These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed November 20 - 23, 2014 on illegal immigration. The results show that Americans tend to say the GOP should negotiate with Democrats over immigration. The margin of error is 4.0%.
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Which comes closest to your view on undocumented immigrants whose children are U.S. citizens?
Those parents should be allowed to apply to stay and work legally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44%
Those parents should not be deported, but should not be able to work legally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Those parents should be deported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Do you support or oppose allowing undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay in the country?
Support strongly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
Support somewhat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23%
Oppose somewhat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17%
Oppose strongly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
As you may know, as a result of the election held this month, Republicans will control the U.S. Senate and House next year. Which of the following comes closer to your view?
Republicans have a mandate for their policies on immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28%
Republicans should work to compromise with Democrats on the issue of immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
President Obama recently announced plans to halt deportations for as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants, such as parents, those who came to the U.S. as children and others with long-standing ties to the country. Do you approve or disapprove of these plans?
Strongly approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21%
Somewhat approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Somewhat disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Strongly disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12%
Which of the following comes closer to your view on immigration? President Obama was right to take action himself because Congress hasn’t
done so . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34%
President Obama should have tried harder to work with Congress on the issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
