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A fifty-five percent majority of Iowans say state government can deal more effectively with illegal immigration than the federal government can ... Fewer than four in 10 identify the federal government as more effective.
Des Moines Register (Iowa) poll; Feb. 17-20, 2008

Sixty-five percent of adults nationwide would like to see the number of illegal aliens currently in this country reduced.
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll; Jan. 14-17, 2008

Fifty-two percent of adults polled nationwide say that immigration hurts the United States more than it helps it.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). December 14-17, 2007

About nine in 10 Southwesterners ages 31 and older consider illegal immigration to be a serious problem in the Southwest; two-thirds say it’s a “very” serious problem. In contrast, seven in 10 young adults ages 18 to 30 consider the issue a serious problem with 37 percent saying it’s a “very” serious problem.
Arizona State University-Southwest Poll ; November 6 - December 19, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of Hispanics say that illegal immigration is a serious problem compared to eighty-nine percent of whites. However, whites are more apt than Hispanics to say the issue is a very serious problem, with sixty-six percent giving that answer; thirty-eight percent of Hispanics consider it a very serious problem.
Arizona State University-Southwest Poll ; November 6 - December 19, 2007

Compared to other problems facing the country, eighty-one percent of registered voters nationwide say illegal immigration is an important problem facing the country.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; November 30-December 3, 2007

In Iowa, eighty-six percent of Republicans described immigration as a very or somewhat serious problem facing the country; fifty-nine percent of Democrats said the same thing. The New York Times/CBS News poll ; November 2-12, 2007

Sixty-three percent of Americans polled said they do not believe [b]eing for border security first is anti-immigrant. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Sixty-six percent of Americans polled said they believe [a]llowing illegal immigrants to remain in this country undermines respect for the law. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Sixty-three percent of likely American voters believe illegal immigration is a major problem. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Seventy-four percent of likely American voters agree with the following statement: “We have to stop the flow of illegals before we address what to do about those who already are here.” McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Fifty-three percent of California voters favor a policy of rounding-up and deporting illegal aliens.
Field Poll ; March 20-31, 2007

Most California voters continue to consider illegal immigration a serious problem, with forty-nine percent rating it very serious and twenty-eight percent somewhat serious.
Field Poll ; March 20-31, 2007

Fifty-four percent of Americans polled believe illegal aliens harm the nation's economy.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; April 5-9, 2007

Fifty-five percent of all adults think it is extremely or very likely that a large number of illegal immigrants coming into this country would be a threat in the next five years.
Harris Poll, January 5-12, 2007

Sixty-four percent of voters believe America needs to reduce the numbe of immigrants if immigration continues at its current level for the next 50 years, experts estimate that it will add approximately 100 million people to the United States population, which currently is 300 million.
The Polling Company Inc./Woman Trend, October 2, 2006

Sixty-six percent of voters agree with the statement, "The population increase caused by the present level of immigration will negatively impact the quality of life in America, such as causing more congestion, overcrowding and pollution."
The Polling Company Inc./Woman Trend, October 2, 2006

Without a change in immigration policy, the nation's population will grow by more than a third in the next 50 years. If the population where you live were to increase by this amount, sixty-five percent of voters say it would make the quality of life worse.
The Polling Company Inc./Woman Trend, October 2, 2006

Seventy-one percent of Americans polled believe illegal immigration poses a threat to the United States.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 11-18, 2006

Compared to other problems facing the country, thirty-two percent on Americans polled believe illegal immigration is "one of the most important" problems facing the country while fifty-five percent said it is an "important" problem.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll, June 24-27, 2006

Sixty-seven percent of Americans approve of the U.S. government deporting illegal immigrants to the country they came from.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Sixty-seven percent of Americans would you like to see the number of illegal immigrants currently in this country decreased.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of registered voters believe the illegal immigration situation in the United States is "very serious" and twenty-nine percent believe it is "somewhat serious."
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, May 16-18, 2006

Fifty-five percent of registered voters "favor" trying to send as many illegal immigrants back to their home countries as possible.
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, May 16-18, 2006

Seventy-seven percent of Americans think the United States is not doing enough to keep illegal immigrants from coming into this country.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 11-15, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of Americans think the May 1, 2006 illegal alien solidarity protests did more to hurt their cause than help.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, April 21-24, 2006

On immigration generally, Americans want less, not more, immigration. Only twenty-six percent said immigrants were assimilating fine and that immigration should continue at current levels, compared to sixty-seven percent who said immigration should be reduced so we can assimilate those already here.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

While the Senate is considering various bills that would increase legal immigration from 1 million to 2 million a year, two percent of Americans believe current immigration is too low. This was true for virtually every grouping in the survey by ethnicity, income, age, religion, region, party, or ideology thought immigration was too low.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

When given three choices (House approach, Senate approach, or mass deportation), the public tends to reject both the Senate plan and a policy of mass deportations in favor of the House bill; twenty-eight percent want the Senate plan, twelve percent want mass deportations; while fifty-six percent want the House approach. But when given a choice between just the House and Senate approaches, without the choice of mass deportations, the public prefers the House approach sixty-four percent version to thirty percent.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Informed that U.S. population is projected to grow to 420 million by 2050, fifty-seven percent of respondents believed that the present U.S. population of 300 million or less would be best for the country in the long run.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Six of ten Americans, according to the poll, favor annual immigration (now one million yearly) of less than 600,000 a year. Forty-five percent of respondents favored annual immigration of less than 300,000. Overall, seventy-two percent of respondents favor an annual immigration level that is less than the current one million.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Americans agree that a practical way to reduce to near zero the number of resident illegal aliens is legislation making penalties for illegal presence so severe that illegal immigrants would leave voluntarily rather than run the risk of being caught and penalized.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Two Americans in three (sixty-eight percent) agree that the United States should set a goal of completely halting new illegal immigration.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Over half of Americans (fifty-five percent) support the goal of reducing the population of 10 to 12 million illegal immigrants now residing in the United States "to near zero."
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

One hundred percent of Americans believe it is important that the government take steps this year to control U.S. borders to halt the flow of illegal aliens.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Eighty-one percent of Americans believe that illegal immigration to the United States is "out of control."
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Almost all Americans (eighty-seven percent) say they are concerned illegals will overburden government services, including 61 percent that are "very" concerned and another 26 percent that are "somewhat" concerned.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Almost all Americans (ninety percent) say illegal immigration is a "very" serious (sixty percent) or "somewhat" serious (thirty percent) problem for the country today — essentially unchanged from a year ago this time.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

The majority of Republicans (sixty-five percent) and Democrats (fifty-eight percent) say illegal immigration is a "very" serious problem.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Sixty-one percent said they are less likely to be sympathetic to illegal aliens as a result of the protests.
Zogby Poll, March 31-April 3, 2006

Eighty-two percent say that the United States is not doing enough to keep illegals from entering this country.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Sixty-one percent say they are "very concerned" that illegal aliens cost taxpayers too much money to provide them with services.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Sixty-two percent of Americans polled said they want their own congressional representative to support more restrictive policies governing immigration.
Zogby Poll, released March 19, 2006 / conducted February 3-7, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of American voters polled say illegal immigration into the U.S. is a "very serious problem."
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-three percent of American immigrant voters, or the children or grandchildren of immigrants, say illegal immigration is a serious problem.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Sixty-two percent of American voters are opposed to making it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, with immigrant families opposed fifty-six percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Seventy-three percent of Californians say they are concerned to some degree about illegal immigration, with forty-three percent being "extremely concerned."
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Fifty-seven percent of California voters say illegal immigration is having a negative effect on the state.
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Sixty percent of Americans polled say there are already too many people in the U.S. without adding illegal aliens.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Eighty-nine percent of Americans polled say illegal immigration into the U.S. is a problem.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Sixty-one percent of likely American voters say there ar no blanket conditions under which they would support giving legal, green-card status to millions of illegal immigrants. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Sixty-one percent of likely American voters oppose providing a path to US citizenship for those illegal immigrants who entered the United States illegally, and who fraudulently obtained green cards and Social Security  numbers, when millions are playing by the rules and waiting in their countries to enter the United States legally. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Fifty-four percent of Americans polled believe illegal aliens harm the nation's economy.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; April 5-9, 2007

One reason the public does not like Senate proposals to legalize illegals and double legal immigration is that seventy-three percent said they had little or no confidence in the ability of the government to screen these additional applicants to weed out terrorists and criminals.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

By eight-to-one, Americans think it is unfair to grant rights to illegal immigrants while thousands of people wait each year to come to the United States legally. Fully eighty-six percent of Republicans think it is unfair, as do seventy-seven percent of Democrats.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Sixty-five percent of those surveyed said they would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for some goods and services should that be the result of tighter control of the southern U.S. border and a resulting lower number of undocumented workers.
Zogby Poll, March 31-April 3, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Americans polled say the U.S. should NOT grant temporary-worker status to foreigners who are here illegally, as this would make them and their families eligible for government services while they are here. We should not reward people who have broken the law, and this will encourage even more people to enter the United States illegally.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll; March 10-13, 2006

Eighty-five percent of Iowans favor penalizing executives whose companies knowingly hire illegal immigrants. That idea got more support than any other possible legislative priority about which respondents were asked. Des Moines Register (Iowa) poll; Feb. 17-20, 2008

Seventy-two percent of U.S. engineers say our government should limit the number of foreign engineers and technical professionals. EE Times; October 29, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe [i]llegal immigrants take American jobs. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Seventy-eight percent of Americans polled do not believe [t]he US economy would collapse without illegal workers. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled believe [i]f employers are not allowed to hire illegal workers, it would reduce the number of illegal immigrants in this country. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Fifty-seven percent of adults polled favor an immigration bill that incorporates imposing new fines on businesses that hire illegal aliens.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll; June 8-11, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled believe employers should be punished for hiring illegal aliens.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; April 5-9, 2007

Sixty-three percent of California voters favor stiffening penalties on businesses that hire illegal aliens.
Field Poll ; March 20-31, 2007

Seventy-nine percent of likely American voters disagree that public officials should use taxpayer funds to operate day laborer sites that help illegal aliens.
Judicial Watch-Zogby International Poll of Likely Voters ; March 22-26, 2007

Eighty-six percent of Americans favor the government issuing new tamper-proof Social Security cards as a way for people to prove they are eligible to work in the United States and believe such cards should be shown by potential new hires in order to get a job in the U.S.
USA Today/Gallup Poll; March 2-4, 2007

Fifty-five percent of Arizona voters would support a proposal that would make it a felony for businesses in Arizona to hire illegal immigrants. KAET-TV and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication poll; February 22-25, 2007

Eighty-three percent of Iowa's adults place more of the blame on companies that hired the undocumented immigrants, while nine percent pin more of the blame on the workers. The other eight percent are undecided.
The Iowa Poll, January 21-24, 2007

Sixty-three percent of American voters support or oppose fining businesses that employ illegal immigrants.
Quinnipiac University Poll; November 13-19, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Colorado residents polled, including fifty-nine percent of Hispanics, believe employers should be "severely penalized" for hiring illegal aliens.
The Denver Post/Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, July 12-13, 2006

Eighty-three percent of Oklahomans favor increasing penalties for employers that hire illegal aliens.
Tulsa World and KOTV poll, July 8-11, 2006

Sixty percent of Americans favor imposing fines of tens of thousands of dollars on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

One reason the public does not like legalizations is that they are skeptical of need for illegal-immigrant labor. An overwhelming majority of seventy-seven percent said there are plenty of Americans to fill low-wage jobs if employers pay more and treat workers better; just fifteen percent said there are not enough Americans for such jobs.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Eighty-one percent of Americans polled support strict criminal penalties on employers who, after repeatedly being cited, persist in knowingly hiring illegal aliens.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Eighty-four percent of Americans believe the most effective way to reduce illegal immigration is to cut off the employment incentive for coming here by instituting tough penalties for businesses that hire illegal immigrants. More than half think this would be "very effective," and another 32% say it would be "somewhat effective."
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Fifty-nine percent of black California voters favor imposing stiff penalties on employers and individuals who hire illegal aliens.
The Field Poll, April 3-10, 2006

Sixty percent of California voters favor imposing stiff penalties on employers and individuals who hire illegal aliens.
The Field Poll, April 3-10, 2006

Seventy-three percent of Americans favor imposing fines and criminal charges against employers who hire illegals.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

More than ninety percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed believe illegal immigration is a problem.  Seventy percent rank it as a "very serious" or "serious" problem.
National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation Member Survey on Immigration, April 4, 2006

Eighty-six percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed say illegal immigration should have a "very high" or "high" priority for Congress and the Bush administration.
National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation Member Survey on Immigration, April 4, 2006

Sixty-three percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants if they only need to prove that they have been living in the U.S. for at least three years.
National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation Member Survey on Immigration, April 4, 2006

Increasing penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens was supported by seventy-eight percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed.
National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation Member Survey on Immigration, April 4, 2006

Seventy-one percent support major penalties for employers who hire illegals.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Seventy-six percent of Americans polled are concerned that American workers can't afford to work for the same low wages as illegal aliens.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Sixty-three percent of Americans polled are concerned about illegal aliens taking away jobs from American workers.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans polled favor providing major penalties for employers convicted of hiring illegal aliens and strongly enforcing it.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Eighty percent on Arizona voters favor penalizing businesses that hire illegal aliens.
KAET-TV and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication poll, January 19-22, 2006

Sixty-nine percent of Iowans say they back the notion of hiring more troopers to enforce federal immigration laws in Iowa. Des Moines Register (Iowa) poll; Feb. 17-20, 2008

Almost two-thirds of Iowans say better enforcement of immigration laws in Iowa is very important for lawmakers to address this year. Des Moines Register (Iowa) poll; Feb. 17-20, 2008

Seventy-seven percent of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally. Rasmussen Reports; October 31-November 1, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for cutting off federal funds to so called sanctuary cities that prohibit their local police from checking the immigration status of those they arrest, while thirty-nine percent said the "strongly support" such measures. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

More highlights from this survey:

• Seventy-eight percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for [l]aying heavy monetary fines against employers and businesses who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, while sixty-one percent said they "strongly support" such measures.
  
  
• Seventy-three percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for [o]utsourcing a real-time system to verify immigration status to companies like American Express, Visa or MasterCard so businesses can immediately identify if someone has forged papers or not, while forty-nine percent said they "strongly support" such measures.
  
  
• Eighty-two percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for a measure to [r]equire the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of companies who hire illegal immigrants to determine if those companies have paid the taxes they owe, while sixty-five percent said they "strongly support" such a measure.
  
  
• Eighty-eight percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for a measure to [d]eport illegal immigrants who commit felonies, while eighty-one percent said they "strongly support" such a measure.
  
  
• Seventy-three percent of Americans polled do not believe that [b]uilding a fence on the southern border with Mexico is discriminatory.
  
  
• Eighty-six percent of Americans polled believe that [t]errorists are trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
  
  
• In terms of current immigration laws, seventy-two percent of Americans polled think that [t]hey are not being enforced.
  
  
• Fifty-percent of Americans polled believe that "heavy fines for employers of illegal immigrants" would best help to stop illegal immigration, while forty-one percent said "increased border control" would best help. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Fifty-eight percent of Americans favor cutting off federal funds to sanctuary cities. Rasmussen Reports; August 18, 2007

Fifty-six percent of Americans want the federal government to continue building a fence along the Mexican border. Rasmussen Reports; August 18, 2007

The government has staged a number of raids on businesses that employ large numbers of illegal immigrants where undocumented workers are immediately sent to detention centers. Fifty-five percent of American voters say their generally support these raids.
Opinion Dynamics / Fox News poll; June 5-6, 2007

Eighty-two percent of likely American voters favor requiring voters to show valid photo identification when they vote on Election Day in order to stop voter fraud and illegal immigrants from voting. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

More highlights from this poll:

• Seventy-eight percent of likely American voters support the creation of a tamper-proof identification card system to determine instantly whether a job applicant is legally entitled to work inside the United States, and to hold those employers who hire illegal workers accountable.
  
  
• Seventy-five percent of likely American voters favor prohibiting states from issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants.
  
  
• Seventy-seven percent of likely American voters favor repealing local sanctuary laws that protect illegal immigrants by requiring local and state police to detain illegal immigrants when they are arrested or stopped for other crimes, whether these crimes are felonies or misdemeanors, and to hold them for deportation.
  
  
• Sixty-eight percent of likely American voters support enacting a new immigration policy of “zero tolerance” towards illegal immigrants, where any illegal immigrant in the United States would be deported to their country of citizenship.
  
• Seventy percent of likely American voters favor hiring 6,000 new border patrol agents to bring the total force to 18,000 agents. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy percent of Americans polled said they support the REAL ID program, which requires each state to change its drivers license systems to meet national standards and ensure that their databases are compatible with other states.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy-one percent of California voters favor increasing the number of federal agents patrolling the border.
Field Poll ; March 20-31, 2007

Seventy-two percent of likely American voters believe local law enforcement officials should help enforce federal immigration laws.
Judicial Watch-Zogby International Poll of Likely Voters ; March 22-26, 2007

When addressing the issue of illegal immigration, sixty-six percent of likely American voters believe there should there be more emphasis placed on law enforcement.
Judicial Watch-Zogby International Poll of Likely Voters ; March 22-26, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled believe employers should be punished for hiring illegal aliens.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; April 5-9, 2007

Fifty-one percent of Arizona voters polled would like to designate illegal immigrants as "domestic terrorists" if they commit serious crimes while in the U.S.
Cronkite/Eight poll; February 22-25, 2007

Sixty-five percent of registered voters support changing Arizona law so illegal immigrants could be charged with criminal trespass.
Cronkite/Eight poll; February 22-25, 2007

By a sixty-eight to twenty-five margin, Americans support the ordinances proposed by Hazleton, PA Mayor Louis Barletta and adopted by City Council to suspend the business licenses of employers who hire illegal aliens, penalize landlords who rent to illegal aliens with fines and make English the official language.
Susquehanna Polling and Research ; February 22-26, 2007

By a sixty-seven to twenty-six margin, Americans say they would support an ordinance similar to Hazleton, PA's in their own communities.
Susquehanna Polling and Research ; February 22-26, 2007

Sixty-five percent of Arizona voters surveyed said they would support letting police officers charge illegal immigrants with criminal trespassing.
KAET-TV and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication poll; February 22-25, 2007

Sixty-eight percent of Americans say gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing undocumented workers.
Rasmussen Reports; November 28-29, 2006

Seventy-one percent of American voters think measures in addition to a 700-mile border fence are needed from Congress to deal with illegal immigrants entering the country.
Quinnipiac University Poll; November 13-19, 2006

Seventy-six percent of Arizona voters polled support for measures to deny bail to illegal immigrants charged with a serious felony.
Arizona State University, August 24-29, 2006

Seventy-six percent of Oklahomans favor sending National Guard troops to the border to prevent illegal aliens from entering the U.S.
Tulsa World and KOTV poll, July 8-11, 2006

Seventy-two percent of all New York State residents say that entering the United States without valid immigration documents should be made a criminal offense.
2006 Empire State Poll; July 2006

Seventy-eight percent of Americans favor putting more Border Patrol and federal law enforcement agents on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Americans favor sending National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Seventy-nine percent of registered voters "favor" increasing the number of federal agents patrolling the border to stop illegal immigration.
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, May 16-18, 2006

Sixty-three percent of registered voters "favor" using thousands of National Guard troops temporarily to help border patrol agents along the Mexican border to stop illegal immigration.
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, May 16-18, 2006

Sixty-two percent of Americans say they would favor stationing 6,000 National Guard troops in a support capacity at the U.S.-Mexico border to try to stop illegal immigration.
CBS News Poll, May 16-17, 2006

Sixty-eight percent of Americans think stationing National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border would be effective in reducing the number of illegal immigrants to the U.S.
CBS News Poll, May 16-17, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans support using National Guard troops to patrol the U.S. border with Mexico.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 12-14, 2006

When offered by itself, there is strong support for the House bill: sixty-nine percent said it was a good or very good idea when told it tries to make illegals go home by fortifying the border, forcing employer verification, and encouraging greater cooperation with local law enforcement while not increasing legal immigration; twenty-seven percent said it was a bad or very bad idea. Support for the House approach was widespread, with eighty-one percent of Republicans, seventy-two percent of independents, fifty-seven percent of Democrats, and fifty-three percent of Hispanics saying it was good or very good idea.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

When offered by itself, there is also some support for the Senate approach, thought not as much as for the House bill: forty-two percent said the Senate approach was a good or very good idea when told it would allow illegal immigrants to apply for legal status provided they met certain criteria, and it would significantly increase legal immigration and increase enforcement of immigration laws; fifty percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Public also does not buy the argument we have tried and failed to enforce the law: seventy-one percent felt that past enforcement efforts have been "grossly inadequate," while only nineteen percent felt we had made a "real effort" to enforce our laws.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans support using National Guard troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.
Washington Post-ABC News poll, April 14-16, 2006

Of those Americans polled who favored the goal of halting new illegal immigration, 64 percent support tough penalties against violators such as fines and mandatory prison terms, followed by deportation.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Of those Americans polled who favored reducing to near zero the number of resident illegal aliens, 72 percent of that group also support tough penalties against violators such as fines and mandatory prison terms, followed by deportation.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Sixty-one percent of Americans support making illegal immigration a crime, and fifty-two percent support making it a crime to knowingly assist an illegal alien.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Sixty percent of Americans believe not allowing illegal aliens to use American schools and hospitals would be effective at reducing illegal immigration: thirty percent call this very effective and 30 percent say it is somewhat effective.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

The vast majority of Americans also see value in beefing up the number of border control officers: thirty-seven percent call this very effective and forty-four percent say it is somewhat effective.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Sixty-six percent of black California voters favor building a wall along major sections of the border between the U.S. and Mexico to stop illegal aliens from entering the U.S.
The Field Poll, April 3-10, 2006

Sixty-four percent of California voters oppose allowing illegal aliens to obtain a driver's license in California.
The Field Poll, April 3-10, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of Americans polled favor deporting as many illegals as possible.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Fifty-five percent of Americans polled favor using the U.S. military to stop entry at the borders.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Eighty percent of Americans polled favor increasing the number of border patrol agents.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Americans would limit illegals' access to government services, such as driver’s licenses (sixty-nine percent not allow), health care/food stamps (seventy-five percent not allow), and attending public schools (fifty-one percent not allow).
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Sixty-two percent favor taking whatever steps are necessary at the borders, including the use of the military, to cut the flow of illegals into this country.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Fifty-six percent favor building a security fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Seventy-one percent of Americans polled say they are more likely to vote for a Congressional Candidate who favors tighter controls on illegal immigration.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, March 10-13, 2006
Seventy-one percent of Americans polled say they are concerned that illegal aliens increase the amount of crime.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy percent of Americans polled are concerned that illegal aliens increase the likelihood of terrorism in the United States.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans polled say the U.S. isn't doing enough along its borders to keep illegal aliens from crossing into this country.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Fifty-one percent of Southwest U.S. adults think that illegal aliens should not receive equal access to physical health care.
Arizona State University-Southwest Poll ; November 6 - December 19, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled opposed the DREAM Act which failed in the Senate in October.
Rasmussen Reports; November 6, 2007

Seventy-eight percent of Americans polled said it is not acceptable for companies to market services such as credit cards or bank accounts specifically to illegal immigrants. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy-one percent of likely American voters would support a law to STOP the use of taxpayer funds to provide Medicaid, welfare, and other government services for illegal immigrants. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of likely American voters oppose giving Social Security benefits and credit to illegal immigrants. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Seventy-three percent of Americans believe illegal aliens should be barred from Medicaid benefits.
Zogby Poll; February 9-12, 2007

Sixty percent of all Californians are opposed to health care for illegal aliens.
Survey and Policy Research Institute At San Jose State; January 11, 2006

Sixty-one percent of Arizona voters polled would bar illegal immigrants from receiving punitive damages in civil lawsuits.
Arizona State University, August 24-29, 2006

Sixty-eight percent of Colorado residents polled, including fifty-six percent of Hispanics, believe illegal aliens are costing Colorado a lot of tax money.
The Denver Post/Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, July 12-13, 2006

Sixty-six percent of Americans polled believe illegal aliens cost the taxpayers too much by using government services like public education and medical services.
Gallup Poll, June 8-25, 2006

Fifty-three percent of Americans polled support legislation to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born here to parents who are illegal aliens.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Sixty-two percent of California voters oppose driver's licenses for illegal aliens.
Field Poll, February 12-26 2006

Seventy-two percent of American voters are opposed to allowing illegal immigrants to get drivers' licenses, with immigrant voter families opposed sixty-six percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-four percent of American voters are in favor of requiring proof of legal residency in order to obtain government benefits, with immigrant voter families in support eighty percent.
Quinnipiac University National Poll, February 21-28, 2006

Eighty-three percent of Americans polled are concerned that it costs taxpayers too much money to provide illegal aliens with services such as health care and education.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-seven percent of Hispanics say that illegal immigration is a serious problem.
Arizona State University-Southwest Poll ; November 6 - December 19, 2007