{"id":16126,"date":"2013-01-29T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/many-support-dual-approach-to-illegal-immigration\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:41:09","slug":"many-support-dual-approach-to-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/01\/29\/many-support-dual-approach-to-illegal-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Back Balanced Approach to Illegal Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

As President Obama travels to Nevada to speak about immigration reform and a group of senators propose a framework for bi-partisan legislation, a plurality of Americans favor a balanced approach.<\/p>\n\n

When asked last June about priorities for dealing with illegal immigration, 42% said they want an approach that balances both tougher enforcement and creating a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.<\/p>\n\n

About a quarter (28%) said tougher border security and stricter law enforcement alone should be the priority; about the same percentage (27%) said developing a way for illegal immigrants to become citizens alone should be the priority. These views had changed little since 2010.<\/p>\n\n

Opinions about priorities for dealing with illegal immigration were divided along ethnic and racial lines. Just more than half of Hispanics (53%) said that creating a path to citizenship should be the priority for dealing with illegal immigration; another 35% said the priority should be a path to citizenship, along with better border security and stepped up enforcement of immigration laws.<\/p>\n\n

Most African Americans (59%) and a plurality of whites (41%) said that both enforcement and creating a path to citizenship should be given equal priority. One-third (33%) of whites said that better border security and enforcement of immigration laws should be the priority.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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