Fox News poll: Voters want immigration reform

Ianus · 06-13-2013, 08:54 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...ration-reform/

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Voters want Congress to pass an immigration bill this year, and most support the main provisions in the legislation being considered on Capitol Hill.

After a vote on Tuesday, the Senate will now officially begin debate on an immigration reform bill. The legislation would strengthen border security and create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently in the country.

A Fox News poll released Thursday finds that most voters generally favor those provisions.

The new poll shows 81 percent of voters want to strengthen border security and stop additional illegal entry into the country.

In addition, 74 percent favor finding a way for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country to remain -- and eventually become citizens -- if they meet certain requirements, such as paying back taxes, learning English and passing a background check.

Republicans (90 percent), people over the age of 65 (87 percent) and whites (83 percent) are among the groups most likely to favor additional border security.

Democrats (82 percent), people under age 30 (81 percent) and non-whites (79 percent) are among those most likely to support a path to citizenship.

Most people -- 76 percent -- think it’s important to pass major immigration reform legislation this year (44 percent say it is “very” important and 32 percent say “somewhat” important).

Large majorities of Democrats (81 percent), independents (74 percent) and Republicans (73 percent), as well as white (74 percent) and non-white voters (79 percent) want immigration reform to happen.

The Fox News poll is based on landline and cell phone interviews with 1,019 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from June 9 to June 11. The full poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.

Pianoswithoutfaith · 06-13-2013, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ianus

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...ration-reform/

Yeah tea party is attacking fox news now for supporting the reform. Kinda of funny but we will need as much help as we can get

dreamerperson · 06-13-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pianoswithoutfaith

Yeah tea party is attacking fox news now for supporting the reform. Kinda of funny but we will need as much help as we can get

Ah yes, the Tea Party...the annoyingly vocal minority of the Republican Party... It's amazing how a bunch of nutjob far-right idiots have held the party hostage.

I wonder how they would react to evangelical groups who support immigration reform with some sort of pathway to legal status....or their idol Grover Norquist, who also supports CIR...

Malign0n · 06-14-2013, 12:27 AM

Support of Immigration Reform has created otherwise unlikely coalitions (Billionaires, Conservative PACs, Protestant+Catholic Groups, Manufacturing: Tech: Agriculture Companies, etc.)

Charolastra · 06-14-2013, 02:25 AM

Wow, now we know we can trust these polls. Even the ones conducted by right-wing douchebags show support for CIR.

Pianoswithoutfaith · 06-14-2013, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Charolastra

Wow, now we know we can trust these polls. Even the ones conducted by right-wing douchebags show support for CIR.

Corporation support the reform and fox news supports anything the corporations support

zone2oo0 · 06-14-2013, 06:38 AM

Fox news and ann coulter can go to Arizona aka hell.

beachgirlx19 · 06-14-2013, 08:28 AM

they better want it!

johnfreyan · 06-14-2013, 11:29 AM

Ann Coulter can exchange places with me. Arizona is an awesome place... for rich, conservative white people. She'll fit right in with those Fountain Hill or Paradise Valley douchebags.

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