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Survey of 1,000 Adults Conducted April 1-2, 2006 | |
| April 1 - 2, 2006 | When thinking about how you will vote this November, how important is the issue of immigration? | When thinking about how you will vote this November, how important is the issue of immigration? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Very important | 50% | 52% | 48% | 54% | 47% | 48% | 49% | 53% | 52% | 47% | 49% | 51% | 49% | 52% | 48% | 64% | 49% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 50% | 53% | 61% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 46% | 40% |
| Somewhat important | 32% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 29% | 37% | 29% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 33% | 20% | 36% | 36% | 31% | 27% | 35% | 27% | 18% | 32% | 30% | 33% | 45% | 37% |
| Not very important | 12% | 11% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 15% | 2% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 15% |
| Not at all important | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 7% |
| April 1 - 2, 2006 | Suppose you have a choice between two candidates for Congress. One candidate favors building a barrier along the Mexican border and forcing illegal aliens to leave the United States. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The other candidate favors expanding the ways that foreign workers can legally get jobs in the United States. Which candidate would you be more likely to support? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Candidate who favors a barrier | 46% | 48% | 44% | 53% | 42% | 40% | 51% | 47% | 49% | 42% | 44% | 48% | 47% | 44% | 48% | 41% | 36% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 43% | 36% | 51% | 43% | 49% | 57% | 42% | 32% |
| Candidate who favors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| expanding ways for foreign | 38% | 37% | 40% | 32% | 44% | 40% | 40% | 36% | 41% | 39% | 39% | 37% | 37% | 40% | 35% | 39% | 58% | 40% | 32% | 37% | 39% | 44% | 34% | 43% | 31% | 29% | 49% | 57% |
| workers to legally get jobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neither | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| April 1 - 2, 2006 | Should immigration reform include laws requiring all government documents in the United States be printed in English only? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 52% | 58% | 47% | 67% | 41% | 47% | 53% | 59% | 45% | 47% | 54% | 50% | 55% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 33% | 49% | 44% | 55% | 58% | 56% | 48% | 52% | 55% | 64% | 54% | 44% |
| No | 38% | 35% | 42% | 27% | 47% | 43% | 45% | 32% | 49% | 40% | 36% | 41% | 37% | 41% | 35% | 33% | 63% | 47% | 41% | 39% | 34% | 27% | 42% | 39% | 36% | 27% | 35% | 50% |
| April 1 - 2, 2006 | Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United Sates? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 36% | 34% | 37% | 31% | 40% | 36% | 41% | 32% | 49% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 34% | 38% | 30% | 50% | 55% | 45% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 31% | 43% | 36% | 28% | 25% | 40% | 44% |
| No | 54% | 58% | 50% | 62% | 47% | 51% | 57% | 59% | 44% | 51% | 53% | 54% | 57% | 48% | 58% | 39% | 39% | 50% | 54% | 54% | 56% | 54% | 48% | 52% | 59% | 64% | 58% | 45% |
| April 1 - 2, 2006 | Should the United States provide foreign aid to help create jobs in Mexico? | Should the United States provide foreign aid to help create jobs in Mexico? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | 3 Party | < 40 > | Investors | Marital Status | Race | Age | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ▼ Response ▼ | TOTAL | Men | Women | GOP | Dem | Other | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | Inv | Non | Married | Not married | White | Black | Other | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < 20k | 20k-40k | 40-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k> |
| Yes | 27% | 31% | 24% | 20% | 28% | 36% | 43% | 28% | 32% | 21% | 26% | 29% | 26% | 29% | 24% | 29% | 44% | 37% | 19% | 33% | 25% | 20% | 33% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 31% | 46% |
| No | 59% | 59% | 60% | 68% | 57% | 49% | 47% | 62% | 52% | 62% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 54% | 62% | 57% | 42% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 61% | 63% | 48% | 61% | 68% | 71% | 54% | 48% |