Survey says Arizonans would favor path to citizenship

by KTAR.com (November 10th, 2011 @ 8:42am)

Arizona Wildfire News

TEMPE, Ariz. -- A poll conducted by Arizona State University shows a favorable approach to allowing undocumented longtime residents to be able to become United States citizens.

The survey by the Morrison Institute surveyed people across the state of Arizona.

The feedback was that 78 percent said they would support the policy if certain criteria was met.

If they pay a fine, pass a criminal background check here and their nation of origin, get a taxpayer I.D. number and demonstrate they can speak English.

"The issue of illegal immigration is much more complex than most people realize," said Merrill, senior research fellow at Morrison Institute and the poll director.

"People see the issues of border enforcement and what to do about undocumented immigrants who have been in the country for many years, many with children who are American citizens, as separate issues. This poll shows that while almost all Arizonans want stronger enforcement of border security, people also are strongly in favor of some sort of earned citizenship program."

The poll was taken of adults between October 4 to 11.

In 600 telephone interviews 59 percent were in Maricopa County, 17 percent in Pima County and 24 percent throughout other counties in Arizona.

It was nearly split between men and women as 49 percent of the voters interviewed were men; 51 percent were women. The sampling error for the statewide sample survey is plus or minus 4.0 percent.


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    Bruce Merrill's illegal alien suck marathon
    ZOO
    Merrill stated on Horizon: Arizonans are "hawkish" on border security, but when supplied with "data", support a path to citizenship. EVERY ballot measure approved by Arizona voters the past several years dealt with INLAND ENFORCEMENT, NOT BORDER SECURITY. Merrill is a liar. There has been NO disclaimer that a poll of 600 people is NOT scientific, and was blown into propaganda that "Arizonans" support amnesty. The filth at ASU are using our tax dollars to grease the wheels for the next amnesty push by Obama.
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    ASU Poll
    azdriver
    I don't trust any poll coming out of ASU. That institution is just to liberal and self-serving to be held that high. They should stick to educating those who are attending their university at such great expense to their families and the general public. This is what we get for paying college administrators so much. It's insane!
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    A few problems with this farce,,
    Minuteman
    most of the 11 million illegals never applied for citizenship in the past nor learned English so this example of what the 5 or 600 think will ever come to pass. A better example of immigration comes year after year when millions of new, proud, American Flag waving Americans take their oath of Citizenship. The current illegals don't have their heart or desire.
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    Was there Voter fraud?
    Brittanicus
    ACORN is a good example, of fraudulent registrations, absentee ballot applications and the ‘Motor Voter’ forms. Each of us should wonder how many illegal aliens breached the Arizona’s voting code, to recall state senator Russell Pierce. With a very large percentage of foreign nationals settled in that border state, it would be easy to compromise the lax voting restrictions? Anybody with a computer and color printer could fool the officials, with two pieces of paper as a forged utility or phone bill, with a name and address on it.
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    People don't understand
    Patriot
    they are unfortunately fed the Media version of poor defensless illegal alien propaganda. If people were informed with the facts then more would be opposed to a pathway to citizenship.
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