---
"title": "Table 4.4 Immigration"
"description": "These questions are discussed in Section 4 of the report. Immigrants eligible for citizenship Immigrants not eligible for citizenship TOTAL Total % 76 Right away % 20 Only after period of time % 54 Total % 23 No nat’l effort to deport % 5 Nat’l effort to deport % 17 (N)3341 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 66 […]"
"date": "2014-06-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/immigration/"
---

# Table 4.4 Immigration

[RANDOMIZE]

These questions are discussed in [Section 4](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-4-political-compromise-and-divisive-policy-debates/#measuring-support-for-far-reaching-policy-proposals) of the report.

|  | Immigrants eligible for citizenship | Immigrants not eligible for citizenship |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TOTAL | Total % 76 | Right away % 20 | Only after period of time % 54 | Total % 23 | No nat’l effort to deport % 5 | Nat’l effort to deport % 17 | (N)3341 |
| **PARTY WITH LEANERS** |
| Rep/Rep lean | 66 | 14 | 51 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 1,340 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 84 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1,572 |
| **PARTY ID** |
| Republican | 66 | 13 | 52 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 788 |
| Democrat | 83 | 25 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1,036 |
| Independent | 76 | 20 | 55 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1,320 |
| Lean Republican | 67 | 17 | 50 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 552 |
| Lean Democrat | 86 | 27 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 536 |
| **IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY** |
| Consistently Conservative | 51 | 7 | 44 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 347 |
| Mostly Conservative | 62 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 7 | 28 | 625 |
| Mixed | 73 | 18 | 55 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1,179 |
| Mostly Liberal | 88 | 25 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 698 |
| Consistently Liberal | 97 | 45 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 492 |
| **SEX** |
| Men | 73 | 19 | 53 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 1,631 |
| Women | 78 | 22 | 55 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1,710 |
| **AGE** |
| 18-49 | 78 | 25 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1,336 |
| 50+ | 73 | 15 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 1,960 |
| **DETAILED AGE** |
| 18-29 | 79 | 29 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 483 |
| 30-49 | 77 | 22 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 853 |
| 50-64 | 72 | 16 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 1,028 |
| 65+ | 74 | 13 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 932 |
| **SEX BY AGE** |
| Men 18-49 | 77 | 24 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 692 |
| Men 50+ | 69 | 12 | 56 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 922 |
| Women 18-49 | 79 | 26 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 644 |
| Women 50+ | 76 | 17 | 57 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1,038 |
| **RACE** |
| White, non-Hispanic | 73 | 18 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 2,407 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 81 | 24 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 348 |
| Hispanic | 84 | 30 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 301 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 83 | 24 | 57 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1,378 |
| Post grad | 84 | 23 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 491 |
| College grad | 82 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 887 |
| Some college | 75 | 19 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 977 |
| HS or less | 72 | 19 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 972 |
| **FAMILY INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 79 | 20 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1,020 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 76 | 20 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1,026 |
| \<$30,000 | 75 | 23 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 971 |
| **RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE** |
| Total Protestant | 71 | 17 | 53 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 1,673 |
| White NH evang. Prot. | 65 | 13 | 51 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 624 |
| White NH mainline Prot. | 71 | 17 | 52 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 583 |
| Total Catholic | 78 | 19 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 715 |
| White NH Cath. | 74 | 13 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 496 |
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 27 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 591 |
| **ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES** |
| Weekly or more | 74 | 19 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1,270 |
| Less than weekly | 76 | 21 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2,031 |
| **REGION** |
| Northeast | 79 | 20 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 606 |
| Midwest | 71 | 17 | 53 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 724 |
| South | 73 | 19 | 53 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1,240 |
| West | 81 | 25 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 771 |
| **AMONG REP/LEAN REP** |
| Men | 63 | 12 | 50 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 721 |
| Women | 70 | 17 | 53 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 619 |
| 18-29 | 69 | 23 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 163 |
| 30-49 | 69 | 15 | 54 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 315 |
| 50-64 | 62 | 11 | 50 | 37 | 6 | 29 | 430 |
| 65+ | 66 | 8 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 26 | 417 |
| Agree with Tea Party | 59 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 31 | 555 |
| Disagree/No opinion | 71 | 17 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 761 |
| **AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM** |
| Men | 85 | 24 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 709 |
| Women | 84 | 27 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 863 |
| 18-29 | 88 | 36 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 240 |
| 30-49 | 83 | 27 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 409 |
| 50-64 | 84 | 20 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 467 |
| 65+ | 82 | 19 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 441 |
| **AMONG WHITES** |
| Men | 70 | 16 | 53 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 1,177 |
| Women | 76 | 19 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1,230 |
| 18-29 | 75 | 24 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 274 |
| 30-49 | 75 | 20 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 561 |
| 50-64 | 69 | 14 | 54 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 761 |
| 65+ | 74 | 14 | 59 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 790 |
| College grad | 82 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1,091 |
| Some college or less | 69 | 15 | 53 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 1,311 |
| College grad men | 78 | 21 | 56 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 566 |
| College grad women | 85 | 28 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 525 |
| Some col or less men | 66 | 14 | 51 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 609 |
| Some col or less women | 72 | 16 | 55 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 702 |
| $75,000+ | 80 | 21 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 839 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 72 | 17 | 54 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 760 |
| \<$30,000 | 68 | 18 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 578 |

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