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Survey Shows 69 Percent of Americans Favor Legalization of Undocumented
Almost seven out of every 10 Americans would vote for a law giving undocumented immigrants a chance to become legal residents, according to a Gallup Poll published Friday.
The survey was taken April 9-10 with a random sample of 1,018 adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percent.
The study comes just as a bipartisan group in the Senate prepares to introduce an immigration reform bill in the next few days that is expected to include a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented estimated to live in this country.
While 69 percent of the sample said they would vote in favor of a law allowing undocumented immigrants living in the United States to become legal residents if they comply with certain requisites, 65 percent are open to idea of citizenship for the undocumented.
In general terms and for both hypothetical measures, voters who identify themselves as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents supported them more strongly than voters identified as Republicans or Republican-leaning.
Published in Latino Daily News
2013-04-12 17:31:32
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