Questions - Legal Immigrants - June 2-3, 2015
Most Are Still Fans of Legal Immigration
Voters Don’t Play Favorites When It Comes to Immigration
Immigration Numbers Leave Voters Guessing
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National Survey of 954
Likely Voters
Conducted June 2-3, 2015
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
Generally speaking, when done within the law, is immigration good for America
or bad for America?
2*
When thinking of all the immigrants who enter the United States in a typical
year, are there more legal immigrants or illegal immigrants?
3* Suppose that the government actually secured the border and
prevented illegal immigration. After that is accomplished, should the
government increase the number of immigrants allowed to enter the country
legally, decrease the number of immigrants allowed to enter legally or leave
things unchanged?
4*
Approximately how many immigrants legally enter the
United States each year—100,000, 250,000, 500,000, one million, 2.5 million, 5
million, or more than 5 million?
5*
In thinking about immigration policy, should the United States treat all
potential immigrants equally or should the United States allow more immigrants
from some countries than from others?
6*
You had to make a choice, should the United States give preference to potential
immigrants who are related to American citizens or should the United States
give preference to those who could most help the U.S. economy?
7*
Should the United States treat all potential immigrants equally or should the
United States give preference to those with higher levels of education and
better economic prospects?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence