Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted February 19 - 20, 2007
| February 19 - 20, 2007 | In terms of how you will vote in the next election, 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 | 53% | 56% | 50% | 69% | 43% | 49% | 66% | 53% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 57% | 54% | 50% | 55% | 39% | 55% | 58% | 56% | 52% | 50% | 46% | 57% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 54% | 40% |
| Somewhat important | 27% | 24% | 29% | 22% | 33% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 22% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 25% | 18% | 22% | 27% | 26% | 32% | 39% |
| Not very important | 14% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 15% | 19% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 9% | 17% |
| Not at all important | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| February 19 - 20, 2007 | Think o a group of people who would like to enter the United States as immigrants. They are not a national security threat and they can support themselves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and their family with a job in the United States. Should anyone who meets these standards be allowed to enter and live in our country legally? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 45% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 45% | 46% | 56% | 43% | 45% | 44% | 46% | 44% | 43% | 48% | 44% | 41% | 55% | 50% | 45% | 47% | 44% | 37% | 45% | 36% | 52% | 41% | 46% | 52% |
| No | 37% | 40% | 34% | 41% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 41% | 33% | 34% | 38% | 35% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 43% | 31% | 34% | 43% | 39% | 35% | 31% | 37% | 36% | 35% | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| February 19 - 20, 2007 | Would you favor strict goverenment sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Favor | 61% | 68% | 53% | 72% | 52% | 59% | 56% | 72% | 50% | 55% | 63% | 58% | 63% | 56% | 66% | 50% | 38% | 53% | 62% | 65% | 66% | 58% | 51% | 64% | 64% | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| Oppose | 22% | 23% | 21% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 39% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 26% | 20% | 25% | 32% | 27% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 28% | 17% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 30% |
| February 19 - 20, 2007 | Last year, Congress and the President authorized the building of a 700 mile long fence along the border between the United States and Mexicao. Should the government build this barrier along the Mexican border? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 58% | 59% | 57% | 75% | 52% | 50% | 64% | 58% | 75% | 52% | 55% | 62% | 60% | 54% | 59% | 52% | 57% | 70% | 63% | 58% | 52% | 46% | 58% | 56% | 61% | 61% | 62% | 55% |
| No | 28% | 31% | 26% | 15% | 35% | 33% | 26% | 32% | 19% | 28% | 34% | 22% | 26% | 33% | 27% | 28% | 34% | 22% | 30% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 36% |
| February 19 - 20, 2007 | Which is more important…gaining control of the border or legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the United States? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Gaining control of border | 60% | 68% | 53% | 72% | 52% | 58% | 79% | 65% | 69% | 48% | 63% | 57% | 63% | 54% | 63% | 49% | 54% | 73% | 57% | 60% | 55% | 55% | 58% | 55% | 64% | 69% | 70% | 51% |
| Legalizing undocumented workers | 28% | 22% | 33% | 18% | 35% | 30% | 13% | 24% | 22% | 37% | 25% | 31% | 26% | 32% | 26% | 32% | 35% | 18% | 35% | 31% | 32% | 23% | 27% | 29% | 29% | 20% | 20% | 41% |