Question: Would you favor or oppose a program allowing people from other countries to be guest workers in the US (United States) for a temporary

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1 1986 Sponsor: New York Times-CBS News Question: Do you favor or oppose "special arrangements for farmers to bring in temporary workers from other countries to pick crop"? Pear, Robert. "New Restrictions on Immigration Gain Public Support, Poll Shows." New York Times. July 1, Sponsor: TIPP/Investor s Business Daily Question: To discourage illegal immigration, officials in Washington are now discussing a 'guest worker' program that would permit 200,000 to 300,000 Mexicans each year to enter the US on a temporary basis to hold low-skill jobs. The program would require the workers to return to Mexico after a period of time. Would you approve or disapprove of such a 'guest worker' program, or do you not know enough about the topic to say? Dillin, John. Immigration proposals get mixed reviews. Christian Science Monitor. March 20, Sponsor: Services Employees International Union (SEIU) Question: Congress is considering proposals that would allow an increase in the number of temporary foreign workers, also known as guest workers, who are allowed to come into the United States to work. Would you favor or oppose these proposals or are you not sure? (If favor/oppose, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat favor/oppose?) Cited in and supplied by author: Schildkraut, Deborah. Amnesty, Guest Workers, Fences! Oh My! Public Opinion about Comprehensive Immigration Reform. in Freeman, Gary, Randall Lansen, and David Leal. Immigration and Public Opinion in Liberal Democracies. New York, New York: Routledge, Sponsor: Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation Question: What do you think of a guest worker proposal that would allow Hispanics/Latinos to enter the country legally and work here for a limited period of time, but then they would have to go home, would you favor or oppose such a program? Pew Hispanic Center; Kaiser Family Foundation. National Survey of Latinos: the Latino Electorate. October Accessed June 8, (weighted averages of Hispanic, Black, and White polling) 2002 Sponsor: Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation Question: What do you think of a guest worker proposal that would allow Hispanics/Latinos to enter the country legally and work here for a limited period of time, but then they would have to go home, would you favor or oppose such a program? Pew Hispanic Center; Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Latinos. December Accessed June 8, national-survey-of-latinos-toplines-survey.pdf (weighted averages of Hispanic, Black, and White polling) 2005 Question: (Congress is considering a bipartisan immigration reform proposal that would do several things. I am going to read you several items. Please tell me if you would favor or oppose this part of the proposal.)...provide temporary work visas for seasonal and temporary workers not currently in the country. Sponsor: National Immigration Forum-American Immigration Lawyers Association

2 National Immigration Forum; American Immigration Lawyers Association. A National Survey of Voter Attitudes on Immigration. The Tarrance Group; Lake-Snell-Perry-Mermin Associates: March Sponsor: Pew Research Center Question: Would you favor or oppose a policy allowing immigrants to enter the U.S. legally and work here for a limited period of time, but then they would have to go home? Cited in: Polling Report. Immigration. Accessed June 8, Sponsor: Pew Research Center Question: Would you favor or oppose a policy allowing immigrants to enter the U.S. (United States) legally and work here for a limited period of time, but then they would have to go home? Cited in: Newport, Frank. Americans Support Guest Worker Proposals that Include Restrictions. Gallup. April 5,. Sponsor: Time Magazine Question: Would you favor or oppose...granting temporary visas to immigrants not currently in the United States so that they can do seasonal or temporary work here and then return to their own countries? Schulman, Mark; Regan, Tara. Poll Analysis: Large Majority Favors Guest Workers. Time Magazine. March 31,. Sponsor: Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg Question: One proposal is to create a 'guest worker' program that would give a temporary visa to non-citizens who want to work legally in the United States. The program would provide a path to permanent resident status if certain requirements were met. Do you support or oppose this, or haven't you heard enough about it to say? (If Support/Oppose, ask:) Do you support/oppose it strongly, or support/oppose it somewhat? Cited in: Pew Research Center. The State of American Public Opinion on Immigration in Spring : A Review of Major Surveys. May 17,. Sponsor: CNN Question: Now thinking about people who are currently living in other countries but would like to enter the US (United States) to work. Do you favor or oppose a proposal that would allow people in other countries to stay in the US for several months but require them to leave the country when that time was up and would not allow them to apply for US citizenship? CNN. Legalize longtime immigrants, most tell poll. April 27,. (May 15) Sponsor: CNN Question: Do you favor or oppose the proposals (George W.) Bush made tonight (May 15, in his speech) to allow foreign citizens to enter the United States to work temporarily in this country? Cited in and supplied by author: Schildkraut, Deborah. Amnesty, Guest Workers, Fences! Oh My! Public Opinion about Comprehensive Immigration Reform. in Freeman, Gary, Randall Lansen, and David Leal. Immigration and Public Opinion in Liberal Democracies. New York, New York: Routledge,. (May 16)

3 Sponsor: CNN Question: (Would you favor or oppose each of the following proposals?)...creating a temporary worker program that would allow foreign citizens to enter the US (United States) for several months to work but would not allow them to apply for US citizenship Cited in: Polling Report. Immigration. Accessed June 8, Sponsor: CBS Question: Would you favor or oppose a new program allowing foreign workers to work in the US (United States) on a temporary basis and then return to their home country? CBS News. Immigration, Security and the President. May 18,. Sponsor: Immigration Legislation Survey Question: (Would you please tell me if you support or oppose the following policies dealing with illegal immigration?)...adopting a temporary-worker program where people could come to the US (United States) to work for a period of time, but would then have to return to their home countries. (If Support/Oppose, ask:) Would that be strongly support/oppose, or just somewhat support/oppose? Cited in and supplied by author: Schildkraut, Deborah. Amnesty, Guest Workers, Fences! Oh My! Public Opinion about Comprehensive Immigration Reform. in Freeman, Gary, Randall Lansen, and David Leal. Immigration and Public Opinion in Liberal Democracies. New York, New York: Routledge,. Sponsor: Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg Question: One proposal is to create a 'guest worker' program that would give a temporary visa to noncitizens who want to work legally in the United States. The program would provide a path to permanent resident status if certain requirements were met. Do you support or oppose this, or haven't you heard enough about it to say? (If Support/Oppose, ask:) Do you support/oppose it strongly, or support/oppose it somewhat? Los Angeles Times; Bloomberg. Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News Poll. Roper Center. June Sponsor: Rasmussen Question: If the border is controlled and immigration takes place within the law, 55% of Americans believe the U.S. should welcome everyone except criminals, national security threats and welfare dependents? Rasmussen. Politicians Missed Key Point on Immigration Debate. May 7,. missed_key_point_on_immigration_debate Sponsor: CNN Question: (Would you favor or oppose each of the following proposals?)...creating a temporary worker program that would allow foreign citizens to enter the US (United States) for several months to work but would not allow them to apply for US citizenship. CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 4-6,. Sponsor: CBS News / New York Times

4 Question: Would you favor or oppose a program allowing people from other countries to be guest workers in the US (United States) for a temporary period of time, and then be required to return to their home country? CBS News and New York Times Poll. "Immigration Reform". May 18-23,. Sponsor: ABC News / Washington Post Question: Would you support or oppose significantly expanding the guest worker program that allows people from other countries to work in the US (United States) on a temporary basis? Washington Post-ABC News Poll. June 4,. Sponsor: LA Times / Bloomberg Question: One proposal is to create a 'guest worker' program that would give a temporary visa to non-citizens who want to work legally in the United States. Do you support or oppose this, or haven't you heard enough about it to say? (If Support/Oppose, ask:) Do you support/oppose it strongly or support/oppose it somewhat? Los Angeles Times / Bloomberg. "Public Sees Stalemate in Iraq, Support Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Workers". June 12,. Sponsor: NBC News / Wall Street Journal Question: (Now I would like to get your reaction to several parts of a possible new immigration bill. Please tell me whether you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose each of the following parts of this bill.)...immigrants who want to come to the US (United States) to work and who are not already here could apply for a two-year work visa that they could renew up to two times. NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll. June. Sponsor: Democracy Corps Question: (Now I'd like to read you some proposals for how to fix the immigration problem that our nation is currently facing. After I read each one please tell whether you favor or oppose that proposal.)...a guest worker program that allows immigrants to work in the United States and offers them an opportunity to apply for citizenship if they pay fines and back taxes. (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Do you strongly favor/oppose that proposal or somewhat favor/oppose it? Democracy Corps. March 7-14,. Interior_West_Survey.pdf Sponsor: Democracy Corps Question: (Now let me read you some immigration policies. For each one, please tell me whether you favor or oppose that measure.)...implement a guest worker program to allow immigrants to work here for a set period of time...(if Favor/Oppose, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat favor/oppose?) Democracy Corps. "Winning the Immigration Issue". December 18,.

5 2011 Sponsor: Washington Post / Bloomberg Question: Some U.S. companies say they can t find enough highly-skilled Americans to fill jobs. One proposal is to increase the number of visas for foreign workers with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering so they can fill those jobs in the U.S. Do you support or oppose this idea? Washington Post-Bloomberg News Poll. October 6-9, Sponsor: Fox News Anderson Robbins-Show & Co. Question: Do you favor or oppose increasing the number of LEGAL immigrants allowed to come to the United States, as long as they agree to work, pay taxes and obey the law? Fox News Poll. December 9, Sponsor: Western Growers Question: Would you support or oppose a guest worker program that included the following elements: workers to enter only through designated border crossings, requiring farmers to first offer farm jobs to U.S. citizens, withholding guest workers Social Security taxes until the worker returns home, withholding Medicare taxes to help pay for the cost of uninsured medical care at local hospitals and allowing existing farm workers to participate in the program without receiving amnesty. Western Growers. "Voters' View on Agriculture & Immigration Reform". January 22-25, Sponsor: Krieble Foundation Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: It is not possible to have absolute border control without a better system for handling guest workers. The Krieble Foundation. "Red Card Guest Worker Permit Proposal Supported Across Partisan and Demographic Lines in POS/Ciruli Poll". April. Sponsor: Reason-Rupe Question: Currently, the federal government limits the number of visas available for highly-skilled workers to 85,000 per year, which is less than the number American companies request. Do you think this cap on visas for highly-skilled workers, like engineers and doctors, should be raised, lowered, kept the same, or removed? Emily Ekins. Reason Foundation. "Support for Immigration Reform Correlated with Perception of Immigrants' Economic Impact". March 29,. Sponsor: Rasmussen Question: Do you favor or oppose a guest worker plan that would allow workers to stay in the United States temporarily if they have a job? Rasmussen Reports. "73% Think States Should Set Guest Worker Limits". March 25,.

6 3/73_think_states_should_set_guest_worker_limits Sponsor: ABC News / Washington Post Question: Do you favor or oppose more visas for highly skilled workers from other countries? ABC News / Washington Post. "Support for Gun Checks Stays High; Two-Thirds Back a Path for Immigrants". April 16,. Sponsor: Gallup Question: Would you vote for or against a law creating a work visa program that allows a specified number of visa program that allows a specified number of immigrants into the U.S. every year to work at generally lesser-skilled jobs? Elizabeth Mendes. Gallup. "Americans Favor Giving Immigrants a Chance to Stay". April 12,. Sponsor: Gallup Question: Would you vote for or against a law creating a work visa program that allows a specified number of immigrants into the U.S. every year to work at generally lesser-skilled jobs, with the number of yearly visas determined by a government bureau? Elizabeth Mendes. Gallup. "Americans Favor Giving Immigrants a Chance to Stay". April 12,. Sponsor: FWD.us Basewood Research Question: Tell me if you support or oppose allowing more legal immigrants into the country who have advanced degrees in science, technology, and engineering FWD.US. "New Poll: Broad Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform". May 6,. Sponsor: FWD.us Basewood Research Question: Tell me if you support or oppose allowing more lower-skilled legal immigrants into the country as guest workers in industries that have labor shortages such as agriculture and construction. FWD.US. "New Poll: Broad Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform". May 6,. Sponsor: Gallup Question: Would you favor or oppose expanding number of short-term visas for skilled workers? Gallup. Passing New Immigration Laws is Important to Americans. July 11,. Sponsor: National Journal

7 Question: Do you think the U.S. should increase the number of high-skilled foreign workers who are eligible to live and work here, decrease the number, or keep it about the same? United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. June 24,. Sponsor: National Journal Question: As you may know, guest workers are people from other countries who come here to work on a temporary basis. Please tell me if you think Congress should allow for MORE guest workers or FEWER guest workers in each of the following industries... agriculture. United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. June 17,. Sponsor: National Journal Question: As you may know, guest workers are people from other countries who come here to work on a temporary basis. Please tell me if you think Congress should allow for MORE guest workers or FEWER guest workers in each of the following industries... United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. June 17,. Sponsor: National Journal Question: A bill now being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives would allow food industry companies to hire 500,000 guest workers from other countries every year. Do you favor or oppose legislation that allows food industry companies to hire 500,000 foreign guest workers every year? United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. June 17, Sponsor: Rasmussen Question: A bill now being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives would allow food industry companies to hire 500,000 guest workers from other countries every year. Do you favor or oppose legislation that allows food industry companies to hire 500,000 foreign guest workers every year? Rasmussen Reports. "58% Oppose GOP plan for 500,000 Guest Workers Every Year". June 21, /58_oppose_gop_plan_for_500_000_guest_workers_every_year

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