Maryland : Poll Data
A Rasmussen Report poll conducted 500 Likely Voters in Maryland on January 2, 2008 found:
- 76% oppose granting drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens.
- 66% say that when police officers pull someone over for a traffic violation, they should routinely check to see if that person is in the country legally.
- 55% believe that if an illegal immigrant is discovered in this manner, they should be deported
A Washington Post telephone poll taken from October 18-22, 2007 of a random sample of 1,103 adults found:
- 85% want the state and local governments to do more to deal with illegal immigration (53% “a lot more” and 32% “some more”).
- 68% believe the federal government has not done enough in dealing with immigration.
- 49% believe immigration is a serious problem (25% “very serious” and 24% “somewhat serious”)
- 42% believe immigrants today pose a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing, and health care
- 27% believe recent immigration has made their area a worse place to live.
