Colorado Immigration Crosstabs Results: Q: First, thinking about our leaders in Washington, would you say Congress is on the right track or are they headed in the wrong direction? Right track 10.34% 16.95% 13.57% Wrong direction 77.01% 66.10% 66.43% Not sure 12.64% 16.95% 20.00% Right track 11.89% 25.00% 21.15% 11.43% Wrong direction 72.97% 53.13% 59.62% 68.57% Not sure 15.14% 21.88% 19.23% 20.00% Right track 12.69% 14.72% Wrong direction 66.92% 73.59% Not sure 20.38% 11.69% Right track 11.11% 9.26% 18.72% 12.79% Wrong direction 72.22% 76.54% 63.10% 72.09% Not sure 16.67% 14.20% 18.18% 15.12% 121 State St., Harrisburg, PA 17404 www.harperpolling.com Brock@HarperPolling.com
Q: Many are suggesting that the next issue Congress will take up is immigration. Do you believe the United States immigration system is broken? Yes 86.21% 70.79% 69.93% No 8.05% 17.42% 18.18% Not sure 5.75% 11.80% 11.89% Yes 78.23% 53.13% 75.47% 72.22% No 12.37% 37.50% 16.98% 11.11% Not sure 9.41% 9.38% 7.55% 16.67% Yes 75.95% 75.97% No 11.83% 17.17% Not sure 12.21% 6.87% Yes 74.07% 76.07% 80.85% 66.67% No 14.81% 15.34% 11.17% 18.39% Not sure 11.11% 8.59% 7.98% 14.94%
Q: Do you support or oppose an immigration reform plan that secures our borders, expands visas for high-skill workers and farm workers, provides an employer verification program, allows young persons brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents an opportunity to earn citizenship, and provides visas to live and work here legally to undocumented immigrants without a criminal record who pay penalties and back taxes? Strongly support 37.71% 54.49% 29.08% Somewhat support 30.86% 26.40% 29.08% Somewhat oppose 12.57% 10.67% 19.15% Strongly oppose 14.86% 3.37% 14.18% Not sure 4.00% 5.06% 8.51% Strongly support 42.86% 31.25% 48.08% 25.00% Somewhat support 29.11% 59.38% 13.46% 16.67% Somewhat oppose 12.94% 6.25% 13.46% 30.56% Strongly oppose 10.24% 0.00% 13.46% 19.44% Not sure 4.85% 3.13% 11.54% 8.33% Strongly support 44.66% 37.50% Somewhat support 26.34% 31.47% Somewhat oppose 16.03% 11.21% Strongly oppose 6.49% 15.09% Not sure 6.49% 4.74% Strongly support 32.08% 34.78% 47.06% 47.78% Somewhat support 28.30% 29.81% 27.81% 28.89% Somewhat oppose 20.75% 16.15% 10.70% 11.11% Strongly oppose 11.32% 14.29% 9.63% 4.44% Not sure 7.55% 4.97% 4.81% 7.78%
Q: Do you support or oppose an immigration reform plan that ensures undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S. pay a penalty, learn English, pass a criminal background check, pay taxes, and wait a minimum of thirteen years before they can be eligible for citizenship? Strongly support 47.16% 25.42% 35.66% Somewhat support 29.55% 37.85% 34.97% Somewhat oppose 8.52% 20.34% 16.08% Strongly oppose 10.80% 12.43% 7.69% Not sure 3.98% 3.95% 5.59% Strongly support 35.39% 34.38% 43.40% 34.29% Somewhat support 33.78% 50.00% 30.19% 31.43% Somewhat oppose 16.35% 6.25% 13.21% 5.71% Strongly oppose 10.72% 9.38% 7.55% 14.29% Not sure 3.75% 0.00% 5.66% 14.29% Strongly support 36.26% 35.90% Somewhat support 34.35% 33.76% Somewhat oppose 15.65% 14.10% Strongly oppose 8.02% 13.25% Not sure 5.73% 2.99% Strongly support 36.54% 41.10% 31.38% 36.67% Somewhat support 38.46% 31.29% 37.77% 28.89% Somewhat oppose 15.38% 15.34% 14.36% 14.44% Strongly oppose 7.69% 9.82% 11.17% 12.22% Not sure 1.92% 2.45% 5.32% 7.78%
Q: How important do you believe it is that Congress enact immigration reform this year? Independent or any Very important 40.00% 45.81% 38.73% Somewhat important 30.29% 32.40% 29.58% Not very important 14.29% 11.73% 15.49% Not important at all 10.86% 4.47% 11.97% Not sure 4.57% 5.59% 4.23% Very important 40.75% 40.63% 44.23% 47.22% Somewhat important 31.10% 43.75% 28.85% 19.44% Not very important 14.75% 9.38% 9.62% 13.89% Not important at all 8.31% 3.13% 13.46% 13.89% Not sure 5.09% 3.13% 3.85% 5.56% Very important 44.44% 38.72% Somewhat important 29.89% 31.91% Not very important 11.88% 15.74% Not important at all 8.05% 9.79% Not sure 5.75% 3.83% Very important 42.59% 40.49% 41.94% 43.33% Somewhat important 20.37% 33.13% 30.65% 33.33% Not very important 20.37% 16.56% 11.83% 8.89% Not important at all 7.41% 7.36% 11.83% 5.56% Not sure 9.26% 2.45% 3.76% 8.89%
Q: Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for an elected official who votes for immigration reform? More likely to vote for 46.29% 60.11% 46.48% Less likely to vote for 21.14% 14.04% 19.01% Not sure 32.57% 25.84% 34.51% More likely to vote for 52.42% 54.84% 47.17% 44.44% Less likely to vote for 15.05% 32.26% 22.64% 30.56% Not sure 32.53% 12.90% 30.19% 25.00% More likely to vote for 53.05% 49.36% Less likely to vote for 14.50% 21.89% Not sure 32.44% 28.76% More likely to vote for 42.59% 44.79% 59.68% 51.69% Less likely to vote for 16.67% 24.54% 13.44% 15.73% Not sure 40.74% 30.67% 26.88% 32.58% Q: Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for an elected official who opposes immigration reform? More likely to vote for 17.61% 9.60% 13.38% Less likely to vote for 46.02% 64.97% 46.48% Not sure 36.36% 25.42% 40.14%
More likely to vote for 12.60% 9.68% 19.23% 19.44% Less likely to vote for 53.89% 64.52% 48.08% 41.67% Not sure 33.51% 25.81% 32.69% 38.89% More likely to vote for 11.07% 16.31% Less likely to vote for 51.53% 54.51% Not sure 37.40% 29.18% More likely to vote for 12.96% 19.14% 12.30% 6.74% Less likely to vote for 44.44% 45.68% 59.89% 57.30% Not sure 42.59% 35.19% 27.81% 35.96%