Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republicans

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StrongSupportfor"ControlledImmigration"

AmongLikelyRepublicanVoters

StrongSupportfor"Controlled

Immigration"AmongLikelyRepublicanVoters

September9,2013

METHODOLOGY: This national survey of 1,000 likely Republican voters was conducted on September 9,

2013 by Pulse Opinion Research. The margin of sampling error was +/- 3.0% percentage points with a95% level of confidence. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firmusing automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC. Thesurvey was conducted using an established automated polling methodology: 90% of the sample callswere placed to randomly-selected phone numbers through a process that insures appropriategeographic representation; 10% of the sample was conducted via online surveys of those individuals

who use a cell-phone as their primary telephone. After the calls and on-line surveys are completed,the raw data is processed through a weighting program to insure that the sample reflects the overall

population in terms of age, race, gender, political party, and other factors. The processing step isrequired because different segments of the population answer the phone in different ways. Forexample, women answer the phone more than men, older people are home more and answer more

than younger people, and rural residents typically answer the phone more frequently than urbanresidents. The population targets were based upon census bureau data, a series of screening questionsto determine likely voters, and other factors. Pulse Opinion Research determines its partisan weightingtargets through a dynamic weighting system that takes into account voting history, national trends, andrecent polling.


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This national survey of 1,000 likely Republican voters was conducted on September 9, 2013 by Pulse

Opinion Research. The margin of sampling error +/- 3.0% percentage points with a 95% level ofconfidence. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firm using

automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC.

1%

2%

7%

27%

64%

Notatallconcerned

Notsure

Notveryconcerned

Somewhatconcerned

Veryconcerned

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

1.Howconcernedareyouaboutthedirectionofillegalimmigrationpolicy?


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14%

5%

74%

5%

2%

Immigrationenforcement

Immigrationsecurity

Immigrationsecurityandenforcement

Noneofthese

NotSure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

2.Whichbestdescribeshowtosolveyourconcernonthedirectionofillegalimmigration?(Onlyansweredbythe901voterswhowereveryorsomewhat

concerned)


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28%

17%

48%

2%

6%

Nationalsecurity

Lawenforcement

Both

Neither

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

3.Shouldthesetofmeasurestostopandreverseillegalimmigration,including

employmentchecks,deportingandtrackingtheentryandexitofforeigners,andtheborder

fencebeconsideredpartofnationalsecurityorfederallawenforcement?


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21%

36%

19%

16%

2%

Stronglysupport

Somewhatsupport

Somewhatoppose

Stronglyoppose

Notsure

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

4.Doyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,somewhatopposeorstronglyoppose

largeincreasesingovernmentspendingtostopandreverseillegalimmigration?


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41%

33%

11%

6%

10%

Stronglysupport

Somewhatsupport

Somewhatoppose

Stronglyoppose

Notsure

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

5.Ifillegalimmigrationcouldbestoppedbyshiftingabout2%ofnationalsecurityspending

toimmigrationsecurityandenforcement,wouldyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,

somewhatopposeorstronglyopposethatshiftinspending?


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56%

26%

22%

Thepreventionandreversalofillegalimmigration

AbilitytoattackIraniannuclear

weapons

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

6.Whichismoreimportant:thepreventionandreversalofillegalimmigrationortheabilityto

attackIran'snuclearweaponsprogram?


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7%

7%

20%

21%

36%

15%

2millionormore

1.5million

1million

750,000

500,000orless

Notsure

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

7.Forthelast25years,Congresshasallowedanaverageofjustoveronemillionforeigners

peryeartoimmigratetotheU.S.HowmanyimmigrantsshouldCongressadmitperyearin

thefuture?


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22%

56%

22%

Keepthelottery

Getridofthelottery

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

8.The'diversityvisalottery,'givesawayatrandom50,000greencardsperyearto

foreignersfromplacesthathavelowimmigrationtotheU.S.ShouldtheUnited

Stateskeepthediversitylotteryorgetridofthelottery?


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7%

58%

30%

5%

Nearlyallofthem

Someofthemprovidedtheymeetcertainconditions

Noneofthem

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

9.Whenitcomestodealingwiththe11millionundocumentedimmigrantsintheUnited

Statesdoyousupportgrantingapathwaytocitizenshipfornearlyallofthem,justsomeof

themprovidedtheymeetcertainconditions,ornoneofthem?


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77%

13%

10%

Passan8thgradeEnglishtestbeforehand

TakeanEnglishcourseafterward

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

10.IfCongressgrantsapathwaytocitizenshipforundocumentedimmigrants,shouldtheybe

requiredtopassan8gradeEnglishcoursebeforegettingthispathway,orshouldtheybe

requiredtotakeanEnglishcourseaftergettingapathway?


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13%

60%

26%

Thosewhohavelivedhereforatleast2years

Thosewhohavelivedhereforat

least5years

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

11.Shouldapathwaytocitizenshipbeavailableonlytothoseundocumented

immigrantslivingintheUnitedStatesforatleast2yearsorforatleast5years?


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50%

30%

5%

3%

12%

Muchmorelikely

Morelikely

Lesslikely

Somewhatlesslikely

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

12.Wouldyoubemuchmorelikely,somewhatmore,somewhatlessormuchlesslikelytovote

foraPresidentialcandidatewhocampaignsoncontrolledimmigration:immigrationsecurity

andenforcement,restrictedamnesty,andcontrolledlegalimmigration?

Strong Support for "Controlled Immigration" Among Likely Republicans

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