Toplines - Immigration - July 7, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 6-7, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* In terms of how you will vote for Congress this November, how important is the issue of immigration?

    55% Very important
    31% Somewhat important
      9% Not very important
      3% Not at all important

      2% Not sure

2* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?

    61% Favor
    28% Oppose
    11% Not sure

3* The U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court? Do you agree or disagree with the decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?

     28% Agree
     56% Disagree
     16% Not sure

 4* 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?

    59% Agree
     25% Disagree
     15% Not sure

5* When it comes to immigration reform, which is more important… gaining control of the border or legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the United States?

    68% Gaining control of the border
    24% Legalizing the status of undocumented workers
      7% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence