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Americans Walk Soft Line on Immigration

Poll shows support for guest-worker programs, path to citizenship

By J. Kelman,  Newser User

Posted May 25, 2007 12:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – Lou Dobbs, take note: A majority of Americans back key immigration reform proposals  making their way through Congress, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds. Americans across the political spectrum say they support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and two-thirds back a guest-worker program.

Their representatives are less sure. The Senate this week halved the number of guest workers covered by the program but defeated a challenge to provisions that give illegal immigrants a chance at legal status. One measure with consistent support is a more secure border: Tougher controls, which are expected to fly through Congress, have the backing of 82% of Americans.

be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   (Associated Press)
Oscar Andino, 16, of Honduras, whose mother was deported last year, carries a U.S. flag at a rally Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Miami. Nearly 1,000 demonstrators, dressed in mostly white T-shirts, chanted USA, USA, in the downtown Miami rally as civil rights and immigrant groups also held...
Oscar Andino, 16, of Honduras, whose mother was deported last year, carries a U.S. flag at a rally Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Miami. Nearly 1,000 demonstrators, dressed in mostly white T-shirts, chanted...   (Associated Press)
Protestors march for immigrant rights though downtown Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others take to the nation's streets to demand a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Protestors march for immigrant rights though downtown Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others take to the nation's...   (Associated Press)
Immigrant rights supporters march through Phoenix, Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Demonstrators demanding a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants rallied around the nation Tuesday, hoping to spur Congress to act before the looming presidential primaries take over the political landscape. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Immigrant rights supporters march through Phoenix, Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Demonstrators demanding a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants rallied around the nation Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
Protestors march for immigrant rights through downtown Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others take to the nation's streets to demand a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Protestors march for immigrant rights through downtown Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Angry over recent raids and frustrated with Congress, thousands of Hispanics and others take to the nation's...   (Associated Press)
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