Final Top Line Survey Results
Immigration Nationwide Poll
Conducted February 22-26, 2007
INTRODUCTION: We are conducting a survey of attitudes and opinions concerning some important issues facing the United States today. May we have approximately 2-3 minutes of your time to complete the survey?
Q1. What do you believe is the single most important problem facing the United States today? That is, the one that you would like to see addressed by your federal or state elected officials. (DO NOT READ CHOICES – ONE ANSWER ONLY)
|
1. Taxes |
8 |
01% |
|
2. Economy/jobs/unemployment |
89 |
09% |
|
3. Overpopulation (general) |
2 |
00% |
|
4. War in Iraq |
340 |
34% |
|
5. Foreign relations (North Korea, Iran, Middle East, etc.) |
20 |
02% |
|
6. Politicians/government |
108 |
11% |
|
7. Energy policy/gas prices |
11 |
01% |
|
8. Prescription drugs/Medicare/healthcare |
81 |
08% |
|
9. Nuclear proliferation (specific) |
1 |
00% |
|
10. Education/schools |
25 |
02% |
|
11. Morality/family values |
63 |
06% |
|
12. Terrorism/national security |
100 |
10% |
|
13. Immigration/illegal aliens |
51 |
05% |
|
14. Global warming/climate change |
16 |
02% |
|
15. Crime/violence/drugs |
21 |
02% |
|
16. Undecided/none |
35 |
04% |
|
17. Other |
29 |
03% |
Q2. Which TWO of the following seven issues should be the top priorities for the U.S. Congress and Senate to concentrate on? (ROTATE ISSUES – PROBE FOR TWO ANSWERS)
|
443 |
(44%) |
A. Making healthcare more affordable and available |
|
217 |
(22%) |
B. Creating new jobs and keeping the economy going |
|
102 |
(10%) |
C. Holding the line on taxes |
|
330 |
(33%) |
D. Developing a national energy policy which focuses on alternate sources of energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil
|
|
398 |
(40%) |
E. Protecting our national safety and security including fighting the war in Iraq
|
|
276 |
(28%) |
F. Securing the borders to stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the country |
|
135 |
(14%) |
G. Passing a comprehensive immigration reform law to deal with illegal immigrants currently in the country
|
|
23 |
(02%) |
H. Undecided |
|
26 |
(03%) |
I. None/other |
Thinking more specifically about the issue of illegal immigration….
Q3. Do you think beefed-up border patrol, federal raids on businesses who hire illegal immigrants and other efforts that have been publicized in the media recently to crack down on illegal immigrants is helping stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country? If yes, is it helping a little or a lot?
|
1. Yes, a lot |
56 |
06% |
Total Yes: 29% |
|
2. Yes, a little |
234 |
23% |
|
|
3. No |
607 |
61% |
|
|
4. Undecided |
101 |
10% |
|
Q4. What one single method do you think can be most effective stemming the flow of illegal immigrants into the country – imposing penalties for businesses and landlords who knowingly hire or harbor illegal immigrants, erecting a fence at the border with Mexico, enforcing existing immigration laws with things like more raids on businesses, beefing up border control or something else?
(ROTATE ITEMS – ONE ANSWER ONLY)
|
1. Penalties for businesses/landlords |
402 |
40% |
|
2. Fence at the border |
76 |
08% |
|
3. More border control |
147 |
15% |
|
4. Enforcing existing laws/raids |
138 |
14% |
|
5. None/other |
181 |
18% |
|
6. Undecided |
53 |
05% |
Q5. Have you recently seen, read or heard anything the last several months either on TV, the radio, in the newspaper or through any other source about the decision by Mayor Lou Barletta of Hazleton, Pennsylvania to become the first city in the nation to enact a comprehensive ordinance supported by city council cracking down on illegal aliens?
|
1. Yes |
292 |
29% |
|
2. No |
698 |
70% |
|
3. Undecided |
7 |
01% |
Q6. The ordinances passed by Hazleton City Council 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 of the city. Do you support or oppose these new ordinances? (Test Intensity – strongly/somewhat).
|
1. Strongly support |
434 |
43% |
Total Support: 67% |
|
2. Somewhat support |
244 |
24% |
Total Oppose: 24% |
|
3. Strongly oppose |
144 |
14% |
|
|
4. Somewhat oppose |
104 |
10% |
|
|
5. Undecided |
69 |
07% |
|
|
6. Refuse |
6 |
01% |
|
Q7. Generally speaking, would you support or oppose new ordinances like this in your community?
|
1. Strongly support |
440 |
44% |
Total Support: 67% |
|
2. Somewhat support |
228 |
23% |
Total Oppose: 26% |
|
3. Strongly oppose |
156 |
16% |
|
|
4. Somewhat oppose |
99 |
10% |
|
|
5. Undecided |
70 |
07% |
|
|
6. Refuse |
7 |
01% |
|
Q8. Do you consider yourself to be a Republican, Democrat, Independent or something else?
|
1. Republican |
290 |
29% |
|
2. Democrat |
310 |
31% |
|
3. Independent/other |
370 |
37% |
|
4. Not registered |
10 |
01% |
|
5. Refuse |
20 |
02% |
Q9. What is your approximate age according to the following brackets: 18 - 29, 30 - 44, 45 – 59 or 60 and over?
|
1. 18-29 |
50 |
05% |
|
2. 30-44 |
220 |
22% |
|
3. 45-59 |
420 |
42% |
|
4. 60+ |
300 |
30% |
|
5. Refuse |
10 |
01% |
Q10. Is your primary residence located in a large metropolitan area, a small city, a town, village or borough or a rural area? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
|
1. Large metropolitan area |
303 |
30% |
|
2. Small city |
307 |
31% |
|
3. Town village borough |
219 |
22% |
|
4. Rural area |
182 |
18% |
|
5. Refuse |
11 |
01% |
Q11. Is your main racial heritage of Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, Asian American or another background? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
|
1. Caucasian |
849 |
85% |
|
2. African American |
66 |
07% |
|
3. Hispanic |
17 |
02% |
|
4. Asian or Pacific Islander |
5 |
01% |
|
5. Native American |
21 |
02% |
|
6. Other |
38 |
04% |
|
7. Refuse |
28 |
03% |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. HAVE A GOOD DAY/NIGHT
Gender
|
1. Male |
482 |
48% |
|
2. Female |
518 |
52% |
Area Breaks
|
214 |
(21%) |
1. Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
|
205 |
(21%) |
2. South: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
|
179 |
(18%) |
3. Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin
|
|
112 |
(11%) |
4. North Central: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Utah
|
|
134 |
(13%) |
5. Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana |
|
155 |
(15%) |
6. West: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington |
The margin of error for a sample size of 1,000 is +/-3.10%