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| National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted March 8-9, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Very concerned | 48% | 49% | 48% | 27% | 60% | 57% | 54% | 34% | 40% | 67% | 30% | 49% | 74% | 36% | 23% | 9% | 54% | 49% | 44% | 48% | 42% | 56% | 52% | 50% | 49% | 50% | 44% | 42% | 56% | 45% | 47% | 52% | 44% | 21% | 23% | 34% | 89% | 14% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 19% | 42% | 89% | 15% | 67% | 14% | 26% | 24% | 68% | 26% | 61% | 18% | 37% | 86% | 49% | 27% | 8% | 61% | 35% |
| Somewhat concerned | 25% | 23% | 27% | 40% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 38% | 32% | 19% | 31% | 25% | 17% | 34% | 25% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 29% | 21% | 29% | 16% | 18% | 34% | 28% | 23% | 21% | 12% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 21% | 22% | 30% | 47% | 36% | 7% | 43% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 46% | 44% | 7% | 31% | 21% | 30% | 32% | 29% | 21% | 33% | 23% | 33% | 22% | 9% | 33% | 32% | 27% | 20% | 28% | |
| Not very concerned | 18% | 19% | 18% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 9% | 27% | 18% | 7% | 22% | 34% | 24% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 24% | 18% | 21% | 22% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 16% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 32% | 23% | 26% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 30% | 12% | 3% | 21% | 8% | 39% | 28% | 32% | 9% | 26% | 12% | 31% | 28% | 2% | 13% | 33% | 44% | 8% | 21% | |
| Not at all concerned | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 17% | 17% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 0% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 17% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 23% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 17% | 7% | 14% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 17% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 21% | 10% | 4% | |
| Not sure | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 15% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 37% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | Strongly support | 22% | 23% | 22% | 25% | 19% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 11% | 38% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 56% | 9% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 25% | 24% | 14% | 22% | 16% | 17% | 24% | 32% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 55% | 14% | 12% | 3% | 0% | 11% | 18% | 41% | 73% | 5% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 47% | 23% | 49% | 7% | 26% | 15% | 46% | 17% | 10% | 19% | 33% | 41% | 19% | 19% |
| Somewhat support | 23% | 23% | 23% | 28% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 30% | 28% | 13% | 30% | 25% | 13% | 33% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 21% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 20% | 15% | 25% | 18% | 26% | 23% | 21% | 34% | 46% | 14% | 6% | 26% | 9% | 42% | 38% | 14% | 19% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 28% | 26% | 6% | 29% | 38% | 31% | 4% | 29% | |
| Somewhat oppose | 16% | 16% | 15% | 21% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 11% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 7% | 30% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 2% | 20% | 22% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 6% | 23% | 43% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 27% | 10% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 22% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 16% | |
| Strongly oppose | 35% | 36% | 35% | 19% | 43% | 45% | 41% | 19% | 27% | 55% | 16% | 36% | 62% | 23% | 6% | 6% | 35% | 33% | 37% | 33% | 34% | 42% | 26% | 37% | 40% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 40% | 29% | 3% | 12% | 26% | 78% | 10% | 65% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 51% | 8% | 14% | 8% | 54% | 19% | 46% | 9% | 28% | 69% | 29% | 13% | 6% | 63% | 16% | |
| Not sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 32% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 13% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 47% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 1% | 1% | 16% | 2% | 1% | 16% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 20% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | 61% | 66% | 56% | 52% | 68% | 59% | 63% | 54% | 60% | 79% | 45% | 59% | 81% | 56% | 33% | 32% | 57% | 71% | 59% | 58% | 54% | 59% | 56% | 67% | 64% | 61% | 54% | 39% | 68% | 55% | 67% | 61% | 51% | 43% | 46% | 61% | 87% | 5% | 84% | 51% | 27% | 34% | 0% | 38% | 49% | 61% | 88% | 14% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 79% | 24% | 73% | 38% | 37% | 90% | 68% | 44% | 27% | 72% | 37% |
| No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | 21% | 19% | 22% | 31% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 26% | 30% | 9% | 34% | 18% | 10% | 19% | 42% | 37% | 22% | 17% | 24% | 21% | 28% | 11% | 31% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 14% | 28% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 33% | 29% | 27% | 5% | 20% | 6% | 25% | 44% | 49% | 4% | 43% | 26% | 20% | 4% | 7% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 42% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 50% | 16% | 4% | 16% | 33% | 58% | 13% | 18% | |
| Not sure | 19% | 15% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 11% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 9% | 25% | 25% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 17% | 30% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 39% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 19% | 26% | 24% | 25% | 13% | 8% | 75% | 10% | 24% | 29% | 17% | 96% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 8% | 79% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 12% | 11% | 60% | 15% | 12% | 46% | 6% | 16% | 23% | 15% | 14% | 45% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | 29% | 30% | 29% | 41% | 24% | 23% | 26% | 36% | 37% | 20% | 41% | 26% | 20% | 30% | 48% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 26% | 30% | 34% | 20% | 34% | 29% | 25% | 30% | 35% | 26% | 35% | 34% | 31% | 21% | 32% | 54% | 33% | 28% | 8% | 25% | 14% | 34% | 52% | 59% | 21% | 65% | 41% | 17% | 7% | 14% | 22% | 60% | 19% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 61% | 19% | 15% | 29% | 46% | 68% | 12% | 19% |
| Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | 55% | 57% | 54% | 41% | 64% | 60% | 57% | 48% | 54% | 69% | 42% | 56% | 71% | 51% | 33% | 41% | 52% | 57% | 57% | 55% | 47% | 60% | 54% | 54% | 62% | 56% | 50% | 22% | 48% | 52% | 56% | 65% | 47% | 30% | 44% | 53% | 85% | 18% | 77% | 46% | 26% | 23% | 4% | 17% | 43% | 70% | 85% | 21% | 72% | 28% | 31% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 67% | 28% | 43% | 77% | 63% | 42% | 22% | 67% | 37% | |
| Not sure | 15% | 13% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 9% | 19% | 18% | 29% | 19% | 7% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 12% | 18% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 52% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 16% | 23% | 20% | 7% | 57% | 8% | 20% | 22% | 19% | 75% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 65% | 6% | 12% | 49% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 13% | 10% | 38% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 21% | 44% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | 66% | 64% | 67% | 52% | 72% | 74% | 70% | 54% | 59% | 76% | 53% | 70% | 78% | 65% | 49% | 29% | 62% | 71% | 67% | 62% | 71% | 59% | 83% | 56% | 76% | 64% | 63% | 49% | 67% | 59% | 68% | 72% | 58% | 52% | 53% | 66% | 85% | 31% | 82% | 60% | 43% | 38% | 12% | 45% | 60% | 68% | 85% | 34% | 79% | 37% | 55% | 46% | 79% | 54% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 88% | 72% | 57% | 34% | 66% | 51% |
| You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | 22% | 24% | 20% | 33% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 32% | 31% | 13% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 20% | 39% | 41% | 20% | 20% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 18% | 6% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 25% | 18% | 21% | 31% | 22% | 15% | 22% | 35% | 36% | 21% | 5% | 20% | 8% | 29% | 38% | 54% | 6% | 45% | 26% | 21% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 53% | 14% | 46% | 11% | 15% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3% | 20% | 31% | 61% | 19% | 17% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 12% | 30% | 19% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 22% | 11% | 16% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 33% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 20% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 50% | 9% | 11% | 19% | 8% | 82% | 9% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 55% | 8% | 10% | 31% | 8% | 10% | 31% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 32% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Regarding the growing number of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico, how concerned are you about the government's ability to handle them while meeting Covid-19 protocols? | Congress is considering legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million illegal immigrants. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this legalization? | If Congress does decide to legalize those illegal immigrants, should the legalization include a mandate for all employers to use the federal E-Verify system to keep U.S. jobs away from future illegal immigrants? | If illegal immigrants are given legal status, should they get permanent work permits and a path to citizenship before E-Verify has been fully implemented or only after E-Verify has been fully implemented? | For any illegal immigrants who get legal status, should they be allowed to send only for a spouse and minor children, or do you favor them also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and spouses' families? | How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Not sure | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | Not sure | Yes, include mandatory E-Verify | No, don't include mandatory E-Verify | Not sure | Before E-Verify is fully implemented | Only after E-Verify is fully implemented | Not sure | You favor allowing only a spouse and minor children | You favor also eventually bringing in other adult relatives in a process that can include extended family and their spouses' families | Not sure | More than 20 years | 10 years | Five years | Since January 1st of this year | No amount of time qualifies | Not sure | ||
| How long should any illegal immigrant have lived in the United States to qualify for lifetime work permits and path to citizenship? | More than 20 years | 20% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 20% | 29% | 12% | 20% | 32% | 14% | 8% | 10% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 29% | 20% | 20% | 25% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 19% | 36% | 8% | 36% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 9% | 6% | 16% | 40% | 12% | 30% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 28% | 12% | 27% | 3% | 14% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 years | 21% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 0% | 13% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 29% | 17% | 12% | 19% | 20% | 23% | 24% | 18% | 17% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 14% | 21% | 25% | 26% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 28% | 15% | 16% | 3% | 18% | 27% | 30% | 17% | 8% | 24% | 16% | 18% | 21% | 24% | 12% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Five years | 24% | 23% | 26% | 27% | 23% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 26% | 16% | 33% | 23% | 16% | 26% | 39% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 29% | 15% | 20% | 26% | 20% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 2% | 19% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 36% | 34% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 31% | 44% | 28% | 4% | 36% | 40% | 24% | 9% | 1% | 18% | 39% | 30% | 38% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 35% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Since January 1st of this year | 8% | 9% | 6% | 15% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 26% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 3% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 0% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 18% | 22% | 0% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 3% | 21% | 6% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 21% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | |
| No amount of time qualifies | 16% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 8% | 15% | 20% | 10% | 17% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 20% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 6% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 25% | 0% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 22% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 11% | 28% | 12% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 19% | 22% | 16% | 14% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
| Not sure | 11% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 22% | 6% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 11% | 29% | 18% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 16% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 61% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 13% | 24% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 58% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 91% | 9% | 14% | 11% | 5% | 57% | 7% | 9% | 26% | 7% | 7% | 31% | 8% | 8% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
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| Gender | Male | 48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-39 | 34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-64 | 45% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 22% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | White | 67% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Republican | 36% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democrat | 38% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 26% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
