Toplines - Arizona & Immigration - March 17, 2009

Arizona Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted March 17, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio?

46% Very favorable
22% Somewhat favorable
10% Somewhat unfavorable
16% Very unfavorable
7% Not sure

2* If a police officer pulls someone over for a traffic violation, should the officer automatically check to see if that person is in the country legally?

74% Yes
21% No
5% Not sure

3* If law enforcement officers know of places where immigrants gather to find work, should they sometimes conduct surprise raids to identify and deport illegal immigrants?

63% Yes
31% No
6% Not sure

4* How concerned are you that efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants will also end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens?

32% Very concerned
24% Somewhat concerned
30% Not very concerned
13% Not at all concerned
1% Not sure

5* Which concerns you more – illegal immigration or drug violence?

29% Illegal immigration
60% Drug violence
10% Not sure

6* If drug violence continues to escalate along the Mexican border should the U.S. Military be used along the border to protect American citizens?

76% Yes
14% No
9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence