Poll: Majority Wants Government To Help Employed Illegal Immigrants Reach Legal Status

[ProSense]

Poll: Majority Wants Government To Help Employed Illegal Immigrants Reach Legal Status

Voters nationwide are much more receptive to an immigration policy that helps illegal immigrants achieve legal status rather than one that focuses on deportation, a new poll released Tuesday shows.

The latest poll from CNN and ORC International shows that 56 percent of registered voters believe the U.S. government's primary focus should be on a plan that allows employed illegal immigrants to become legal residents.

Comparatively, 39 percent believe the government's main focus should be on stemming the flow of illegal immigration and deporting those who are already living here.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/poll-majority-wants-government-to-help-employed-illegal

No wonder Mitt pulled out the Etch-A-Sketch.

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[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Will this finally move the debate in positive way? These results are impressive. A serious dis-

cussion is to be had, but we need to elect serious people to have it.

[pampango]

2. That's consistent with this Pew poll in 2011 showing 63% favor a path to citizenship.

21% believed that a path to citizenship should be the priority of immigration reform and another 42% said it should be an equal priority with enhanced enforcement and border security.

Only 44% of republicans supported a path to citizenship (only 34% of teabaggers), while 63% of independents and 76% of Democrats supported it.