Pew Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Path to Citizenship for Undocumented

by Dave Bennion · 2009-05-31 14:01:00 -0700
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On the heels of an ABC/Washington Post poll a few weeks ago showing that 61% of Americans support providing a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. comes a new poll from Pew confirming those results.  From Ruy Teixeira:

we might have expected tough economic times to inflame cultural prejudices, thereby promoting intolerance of immigrants. Instead, the reverse seems to be taking place, as confirmed by new polling from the Pew Research Center.

Their just-released 2009 Values Survey shows that 63 percent favor “providing a way for illegal immigrants currently in the country to gain legal citizenship if they pass background checks, pay fines, and have jobs,” compared to just 34 percent who are opposed. That’s up from a 58-35 split on the issue in December of 2007.

The trend is clear, and it favors immigration reform even in this down economy.

Via Shadow.

Dave Bennion
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