{"id":24692,"date":"2013-01-28T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T18:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/01\/28\/immigration-rises-on-washingtons-agenda-not-the-publics\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:51:37","slug":"immigration-rises-on-washingtons-agenda-not-the-publics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/01\/28\/immigration-rises-on-washingtons-agenda-not-the-publics\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Rises on Washington\u2019s Agenda, Not the Public\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/01\/PRC_Immigration_Doherty.png\" width=\"290\" height=\"359\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue of immigration reform is again a hot topic in Washington, with news of a bipartisan Senate compromise proposal to overhaul immigration laws. But immigration is only a middle-tier issue on the public\u2019s agenda, and it has declined in importance since the end of the Bush administration.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Pew Research Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/01\/24\/deficit-reduction-rises-on-publics-agenda-for-obamas-second-term\/\">annual policy priorities survey<\/a>, released Jan. 24, 39% said that dealing with the issue of illegal immigration should be a top priority for the president and Congress. That placed it 17th on a list of policy priorities for the coming year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six years ago, shortly after the Bush administration\u2019s failed efforts to revamp immigration laws, 55% viewed immigration as a top priority. Since then, immigration has fallen in importance among members of both parties, but the decline has been particularly dramatic among Republicans.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, just 44% of Republicans view illegal immigration as a top priority, down from 69% in 2007 and 61% as recently as two years ago. Six years ago, illegal immigration was the second-highest priority after terrorism for Republicans; today, it is tied for 12th.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer Democrats and independents also rate illegal immigration as a top priority than they did in 2007. Just 40% of independents and 35% of Democrats see illegal immigration as a top priority, down from 53% and 50%, respectively, in 2007.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of immigration reform is again a hot topic in Washington, with news of a bipartisan Senate compromise proposal to overhaul immigration laws. 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