Poll: Some agreement and a lot of partisan divergence on immigration reform attitudes

Public Divided Over Increased Deportation of Unauthorized Immigrants

While opinion about the growing number of deportations is divided along partisan lines – with Republicans more supportive of the practice than Democrats – there also are sizable differences between Hispanics and whites. By 60% to 35%, most Hispanics view the increased number of deportations negatively, while whites are more likely to see this trend as a good thing (49%) rather than bad (42%).



A majority of Republicans (55%) views the growing number of deportations of undocumented immigrants in recent years as a good thing, while nearly as many Democrats (53%) express a negative view of this trend. Independents are divided (46% good thing/43% bad thing). Tea Party Republicans have an especially positive view of the rising number of deportations. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans and Republican leaners who agree with the tea Party (65%) say the increase in deportations of unauthorized immigrants is a good thing, compared with about half (52%) of non-Tea Party Republicans.

While there also are partisan differences over how to deal with those in the U.S. illegally, majorities across partisan and ideological groups say there should be a way for unauthorized immigrants to stay in the U.S. if they meet certain requirements.



Yet there is far less support for allowing those in the U.S. illegally to apply for citizenship. Among ideological groups, liberal Democrats are the only one in which a majority (66%) favors allowing those in the U.S. illegally to apply for citizenship.

http://www.people-press.org/2014/02/27/public-divided-over-increased-deportation-of-unauthorized-immigrants/

Good to see that a majority Blacks polled supported a path to citizenship. The right has worked hard to convince Blacks that immigration reform is pro-Hispanic and anti-Black. Apparently the sales job is not working.

And of course the party adherents are the most supportive of large scale deportations and the least supportive comprehensive immigration reform and in particular to a path to citizenship.