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Eugene

(61,937 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:13 PM Jun 2012

Poll: Most Americans think Arizona immigration law is "about right"

Source: CBS News

June 7, 2012 6:30 PM

Poll: Most Americans think Arizona immigration law is "about right"

By Lucy Madison

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

(CBS News) As the Supreme Court weighs a decision on Arizona's controversial immigration law this summer, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows that more than half of Americans see the law as "about right."

The legislation, which was signed into law in April 2010, is considered among the most stringent immigration laws in the nation. It requires Arizona law enforcement members to check the citizenship status of anyone they believe appears to be an undocumented immigrant -- and has incited much controversy about whether or not it effectively legalizes racial profiling in a state with a heavy Latino population.

According to the survey, conducted from May 31-June 3 among 976 adults nationwide, 52 percent of Americans believe Arizona's immigration policy is about right, while 33 percent say it goes too far. Eleven percent say the law does not go far enough.

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Poll: Most Americans think Arizona immigration law is "about right" (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2012 OP

976 adults is the sample size? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2012 #1

I wonder what the demographics of that half of Americans is... nt Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #2

Do most Americans even know what the law does? Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #3

Which? Igel Jun 2012 #4

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,584 posts)

1. 976 adults is the sample size?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:20 PM

Jun 2012

I'd argue (though I know nothing of statistics) that is too small a group to determine 'most' of us think a certain way...........

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

2. I wonder what the demographics of that half of Americans is... nt

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:20 PM

Jun 2012

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

3. Do most Americans even know what the law does?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:37 PM

Jun 2012

According to the poll 99% of Americans had an opinion on the law, I have an extremely hard time believing that 99% of Americans know what the law does. I would be surprised if 30% of Americans know about the law much less support it.

Igel

(35,337 posts)

4. Which?

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:39 PM

Jun 2012

The law as enacted?

The portion of the law described?

The portion of the law that's currently considered valid by the courts?

Any of those three options as described by its proponents?

Any of those three options as described by its opponents?

They're all rather different things.

I'd say that if Americans knew what the currently enforced portions of the law were and how they were enforced, support for the law would be higher. The unlikeable portions were having police authorized to check ID and hold the person for turning over to the Feds.

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