RHODE ISLAND SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday April 26, 2006

1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Donald Carcieri or Democrat Charles Fogarty?

41% Carcieri

42% Fogarty

4% some other candidate

13% not sure

2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Sheldon Whitehouse? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Lincoln Chafee or Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse?

44% Chaffee

41% Whitehouse

5% some other candidate

10% not sure

3* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Sheldon Whitehouse? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Steve Laffey or Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse?

32% Laffey

51% Whitehouse

7% some other candidate

10% not sure

4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

	Carcieri	Fogarty	Chaffee	Whitehouse	Laffey
Very favorable	31%	18%	26%	15%	19%
Somewhat favorable	36%	39%	38%	39%	23%
Somewhat favorable	15%	15%	17%	18%	21%
Very unfavorable	14%	10%	12%	15%	24%
Not sure	5%	17%	7%	12%	13%

5* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

13% help

62% hurt

10% no impact

14% not sure

6* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

50% help

23% hurt

14% no impact

13% not sure

7*How are your income taxes prepared? Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?

31% do it yourself

56% hire a professional

11% have someone else in the family

3% not sure

8* This year, are your taxes being filed electronically or by mail?

40% electronically

54% by mail

6% not sure

9* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?

51% tax paperwork

32% going to the dentist

17% not sure

10* One more topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation?

43% very closely

36% somewhat closely

16% not very closely

5% not at all

1% not sure

11* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

59% agree

26% disagree

15% not sure

12* Some people say it makes no sense to debate new rules for immigration until we can control our borders and enforce the existing laws. Do you agree or disagree?

68% agree

22% disagree

10% not sure

13* There are currently 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Most have lived here for more than five years. Should the United States forcibly require all 11 million illegal aliens to leave this country?

28% yes

53% no

19% not sure

14* 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 States?

38% yes

55% no

7% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.