Most Americans favor a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants rather than deportation
Nearly two-thirds of voters (64 percent) say they prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the United States a pathway to legal status, while 31 percent say they prefer deporting most undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today.
This is a change from roughly six months ago. In Quinnipiac University’s December 18, 2024 poll, 55 percent of voters said they preferred giving most undocumented immigrants a pathway to legal status and 36 percent said they preferred deporting most undocumented immigrants in the United States.
In today’s poll, 31 percent of Republicans say they prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. a pathway to legal status, while 61 percent say they prefer deporting them.
Among Democrats, 89 percent say they prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. a pathway to legal status, while 8 percent say they prefer deporting them.
Among independents, 71 percent say they prefer giving most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. a pathway to legal status, while 24 percent say they prefer deporting them. [Continue reading…]