.S. was the result of a failure to enforce immigration laws; 18% thought it was because the U.S. did not admit enough legal immigrants.
- 70% were not confident that immigration laws would be enforced in the future if illegal aliens were given amnesty; 37% expressed confidence that laws would be enforced.
- 53% said that they would be more likely to support a political party that favored the enforcement of immigration laws; 32% said that they would be more likely to support a political party that favored legalization.
- Likely U.S. voters opposed birthright citizenship for children born to illegal alien mothers 51% to 41% (Rasmussen, December 2012).
- 56% of likely U.S. voters put border control ahead of legalization of illegal aliens residing in the United States (35%) (Rasmussen, August 2012).
- U.S. voters support an Arizona-type law for their own state, 61% to 34% (Quinnipiac, July 2012).
- 58% of likely U.S. Voters believe that the federal government encourages illegal immigration. 24% disagree (Rasmussen, June 2012).
- 63% of Americans believe that the Arizona immigration enforcement law is either "about right" or "doesn't go far enough." 33% believe it "goes too far" (CBS/NY Times, June 2012).
- 60% of likely U.S. Voters believe that the federal government encourages illegal immigration. 24% disagree (Rasmussen, December 2011).
- 52% of likely U.S. voters supported the passage of an immigration law similar to Arizona's in their own state. 34% oppose such a law in their state (Rasmussen, December 2011).
- 65% of likely voters opposed birthright citizenship for children born to illegal alien mothers (Rasmussen, November 2011).
- 63% of likely voters put border control ahead of legalization of illegal aliens residing in the United States (Rasmussen, October 2011).
- 63% of likely voters believe that police officers should automatically check the legal status of an individual pulled over for a routine traffic stop. 31% disagree (Rasmussen, October 2011).
- 63% of likely U.S. voters think that border control is more important than "legalizing the status of
undocumented workers." Only 27% put amnesty ahead of border security (Rasmussen, March 2011).
- 67% of likely U.S. voters believe that states should enforce immigration laws if the federal government
fails to do so (Rasmussen, February 2011).
- 68% think that securing the border is more important than granting amnesty to illegal aliens, 26% favor amnesty
(Rasmussen, March 2010).
- 67% believe that illegal immigration is a strain on the federal budget, 23% do not think so (Rasmussen, March
2010).
- 66% agree that the availability of government benefits attracts illegal aliens to the U.S., 19% disagree
(Rasmussen, March 2010).
- Rasmussen, October 2009
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68% oppose the creation of sanctuary cities (jurisdictions that have a policy of not enforcing immigration law) with
only 13% in favor.
- 49% to 33% say that federal funding should be cut off to sanctuary cities.
- 50% believe that sanctuary policies lead to increased crime, while 20% disagree.
- 56% to 27% believe that the policies of the federal government encourage illegal immigration.
- CNN/Opinion Research Corporation, October 2009
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73% of Americans want to see a decrease in illegal immigration, while only 3% believe there should be an increase.
- 37% want to see all illegal aliens deported, and another 23% want the number if illegal aliens "decreased
significantly."
- Zogby, October 2009
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56% of Mexican adults believe that granting amnesty to illegal aliens in the United States would make it more likely
that people they know would attempt to illegally migrate to United States. Only 17 percent thought it would people make
less likely to migrate illegally to the United States (Zogby, October 2009).
- 65% of Mexican adults who have a member of their immediate household in the United States said that amnesty would
make people they know more likely to attempt to illegally migrate to America (Zogby, October 2009).
- Despite the recession, 36% of Mexicans (39 million people) say they would move to the United States if
possible.
- Rasmussen, October 2009
- 56% of U.S. voters believe that the policies of the federal government encourage illegal immigration. Only 27% of
voters disagree.
- With those who express anger over immigration, 83% of voters are angry at the federal government with only 12%
directing their anger at immigrants.
- 64% of voters believe law enforcement officers should continue to target sites where illegal aliens gather to look
for work.
- Rasmussen, April 2009
- 66% of likely voters nationwide agreed it was "Very Important" for the government to improve America's
border security and to reduce illegal immigration.
- Rasmussen Report, March 2009
- 68% believe that employers who hire illegal aliens should be punished
- 48% of U.S. voters also support sanctions on landlords who rent or sell property to illegal immigrants; only 36%
are opposed to sanctions.
- Zogby, November 2008
- 60% of voters said reducing illegal immigration and cracking down on employers who hire them is important to them,
while only 21% supported "legalizing or creating a pathway to citizenship" for illegal aliens.
- 57% of voters stated that amnesty would harm American workers and further strain public resources, while only 26%
believe amnesty would aid economic recovery and ease public burdens.
