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| March 28 - 29, 2006 | How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation? | How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Very closely | 35% | 42% | 29% | 35% | 36% | 36% | 22% | 48% | 24% | 30% | 44% | 27% | 39% | 29% | 34% | 35% | 41% | 23% | 42% | 32% | 46% | 33% | 25% | 31% | 37% | 34% | 52% | 47% |
| Somewhat closely | 37% | 34% | 39% | 41% | 40% | 26% | 23% | 37% | 37% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 38% | 34% | 38% | 37% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 42% | 38% | 45% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 47% | 41% | 33% |
| Not very closely | 18% | 14% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 22% | 15% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 17% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 28% | 19% | 18% | 13% | 6% | 14% |
| Not at all | 9% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 17% | 20% | 5% | 14% | 8% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 6% |
| March 28 - 29, 2006 | Okay…what is more important…reducing the number of illegal immigrants who enter the United States or expanding legal opportunities for foreign workers to get jobs in the United States? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Reducing illegal immigration | 65% | 68% | 62% | 72% | 60% | 63% | 62% | 70% | 62% | 62% | 68% | 63% | 67% | 63% | 69% | 60% | 46% | 62% | 66% | 67% | 67% | 64% | 64% | 66% | 68% | 70% | 71% | 66% |
| Expanding legal opportunities | 25% | 24% | 26% | 20% | 31% | 25% | 33% | 22% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 45% | 28% | 19% | 25% | 29% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 17% | 23% | 33% |