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National Immigration Survey

N=990 Registered Voters // January 19-21, 2019

• An asterisk (*) in a response category means that less than 0.5% of respondents chose that response category.
• Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.

1. Generally speaking, would you say things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they
gotten off on the wrong track?

33% Right direction


61% Wrong track

5% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?

42% Approve
55% Disapprove

3% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


* Refused (DO NOT READ)

(ROTATED Q3-Q4)
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats in Congress are doing?

33% Approve
60% Disapprove

6% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

4. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Republicans in Congress are doing?

29% Approve
65% Disapprove

5% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

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Thinking about some issues…

5. Do you support or oppose strengthening border security around the United States?

(IF SUPPORT/OPPOSE, ASKED) And, do you strongly (support/oppose) or somewhat


(support/oppose) strengthening border security around the United States?

67% TOTAL APPROVE


26% TOTAL DISAPPROVE

48% Strongly approve


19% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
14% Strongly disapprove

5% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


2% Refused (DO NOT READ)

6. How important is it for Congress to deal with the issue of immigration this year? (ROTATED A-D)

87% TOTAL IMPORTANT


12% TOTAL NOT IMPORTANT

61% Very important


27% Somewhat important
8% Not very important
4% Not at all important

* Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


* Refused (DO NOT READ)

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7. Do you support or oppose allowing Dreamers – those brought to the United States as young children
without legal documentation – who are students, in the military, or have earned their high school
diploma, and have not committed any serious crimes, to become eligible for citizenship in the
United States?

(IF SUPPORT/OPPOSE, ASKED) And, do you strongly (support/oppose) or somewhat


(support/oppose) allowing Dreamers who are students, in the military, or have earned their high
school diploma, and have not committed any serious crimes to become eligible for citizenship in the
United States?

84% TOTAL SUPPORT


12% TOTAL OPPOSE

61% Strongly support


23% Somewhat support
5% Somewhat oppose
7% Strongly oppose

3% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

8. How much have you seen, read, or heard about the government shutdown that began on December
22nd? (ROTATED A-D)

94% TOTAL A LOT/SOME


6% TOTAL NOT MUCH/NOTHING

78% A lot
16% Some
5% Not much
1% Nothing at all

* Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


* Refused (DO NOT READ)

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9. Based on what you know, who do you believe is responsible for the government shutdown?
(RANDOMIZED A-C)

48% President Trump


30% Democrats in Congress
3% Republicans in Congress

9% All sides: President Trump, Republicans in Congress, Democrats in Congress (DO NOT
READ)
3% Both President Trump and Republicans in Congress (DO NOT READ)
2% Both Republicans in Congress and Democrats in Congress (DO NOT READ)
1% Both President Trump and Democrats in Congress (DO NOT READ)
2% Other (please specify) (DO NOT READ)

2% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

10. As you may know, the government shut down because President Trump requested 5.7 billion dollars
to increase border security, including expanding barriers along our southern border, and
Democrats in Congress have refused to agree to that amount. Knowing this, do you approve or
disapprove of shutting the government down in order to provide funding to increase border
security, including expanding barriers along our southern border?

(IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE, ASKED) And, do you strongly (approve/disapprove) or somewhat


(approve/disapprove) shutting the government down in order to provide funding to increase border
security, including expanding barriers along our southern border?

36% TOTAL APPROVE


60% TOTAL DISAPPROVE

28% Strongly approve


8% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
53% Strongly disapprove

3% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

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11. Now, as you may know, some people are calling for President Trump and Democrats in Congress to
make a deal and open the government that would provide 5.7 billion dollars to President Trump to
increase border security, including expanding barriers along our southern border, but also provide
permanent legal status to the 1.8 million Dreamers in the country, a top priority for Democrats.
Based on what you know, do you support or oppose this deal?

(IF SUPPORT/OPPOSE, ASKED) And, do you strongly (support/oppose) or somewhat


(support/oppose) this deal to open the government that gives 5.7 billion dollars to President Trump
to increase border security, including expanding barriers along our southern border, while
providing permanent legal status to the 1.8 million Dreamers in the country, a top priority for
Democrats?

47% TOTAL SUPPORT


45% TOTAL OPPOSE

24% Strongly support


23% Somewhat support
14% Somewhat oppose
30% Strongly oppose

8% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

12. And, would you say this is a good deal that gives both sides in the shutdown debate what they want
and allows for the government to reopen, or a bad deal that gives the other side too much and should
be rejected?

41% A good deal


49% A bad deal

8% Don't know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

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13. Do you agree or disagree that President Trump should take the lead and work with Democrats in
Congress on this deal to end the shutdown that increases funding for border security and provides
permanent legal status for Dreamers?

(IF AGREE/DISAGREE, ASKED) And, do you strongly (agree/disagree) or somewhat


(agree/disagree) that President Trump should take the lead and work with Democrats in Congress
on this deal to end the shutdown that increases funding for border security and provides permanent
legal status for Dreamers?

70% TOTAL AGREE


23% TOTAL DISAGREE

43% Strongly agree


28% Somewhat agree
7% Somewhat disagree
16% Strongly disagree

5% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


2% Refused (DO NOT READ)

14. Now, some people have suggested this deal to increase border security and allow Dreamers to stay in
America should be temporary instead of permanent and limited to just three years. Do you believe
Congress should make this a temporary deal that would require them to revisit both border security
funding and the status of the Dreamers in three years, or should Congress fix it now and make it
permanent to avoid additional arguments and shutdowns in the future?

29% Temporary, three-year deal


64% Permanent deal

6% Don’t know (DO NOT READ)


1% Refused (DO NOT READ)

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