The Hill
By Rafael Bernal
March 29, 2016
Most
moderate and liberal Republicans — and nearly half of the party’s
conservative members — support a path to citizenship for illegal
immigrants, according to a poll released Tuesday by
the Public Religion Research Institute.
In
all, 52 percent of Republicans said they support a path to citizenship,
while 30 percent support the identification and deportation of all
illegal immigrants.
Democrats
overwhelmingly support immigration reform, but the divide between
liberals (78 percent in favor) and conservatives (63 percent) covers a
much larger spread. Identification and deportation
is not a popular position among Democrats -- only 11 percent support
the idea, including 17 percent of those who identify as conservative
liberals.
The
survey measured the attitude of Americans toward immigrants and
immigration reform, accounting for race, age, political tendency,
religion, geography, and race and ethnicity.
Americans
in general expressed support for immigration reform (62 percent of
respondents), with those under 30 (69 percent), African-Americans (69
percent) and Hispanics (67 percent) showing
stronger approval for a path to citizenship.
Younger
Republicans were also shown to have more liberal views on immigration
than their older counterparts: 63 percent of Republicans under 30
support a path to citizenship, compared to
only 47 percent over age 65.
PRRI
underlined the association between attitudes toward immigrants' roles
in American society to support for immigration reform.
Of
Americans who believe the influence of immigrants overall is positive,
74 percent support allowing them to become citizens. Only 37 percent of
those who believe immigrants threaten American
culture support deportation, while 46 percent support a path to citizenship.
Pew
Research estimates there were 11.3 million illegal immigrants in the
United States as of 2014, down from a peak of 12.2 million in 2012.
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