Immigration

In your view, should immigration be kept at its present level, increased or decreased?

	Present level	Increased	Decreased	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	39	18	39	3
2007 Jun 4-24	35	16	45	4
2006 Jun 8-25	42	17	39	2
2005 Jun 6-25	34	16	46	4
2004 Jun 9-30	33	14	49	4
2003 Jun 12-18	37	13	47	3
2002 Jun 3-9	36	12	49	3
2001 Jun 11-17	42	14	41	3

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	41	15	42	3
2007 Jun 4-24	35	12	48	5
2006 Jun 8-25	46	12	41	1
2005 Jun 6-25	33	14	50	3
2004 Jun 9-30	34	13	51	2
2003 Jun 12-15	38	11	49	2
2002 Jun 3-6	36	9	52	3
2001 Jun 11-17	42	10	45	3

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	35	21	39	4
2007 Jun 4-24	29	21	46	5
2006 Jun 8-25	35	21	39	5
2005 Jun 6-25	32	18	44	6
2004 Jun 9-30	34	15	47	4
2003 Jun 12-18	33	20	44	3
2002 Jun 3-9	34	16	46	4
2001 Jun 11-17	42	24	31	3

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	40	28	28	4
2007 Jun 4-24	41	25	30	4
2006 Jun 8-25	42	21	32	4
2005 Jun 6-25	41	21	32	6
2004 Jun 9-30	33	23	39	5
2003 Jun 12-18	35	24	36	5
2002 Jun 3-9	37	24	37	2
2001 Jun 11-17	38	33	25	4

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Present level	Increased	Decreased	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	39	18	39	3
2007 Jun 4-24	35	16	45	4
2006 Jun 8-25	42	17	39	2
2006 Apr 7-9	35	15	47	4
2005 Dec 9-11 ^	31	15	51	3
2005 Jun 6-25	34	16	46	4
2004 Jun 9-30	33	14	49	4
2003 Jun 12-18	37	13	47	3
2002 Sep 2-4	26	17	54	3
2002 Jun 3-9	36	12	49	3
2001 Oct 19-21	30	8	58	4
2001 Jun 11-17	42	14	41	3
2001 Mar 26-28	41	10	43	6
2000 Sep 11-13	41	13	38	8
1999 Feb 26-28 ^	41	10	44	5
1995 Jul 7-9	27	7	62	4
1995 Jun 5-6	24	7	65	4
1993 Jul 9-11	27	6	65	2
1986 Jun 19-23 †	35	7	49	9
1977 Mar 25-28	37	7	42	14
1965 Jun 24-29	39	7	33	20

^ Asked of a half sample.
† CBS/New York Times poll.

On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today?

	Good thing	Bad thing	Mixed (vol.)	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	64	30	4	2
2007 Jun 4-24	60	33	3	4
2006 Jun 8-25	67	28	4	1
2005 Jun 6-25	61	34	3	2
2003 Jun 12-18	58	36	4	2
2002 Jun 3-9	52	42	4	2
2001 Jun 11-17	62	31	5	2

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	62	32	4	2
2007 Jun 4-24	59	35	3	3
2006 Jun 8-25	68	27	4	1
2005 Jun 6-25	60	36	2	2
2003 Jun 12-15	58	38	3	1
2002 Jun 3-6	51	43	4	2
2001 Jun 11-17	62	32	4	2

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	57	34	6	3
2007 Jun 4-24	55	36	5	4
2006 Jun 8-25	60	35	3	2
2005 Jun 6-25	55	36	5	4
2003 Jun 12-18	48	45	6	1
2002 Jun 3-9	46	46	6	2
2001 Jun 11-17	61	28	7	4

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	70	23	5	2
2007 Jun 4-24	74	17	6	3
2006 Jun 8-25	76	18	4	2
2005 Jun 6-25	74	19	4	3
2003 Jun 12-18	65	29	4	2
2002 Jun 3-9	67	27	4	2
2001 Jun 11-17	73	18	2	7

(vol.) = Volunteered response

Which comes closer to your point of view -- [ROTATED illegal immigrants in the long run become productive citizens and pay their fair share of taxes, (or) illegal immigrants cost the taxpayers too much by using government services like public education and medical services?]

	Pay fair share of taxes	Cost taxpayers too much	Neither/Both/ No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	31	63	6
2006 Jun 8-25	29	66	4

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	25	71	5
2006 Jun 8-25	22	74	3

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	29	62	10
2006 Jun 8-25	37	56	6

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	65	30	5
2006 Jun 8-25	65	31	3

Which comes closer to your view -- [ROTATED: illegal immigrants mostly take jobs that American workers want, (or) illegal immigrants mostly take low-paying jobs Americans don't want]?

	Take jobs American workers want	Take low-paying jobs Americans don't want	Neither/Both/ No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	15	79	7
2006 Jun 8-25	17	74	10

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	16	79	6
2006 Jun 8-25	18	74	9

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	20	70	9
2006 Jun 8-25	24	67	10

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	9	87	4
2006 Jun 8-25	13	81	7

Were you born in the United States or in another country?

	Born in the U.S.	Born in another country	No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	89	11	*
2007 Jun 4-24	88	12	--
2006 Jun 8-25	88	12	*
2005 Jun 6-25	89	11	*
2004 Jun 9-30	90	10	--
2003 Jun 12-18	92	8	*
2002 Jun 3-9	92	8	*
2001 Jun 11-17	93	7	*

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	97	3	--
2007 Jun 4-24	96	4	--
2006 Jun 8-25	96	4	--
2005 Jun 6-25	97	3	--
2004 Jun 9-30	97	3	--
2003 Jun 12-15	97	3	*
2002 Jun 3-6	97	3	--
2001 Jun 11-17	97	3	--

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	90	9	*
2007 Jun 4-24	91	9	--
2006 Jun 8-25	89	11	*
2005 Jun 6-25	92	8	--
2004 Jun 9-30	93	7	--
2003 Jun 12-18	94	6	--
2002 Jun 3-9	92	8	--
2001 Jun 11-17	87	13	--

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	52	47	*
2007 Jun 4-24	52	48	--
2006 Jun 8-25	53	47	--
2005 Jun 6-25	50	50	--
2004 Jun 9-30	54	46	--
2003 Jun 12-18	64	36	--
2002 Jun 3-9	66	34	*
2001 Jun 11-17	53	47	--
* Less than 0.5%

Were either of your parents born in another country, or were both of your parents born in the United States?

	One/Both born in another country	Both born in the U.S.	No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	22	78	1
2007 Jun 4-24	23	77	*
2006 Jun 8-25	22	78	*
2005 Jun 6-25	22	78	*
2004 Jun 9-30	18	82	*
2003 Jun 12-18	18	82	*
2002 Jun 3-9	18	82	*
2001 Jun 11-17	18	82	--

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	12	87	1
2007 Jun 4-24	14	86	*
2006 Jun 8-25	14	86	*
2005 Jun 6-25	13	86	1
2004 Jun 9-30	9	91	*
2003 Jun 12-15	11	89	*
2002 Jun 3-6	11	89	*
2001 Jun 11-17	13	87	--

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	14	86	*
2007 Jun 4-24	14	84	2
2006 Jun 8-25	14	86	*
2005 Jun 6-25	11	88	1
2004 Jun 9-30	11	89	*
2003 Jun 12-18	12	88	--
2002 Jun 3-9	8	92	--
2001 Jun 11-17	18	82	--

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	68	31	1
2007 Jun 4-24	68	32	*
2006 Jun 8-25	65	35	*
2005 Jun 6-25	68	31	1
2004 Jun 9-30	67	33	*
2003 Jun 12-18	56	44	--
2002 Jun 3-9	59	41	*
2001 Jun 11-17	73	27	--
* Less than 0.5%

SUMMARY TABLE: NATIONAL ORIGIN

	Immigrant (1st generation U.S.)	2nd generation U.S.	3rd generation U.S. or higher	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	11	12	77	1
2007 Jun 4-24	12	12	76	*
2006 Jun 8-25	12	13	76	*
2005 Jun 6-25	11	12	76	1
2004 Jun 9-30	10	9	81	*
2003 Jun 12-18	8	11	81	*
2002 Jun 3-9	8	11	81	*

Non-Hispanic whites
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	3	10	86	1
2007 Jun 4-24	4	11	85	*
2006 Jun 8-25	4	12	84	*
2005 Jun 6-25	3	11	85	1
2004 Jun 9-30	3	7	90	*
2003 Jun 12-15	3	9	88	*
2002 Jun 3-6	3	10	87	*

Blacks
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	9	7	84	*
2007 Jun 4-24	9	6	83	1
2006 Jun 8-25	11	6	83	*
2005 Jun 6-25	8	5	86	1
2004 Jun 9-30	7	5	88	*
2003 Jun 12-18	7	6	87	--
2002 Jun 3-9	8	3	89	--

Hispanics
2008 Jun 5-Jul 6	47	23	29	*
2007 Jun 4-24	48	23	29	*
2006 Jun 8-25	47	23	31	*
2005 Jun 6-25	50	21	28	1
2004 Jun 9-30	46	24	30	*
2003 Jun 12-18	36	23	41	--
2002 Jun 3-9	33	28	39	*
* Less than 0.5%

Would you like to see the level of immigration in this country increased, decreased, or remain about the same?

	Increased	Decreased	Remain about the same	Other (vol.)	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Jan 4-6	9	55	32	1	2
2007 Jan 15-18	7	55	35	1	2
2006 Jan 9-12	10	57	30	*	2
2005 Jan 3-5	7	52	39	*	2
2004 Jan 12-15	8	49	42	*	1
2003 Jan 13-16	7	55	35	*	3
2002 Jan 7-9	8	58	33	*	1
2001 Jan 10-14	8	45	43	1	3
* Less than 0.5%
(vol.) = Volunteered response

How important is the issue of illegal immigration to you -- extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?

	Extremely	Very	Some- what	Not too	Not at all	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	35%	27	26	7	4	*
* Less than 0.5%

(Asked of a half sample) In your view, what should be the higher priority in dealing with the issue of illegal immigration -- [ROTATED: developing a plan for halting the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S., (or) developing a plan to deal with illegal immigrants who are already in the U.S.], or should both be given the same priority?

	Halting the flow of illegal immigrants	Deal with illegal immigrants already in U.S.	Both the same priority	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	20%	25	53	2

(Asked of a half sample) In terms of laws dealing with illegal immigration in the United States, which of the following would you prefer to see happen -- [ROTATED: enforce the current laws more strictly and NOT pass new laws (or) pass new laws in addition to enforcing the current laws more strictly]?

	Enforce current laws	Pass new laws	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	46%	50	4

(Asked of Republicans and independents who lean to the Republican Party) Has George W. Bush's recent handling of the immigration issue caused you to -- [ROTATED: gain confidence in Bush, has it not affected your opinion either way, or has it caused you to lose confidence in Bush]?

	Gain confidence	Not affected opinion	Lose confidence	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	10%	51	39	--

For each of the following areas, please say whether immigrants to the United States are making the situation in the country better or worse, or not having much effect. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. The crime situation

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	4	58	34	4
2004 Jun 9-30	6	47	43	4
2002 Jun 3-9	8	50	37	5
2001 Jun 11-17	7	50	38	5

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	2	63	31	4
2004 Jun 9-30	4	49	45	2
2002 Jun 3-6	6	52	37	5
2001 Jun 11-17	5	54	37	4

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	3	52	40	5
2004 Jun 9-30	5	44	45	6
2002 Jun 3-9	9	49	37	5
2001 Jun 11-17	9	44	41	6

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	11	41	41	7
2004 Jun 9-30	12	44	36	8
2002 Jun 3-9	18	41	34	7
2001 Jun 11-17	12	47	33	8

B. Job opportunities for you and your family

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	12	34	52	2
2004 Jun 9-30	11	37	51	1
2002 Jun 3-9	14	37	46	3
2001 Jun 11-17	15	31	50	4

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	7	34	57	2
2004 Jun 9-30	6	38	55	1
2002 Jun 3-6	10	37	50	3
2001 Jun 11-17	12	32	53	3

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	11	49	37	3
2004 Jun 9-30	9	49	39	3
2002 Jun 3-9	14	48	36	2
2001 Jun 11-17	20	38	41	1

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	37	21	39	3
2004 Jun 9-30	34	28	36	2
2002 Jun 3-9	39	25	33	3
2001 Jun 11-17	42	18	37	3

C. Food, music, and the arts

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	40	9	46	4
2004 Jun 9-30	44	10	42	4
2002 Jun 3-9	54	10	31	5
2001 Jun 11-17	58	8	29	5

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	37	8	51	5
2004 Jun 9-30	42	11	43	4
2002 Jun 3-6	53	10	32	5
2001 Jun 11-17	59	8	28	5

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	34	14	46	6
2004 Jun 9-30	29	12	56	3
2002 Jun 3-9	47	11	37	5
2001 Jun 11-17	54	10	33	3

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	65	5	28	1
2004 Jun 9-30	65	5	27	3
2002 Jun 3-9	69	5	21	5
2001 Jun 11-17	72	3	23	2

D. The economy in general

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	28	46	23	3
2004 Jun 9-30	22	41	34	3
2002 Jun 3-9	32	36	28	4
2001 Jun 11-17	32	32	31	5

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	24	49	24	3
2004 Jun 9-30	18	42	37	3
2002 Jun 3-6	29	37	30	4
2001 Jun 11-17	29	34	32	5

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	22	52	21	5
2004 Jun 9-30	16	47	31	6
2002 Jun 3-9	25	47	24	4
2001 Jun 11-17	27	39	31	3

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	55	25	17	3
2004 Jun 9-30	48	29	20	3
2002 Jun 3-9	53	22	23	2
2001 Jun 11-17	42	23	29	6

E. Taxes

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	11	55	28	6
2004 Jun 9-30	12	45	38	5
2002 Jun 3-9	12	50	31	7
2001 Jun 11-17	12	46	34	8

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	5	59	30	6
2004 Jun 9-30	8	46	42	4
2002 Jun 3-6	9	52	32	7
2001 Jun 11-17	10	48	34	8

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	10	54	29	7
2004 Jun 9-30	10	48	34	8
2002 Jun 3-9	14	54	25	7
2001 Jun 11-17	12	50	32	6

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	42	34	19	5
2004 Jun 9-30	34	34	25	7
2002 Jun 3-9	29	31	33	7
2001 Jun 11-17	40	26	25	9

F. Social and moral values

	Better	Worse	Not much effect	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	19	37	41	3
2004 Jun 9-30	18	27	50	5
2002 Jun 3-9	25	30	39	6
2001 Jun 11-17	25	26	45	4

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	14	40	42	3
2004 Jun 9-30	14	29	51	6
2002 Jun 3-6	22	32	41	5
2001 Jun 11-17	22	29	45	4

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	18	31	46	5
2004 Jun 9-30	16	23	55	6
2002 Jun 3-9	27	31	34	8
2001 Jun 11-17	26	20	50	4

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	42	19	35	4
2004 Jun 9-30	38	21	37	4
2002 Jun 3-9	39	17	37	7
2001 Jun 11-17	45	17	34	4

How closely have you been following the news about proposed legislation to deal with the issue of illegal immigration in the United States -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?

	Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	No opinion
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	23%	47	23	6	*

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	21%	51	23	5	*

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	25%	34	24	15	1

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	25%	43	23	8	1
* Less than 0.5%

Based on what you have heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the government's recent efforts to deal with illegal immigration in the U.S.?

	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	32%	61	7

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	32%	60	8

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	29%	60	11

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	37%	58	5

Do you think the United States should -- or should not -- require immigrants who come to this country to be proficient in English as a condition for remaining in the U.S.?

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
Total
2007 Jun 4-24	77%	22	1

Non-Hispanic whites
2007 Jun 4-24	80%	18	2

Blacks
2007 Jun 4-24	76%	22	2

Hispanics
2007 Jun 4-24	59%	40	1

Next, we have a question about people who apply to immigrate to the United States from other countries, In deciding whether people from other countries should be allowed to legally stay in the United States, should the government give higher priority to -- [ROTATED: people who are highly educated and highly skilled workers, (or) people who have family members already living in the United States]?

	Highly educated/ Highly skilled	Have family members already living in the U.S.	No opinion
2007 Jun 1-3	43%	44	13
2007 Apr 13-15	38%	49	14

As you may know, Senate leaders and the president recently agreed on a bill dealing with the issue of illegal immigration. The legislation will be debated in Congress this coming week.

How closely have you been following the news about this proposed bill to deal with the issue of illegal immigration -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?

	Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	No opinion
2007 Jun 1-3	18%	42	28	12	--

Based on what you have heard or read about it, do you favor or oppose this proposed bill, or don't you know enough to say?

	Favor	Oppose	Don't know enough to say	No answer
2007 Jun 1-3	11%	30	58	1

(Asked of those who either favor or oppose the proposed immigration bill) Do you [favor/oppose] this bill strongly or only moderately?

COMBINED RESPONSES: BASED ON NATIONAL ADULTS

	Favor, strongly	Favor, only moderately	Oppose, only moderately	Oppose, strongly	Don't know enough to say	No answer
2007 Jun 1-3	4%	7	12	18	58	1

(Asked of those who favor the proposed immigration bill) What are the main reasons why you favor this bill? [OPEN-ENDED]

	2007 Jun 1-3
	%
Agree with requirements illegal immigrants must meet to stay in the U.S/become citizens	28
Need to do something to address issue	21
Helps control who can come into the U.S./sets limits	18
Good/Fair compromise/best that can be achieved	14
Impractical to send all illegal immigrants already here back to their home country	13
Need works over here to do jobs Americans won't do	9

Other	2
No reason in particular (vol.)	--
No opinion	9

Percentages add to more than 100% due to multiple responses

(vol.) = Volunteered response

(Asked of those who oppose the proposed immigration bill) What are the main reasons why you oppose this bill? [OPEN-ENDED]

	2007 Jun 1-3
	%
Grants amnesty to illegal immigrants/Should not reward those who came illegally	39
Bill should have stronger/stiffer penalties for illegal immigrants	17
New laws won't work/won't take care of the problem	15
Immigrants cost taxpayers too much by using health, welfare, school services	11
Too many people in the U.S. already/should not allow so many in	10
Taking jobs from American workers	7
Penalties/Fines on immigrants are too stiff	7
Need to do more about border security	6

Other	6
No reason in particular (vol.)	1
No opinion	1

(vol.) = Volunteered response
Percentages add to more than 100% due to multiple responses

Now thinking about immigrants who come to the United States illegally, which comes closest to your view about what the government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government -- [ROTATED: require illegal immigrants to leave the U.S. and not allow them to return, require illegal immigrants to leave the U.S., but allow them to return temporarily to work, require illegal immigrants to leave the U.S., but allow them to return and become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time, (or) allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time]?

	2007 Apr 13-15
	%
Require to leave, not allow to return	14
Require to leave, allow to return temporarily to work	6
Require to leave, allow to return and become citizens if requirements met	42
Allow to remain in the U.S. and become citizens if requirements met	36
No opinion	2

Do you think the U.S. has made progress or lost ground in dealing with illegal immigration in the past year, or has there been no change?

	Made progress	Lost ground	No change	No opinion
2007 Apr 13-15	12%	43	42	3

Next, as you may know, the government is considering issuing new tamper-proof Social Security cards as a way for people to prove they are eligible to work in the United States. Would you favor or oppose requiring people to show this card in order to get a job in the U.S.?

	Favor	Oppose	No opinion
2007 Mar 2-4	86%	10	3

Do you think -- [ITEMS ROTATED] -- [ROTATED: has/have gone too far, has/have been about right, or has/have not gone far enough] -- in dealing with the issue of illegal immigration?

A. The federal government

	Too far	About right	Not far enough	No opinion
2007 Mar 2-4	9%	12	76	3

B. State and local governments

	Too far	About right	Not far enough	No opinion
2007 Mar 2-4	10%	16	69	5

Which comes closest to your view about what government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government -- [ROTATED: deport all illegal immigrants back to their home country, allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States in order to work, but only for a limited amount of time, or allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U.S. citizens, but only if they meet certain requirements over a period of time]?

	Deport all	Remain in the U.S. in order to work	Remain in the U.S. and become citizen	No opinion
2007 Mar 2-4	24%	15	59	2
2006 Jun 8-25	16%	17	66	1
2006 May 5-7	21%	15	61	3
2006 Apr 7-9	18%	17	63	2

Do you think the number of immigrants now entering the U.S. from each of the following areas is too many, too few, or about the right amount -- how about immigrants from -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. European countries

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	20	17	56	8
2002 Jun 3-9	25	12	53	10

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	17	17	60	7
2002 Jun 3-6	25	9	57	9

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	27	11	53	9
2002 Jun 3-9	31	17	43	9

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	16	22	49	13
2002 Jun 3-9	26	20	44	10

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2006 Jun 8-25	20	17	56	8
2002 Jun 3-9	25	12	53	10
1993 Jul 9-11	33	10	52	5
1992 Feb 6-9	36	7	52	5
1984 Jun 1-3	26	11	50	13

B. Latin American countries

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	48	6	40	6
2002 Jun 3-9	46	5	41	8

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	46	5	43	6
2002 Jun 3-6	46	4	42	8

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	46	9	39	7
2002 Jun 3-9	40	12	40	8

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	55	9	31	5
2002 Jun 3-9	50	11	35	4

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2006 Jun 8-25	48	6	40	6
2002 Jun 3-9	46	5	41	8
1993 Jul 9-11	62	5	29	4
1992 Feb 6-9	69	5	22	4
1984 Jun 1-3	53	5	30	12

C. African countries

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	19	20	53	8
2002 Jun 3-9	29	13	48	10

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	17	16	59	8
2002 Jun 3-6	31	9	51	9

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	16	35	43	6
2002 Jun 3-9	28	26	40	6

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	19	29	39	13
2002 Jun 3-9	18	24	44	14

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2006 Jun 8-25	19	20	53	8
2002 Jun 3-9	29	13	48	10
1993 Jul 9-11	44	9	40	7
1992 Feb 6-9	47	10	36	7
1984 Jun 1-3	31	12	37	20

D. Asian countries

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	31	7	54	9
2002 Jun 3-9	39	5	47	9

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	29	5	57	8
2002 Jun 3-6	38	4	49	9

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	33	13	45	8
2002 Jun 3-9	47	7	39	7

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	32	13	42	13
2002 Jun 3-9	34	15	41	10

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2006 Jun 8-25	31	7	54	9
2002 Jun 3-9	39	5	47	9
1993 Jul 9-11	62	4	29	5
1992 Feb 6-9	58	4	32	6
1984 Jun 1-3	49	6	33	12

E. Arab countries

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	39	12	38	11
2002 Jun 3-9	54	5	33	8

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	39	11	39	10
2002 Jun 3-6	56	3	33	8

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	39	15	36	10
2002 Jun 3-9	52	8	32	8

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	31	18	36	14
2002 Jun 3-9	46	16	28	10

FULL NATIONAL ADULT TREND

	Too many	Too few	About right	No opinion
	%	%	%	%
2006 Jun 8-25	39	12	38	11
2002 Jun 3-9	54	5	33	8
1993 Jul 9-11	64	6	24	6

As you may know, Congress is considering new laws to deal with the issue of illegal immigration. What concerns you more -- that the new laws will go too far -- or will not go far enough -- to [ITEMS ROTATED]?

A. Increase security along the U.S. border with Mexico

	Will go too far	Will not go far enough	No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	31	66	3

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	28	69	3

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	30	67	3

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	50	43	7

B. Develop a plan to deal with the large number of illegal immigrants who are already living in the U.S.

	Will go too far	Will not go far enough	No opinion
	%	%	%
Total
2006 Jun 8-25	28	66	6

Non-Hispanic whites
2006 Jun 8-25	24	70	6

Blacks
2006 Jun 8-25	33	61	6

Hispanics
2006 Jun 8-25	42	54	3

How important is it to you that the government takes steps this year to deal with each of the following -- extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Controlling U.S. borders to halt the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S.

	Extremely important	Very important	Moderately important	Not that important	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	44%	30	17	7	1
2006 Apr 7-9	43%	36	17	4	1

B. Developing a plan to deal with the large number of illegal immigrants who are already living in the U.S.

	Extremely important	Very important	Moderately important	Not that important	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	38%	33	20	8	1
2006 Apr 7-9	34%	41	20	5	*
* Less than 0.5%

If you had to choose, what should be the main focus of the U.S. government in dealing with the issue of illegal immigration -- [ROTATED: developing a plan for halting the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S., (or) developing a plan to deal with immigrants who are currently in the U.S illegally]?

	Halting flow of illegal immigrants	Deal with immigrants in the U.S. illegally	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	52%	43	4

	Deport all	Remain in the U.S. in order to work	Remain in the U.S. and become citizen	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	21%	15	61	3
2006 Apr 7-9	18%	17	63	2

How sympathetic would you say you are toward illegal immigrants in the United States -- [ROTATED: very sympathetic, somewhat sympathetic, somewhat unsympathetic, (or) very unsympathetic]?

	Very sympathetic	Somewhat sympathetic	Somewhat unsympathetic	Very unsympathetic	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	17%	46	18	16	3

Which comes closer to your view -- [ROTATED: if the U.S. government took the right steps, it could effectively control illegal immigration to the U.S., (or) no matter what the U.S. government does, it will not be able to control the number of illegal immigrants who are able to get into the U.S.]?

	Could control illegal immigration	Will not be able to control illegal immigration	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	62%	34	4

Suppose the government does allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States legally and permanently if they meet certain requirements. For each of the following, please say whether it should or should not be a requirement. First, the immigrant -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Must have lived in the United States for at least five years

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	74%	24	2
2006 Apr 7-9 ^	67%	30	3

^ Asked of a half sample

B. Must pay a fine for coming to the United States illegally

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	57%	40	3
2006 Apr 7-9 ^	64%	34	1

^ Asked of a half sample

C. Must learn to speak English

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	89%	10	*
2006 Apr 7-9 ^	85%	14	1
* Less than 0.5%
^ Asked of a half sample

Do you favor or oppose each of the following proposals as a way to reduce illegal immigration to the United States? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Building a wall along the border with Mexico

	Favor	Oppose	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	42%	56	2

B. Prohibiting children of illegal immigrants from attending U.S. public schools

	Favor	Oppose	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	32%	65	4

Suppose U.S. authorities were able to remove almost all illegal immigrants from the U.S. What effect do you think this would have on the U.S. economy? Do you think it would have a -- [ROTATED: very positive effect, somewhat positive, neither positive nor negative, somewhat negative, (or a) very negative effect] -- on the U.S. economy?

	Very positive	Some- what positive	Neither	Some- what negative	Very negative	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	12%	20	16	30	19	2

How much contact do you, personally, have with recent immigrants -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or none at all?

	Great deal	Moderate amount	Not much	None at all	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	14%	34	34	17	*
* Less than 0.5%

Do you know for a fact, or do you suspect, that any of those recent immigrants are in the United States illegally, or do you not suspect it?

[ASKED OF ADULTS WHO HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH RECENT IMMIGRANTS]

	Know or suspect immigrants here illegally	Do not suspect immigrants are here illegally	No opinion
2006 May 5-7	53%	38	8

Do you think that illegal immigration to the United States is out of control, or not?

	Yes, out of control	No, not	No opinion
2006 Apr 7-9	81%	16	3

Do you think the United States government should -- or should not -- make illegal immigration a crime?

[ASKED OF A HALF SAMPLE]

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
2006 Apr 7-9	61%	35	4

Do you think the government should -- or should not -- make it a crime for U.S. citizens to provide assistance to people they know are illegal immigrants?

[ASKED OF A HALF SAMPLE]

	Yes, should	No, should not	No opinion
2006 Apr 7-9	52%	43	5

Next, thinking about people who come to the U.S. from other countries on temporary work visas, what do you think the government should do about the work opportunities available for those people? Should the government -- [ROTATED: expand those work opportunities, keep them about the same, or reduce those work opportunities]?

	Expand	Keep the same	Reduce	No opinion
2006 Apr 7-9	16%	53	27	4

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