Questions - Immigration - May 17-18, 2011
60% Say Federal Government Encourages Illegal Immigration
64% Still Put Border Security Ahead of Legalizing Illegals Already Here
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted May 17-18, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports
1* In terms of immigration
legislation, which is more important - gaining control of the border
or legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the United
States?
2* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy
should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would
come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be
welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?
3* Do the policies and practices of the federal government
encourage people to enter the
4* Should the
5* Which is the
better approach to dealing with illegal immigration—allowing individual states
to act on their own to enforce immigration laws or relying upon the federal
government to enforce immigration laws?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence