Strong Support For "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republicans

Strong
Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

September 9, 2013
METHODOLOGY: This national survey of 1,000 likely Republican voters was conducted on September 9, 2013 by Pulse Opinion Research. The margin of sampling error was +/- 3.0% percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firm using automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC. The survey was conducted using an established automated polling methodology: 90% of the sample calls were placed to randomly-selected phone numbers through a process that insures appropriate geographic representation; 10% of the sample was conducted via online surveys of those individuals who use a cell-phone as their primary telephone. After the calls and on-line surveys are completed, the raw data is processed through a weighting program to insure that the sample reflects the overall population in terms of age, race, gender, political party, and other factors. The processing step is required because different segments of the population answer the phone in different ways. For example, women answer the phone more than men, older people are home more and answer more than younger people, and rural residents typically answer the phone more frequently than urban residents. The population targets were based upon census bureau data, a series of screening questions to determine likely voters, and other factors. Pulse Opinion Research determines its partisan weighting targets through a dynamic weighting system that takes into account voting history, national trends, and recent polling.

1. How concerned are you about the direction of illegal immigration policy?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Very concerned
64% 27% 7% 2% 1%

Somewhat concerned
Not very concerned
Not sure
Not at all concerned
This national survey of 1,000 likely Republican voters was conducted on September 9, 2013 by Pulse Opinion Research. The margin of sampling error +/- 3.0% percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firm using automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC.

2. Which best describes how to solve your concern on the direction of illegal immigration?
(Only answered by the 901 voters who were very or somewhat concerned)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Immigration enforcement
14% 5% 74% 5% 2%

Immigration security
Immigration security and enforcement
None of these
Not Sure

3. Should the set of measures to stop and reverse illegal immigration, including employment checks, deporting and tracking the entry and exit of foreigners, and the border fence be considered part of national security or federal law enforcement?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
National security
28% 17% 48% 2% 6%

Law enforcement
Both
Neither
Not sure

4. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose large increases in government spending to stop and reverse illegal immigration?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Strongly support
21%
Somewhat support
36%
Somewhat oppose
19%
Strongly oppose
16%
Not sure
2%


5. If illegal immigration could be stopped by shifting about 2% of national security spending to immigration security and enforcement, would you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose that shift in spending?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Strongly support
41%
Somewhat support
33%
Somewhat oppose
11%
Strongly oppose
6%
Not sure
10%


6. Which is more important: the prevention and reversal of illegal immigration or the ability to attack Iran's nuclear weapons program?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
The prevention and reversal of illegal immigration
56%
Ability to attack Iranian nuclear weapons
26%
Not sure
22%


7. For the last 25 years, Congress has allowed an average of just over one million foreigners per year to immigrate to the U.S. How many immigrants should Congress admit per year in the future?
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
2 million or more
7% 7% 20% 21% 36% 15%

1.5 million
1 million
750,000
500,000 or less
Not sure

8. The 'diversity visa lottery,' gives away at random 50,000 green cards per year to foreigners from places that have low immigration to the U.S. Should the United States keep the diversity lottery or get rid of the lottery?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Keep the lottery
22%
Get rid of the lottery
56%
Not sure
22%


9. When it comes to dealing with the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States do you support granting a pathway to citizenship for nearly all of them, just some of them provided they meet certain conditions, or none of them?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Nearly all of them
7% 58% 30% 5%

Some of them provided they meet certain conditions
None of them
Not sure

10. If Congress grants a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, should they be required to pass an 8 grade English course before getting this pathway, or should they be required to take an English course after getting a pathway?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Pass an 8th grade English test beforehand
77%
Take an English course afterward
13%
Not sure
10%


11. Should a pathway to citizenship be available only to those undocumented immigrants living in the United States for at least 2 years or for at least 5 years?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Those who have lived here for at least 2 years
13%
Those who have lived here for at least 5 years
60%
Not sure
26%


12. Would you be much more likely, somewhat more, somewhat less or much less likely to vote for a Presidential candidate who campaigns on controlled immigration: immigration security and enforcement, restricted amnesty, and controlled legal immigration?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Much more likely
50% 30% 5% 3% 12%

More likely
Less likely
Somewhat less likely
Not sure

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Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Not very concerned

Not at all concerned

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Immigration security and enforcement

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

28% 17% 48% 2% 6%

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

The prevention and reversal of illegal immigration

Ability to attack Iranian nuclear weapons

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

7% 7% 20% 21% 36% 15%

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Keep the lottery

Get rid of the lottery

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Nearly all of them

Some of them provided they meet certain conditions

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Pass an 8th grade English test beforehand

Take an English course afterward

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Those who have lived here for at least 2 years

Those who have lived here for at least 5 years

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republican Voters

Much more likely

50% 30% 5% 3% 12%

Somewhat less likely

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