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Seventy-seven percent of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally.
Rasmussen Reports; October 31-November 1, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for [c]utting off federal funds to so called sanctuary cities that prohibit their local police from checking the immigration status of those they arrest, while thirty-nine percent said the "strongly support" such measures. American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

More highlights from this survey:

• Seventy-eight percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for [l]aying heavy monetary fines against employers and businesses who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, while sixty-one percent said they "strongly support" such measures.
• Seventy-three percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for [o]utsourcing a real-time system to verify immigration status to companies like American Express, Visa or MasterCard so businesses can immediately identify if someone has forged papers or not, while forty-nine percent said they "strongly support" such measures.
• Eighty-two percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for a measure to [r]equire the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of companies who hire illegal immigrants to determine if those companies have paid the taxes they owe, while sixty-five percent said they "strongly support" such a measure.
• Eighty-eight percent of Americans polled expressed "total support" for a measure to [d]eport illegal immigrants who commit felonies, while eighty-one percent said they "strongly support" such a measure.
• Seventy-three percent of Americans polled do not believe that [b]uilding a fence on the southern border with Mexico is discriminatory.
• Eighty-six percent of Americans polled believe that [t]errorists are trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
• In terms of current immigration laws, seventy-two percent of Americans polled think that [t]hey are not being enforced.
• Fifty-percent of Americans polled believe that "heavy fines for employers of illegal immigrants" would best help to stop illegal immigration, while forty-one percent said "increased border control" would best help.

American Solutions "Border Security Survey" ; August 27-29, 2007

Fifty-eight percent of Americans favor cutting off federal funds to sanctuary cities.
Rasmussen Reports; August 18, 2007

Fifty-six percent of Americans want the federal government to continue building a fence along the Mexican border.
Rasmussen Reports; August 18, 2007

The government has staged a number of raids on businesses that employ large numbers of illegal immigrants where undocumented workers are immediately sent to detention centers. Fifty-five percent of American voters say their generally support these raids.
Opinion Dynamics / Fox News poll; June 5-6, 2007

Eighty-two percent of likely American voters favor requiring voters to show valid photo identification when they vote on Election Day in order to stop voter fraud and illegal immigrants from voting.
McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

More highlights from this poll:

• Seventy-eight percent of likely American voters support the creation of a tamper-proof identification card system to determine instantly whether a job applicant is legally entitled to work inside the United States, and to hold those employers who hire illegal workers accountable.
• Seventy-five percent of likely American voters favor prohibiting states from issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants.
• Seventy-seven percent of likely American voters favor repealing local sanctuary laws that protect illegal immigrants by requiring local and state police to detain illegal immigrants when they are arrested or stopped for other crimes, whether these crimes are felonies or misdemeanors, and to hold them for deportation.
• Sixty-eight percent of likely American voters support enacting a new immigration policy of “zero tolerance” towards illegal immigrants, where any illegal immigrant in the United States would be deported to their country of citizenship.
• Seventy percent of likely American voters favor hiring 6,000 new border patrol agents to bring the total force to 18,000 agents.
  McLaughlin & Associates poll April 12-15, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy percent of Americans polled said they support the REAL ID program, which requires each state to change its drivers license systems to meet national standards and ensure that their databases are compatible with other states.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

Seventy-one percent of California voters favor increasing the number of federal agents patrolling the border.
Field Poll ; March 20-31, 2007

Seventy-two percent of likely American voters believe local law enforcement officials should help enforce federal immigration laws.
Judicial Watch-Zogby International Poll of Likely Voters ; March 22-26, 2007

When addressing the issue of illegal immigration, sixty-six percent of >likely American voters > believe there should there be more emphasis placed on law enforcement.
Judicial Watch-Zogby International Poll of Likely Voters ; March 22-26, 2007

Seventy-seven percent of Americans polled believe employers should be punished for hiring illegal aliens.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll</A>; April 5-9, 2007

Fifty-one percent of Arizona voters polled would like to designate illegal immigrants as "domestic terrorists" if they commit serious crimes while in the U.S.
Cronkite/Eight poll; February 22-25, 2007

Sixty-five percent of registered voters support changing Arizona law so illegal immigrants could be charged with criminal trespass.
Cronkite/Eight poll; February 22-25, 2007

By a sixty-eight to twenty-five margin, Americans support the ordinances proposed by Hazleton, PA Mayor Louis Barletta and adopted by City Council to suspend the business licenses of employers who hire illegal aliens, penalize landlords who rent to illegal aliens with fines and make English the official language.
Susquehanna Polling and Research February 22-26, 2007

By a sixty-seven to twenty-six margin, Americans say they would support an ordinance similar to Hazleton, PA's in their own communities.
Susquehanna Polling and Research; February 22-26, 2007

Sixty-five percentof Arizona voters surveyed said they would support letting police officers charge illegal immigrants with criminal trespassing.
KAET-TV and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication poll; February 22-25, 2007

Sixty-eight percent of Americans say gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing undocumented workers.
Rasmussen Reports; November 28-29, 2006

Seventy-one percent of American voters think measures in addition to a 700-mile border fence are needed from Congress to deal with illegal immigrants entering the country.
Quinnipiac University Poll; November 13-19, 2006

Seventy-six percent of Arizona voters polled support for measures to deny bail to illegal immigrants charged with a serious felony.
Arizona State University, August 24-29, 2006

Seventy-six percent of Oklahomans favor sending National Guard troops to the border to prevent illegal aliens from entering the U.S.
Tulsa World and KOTV poll, July 8-11, 2006

Seventy-two percent of all New York State residents say that entering the United States without valid immigration documents should be made a criminal offense.
2006 Empire State Poll; July 2006

Seventy-eight percent of Americans favor putting more Border Patrol and federal law enforcement agents on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Fifty-six percent of Americans favor sending National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
Opinion Research Corporation/Lou Dobbs poll, June 8-11, 2006

Seventy-nine percent of registered voters "favor" increasing the number of federal agents patrolling the border to stop illegal immigration.
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, May 16-18, 2006

Sixty-three percent of registered voters "favor" using thousands of National Guard troops temporarily to help border patrol agents along the Mexican border to stop illegal immigration.
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll May 16-18, 2006

Sixty-two percent of Americans say they would favor stationing 6,000 National Guard troops in a support capacity at the U.S.-Mexico border to try to stop illegal immigration.
CBS News Poll, May 16-17, 2006

Sixty-eight percent ofAmericans think stationing National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border would be effective in reducing the number of illegal immigrants to the U.S.
CBS News Poll, May 16-17, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans support using National Guard troops to patrol the U.S. border with Mexico.
ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 12-14, 2006

When offered by itself, there is strong support for the >House bill: sixty-nine percent said it was a good or very good idea when told it tries to make illegals go home by fortifying the border, forcing employer verification, and encouraging greater cooperation with local law enforcement while not increasing legal immigration; twenty-seven percent said it was a bad or very bad idea. Support for the House approach was widespread, with eighty-one percent of Republicans, seventy-two percent of independents, fifty-seven percent of Democrats, and fifty-three percent of Hispanics saying it was good or very good idea.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

When offered by itself, there is also some support for the >Senate approach, thought not as much as for the House bill: forty-two percent said the Senate approach was a good or very good idea when told it would allow illegal immigrants to apply for legal status provided they met certain criteria, and it would significantly increase legal immigration and increase enforcement of immigration laws; fifty percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Public also does not buy the argument we have tried and failed to enforce the law: seventy-one percent felt that past enforcement efforts have been "grossly inadequate," while only nineteen percent felt we had made a "real effort" to enforce our laws.
Zogby/CIS poll, April 17-24, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans support using National Guard troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.
Washington Post-ABC News poll , April 14-16, 2006

Of those Americans polled who favored the goal of halting new illegal immigration, 64 percent support tough penalties against violators such as fines and mandatory prison terms, followed by deportation.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Of those Americans polled who favored reducing to near zero the number of resident illegal aliens, 72 percent of that group also support tough penalties against violators such as fines and mandatory prison terms, followed by deportation.
Roper ASW Poll conducted for Negative Population Growth (NPG), April 14-16, 2006

Sixty-one percent of Americans support making illegal immigration a crime, and fifty-two percent support making it a crime to knowingly assist an illegal alien.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Sixty percent of Americans believe not allowing illegal aliens to use American schools and hospitals would be effective at reducing illegal immigration: thirty percent call this very effective and 30 percent say it is somewhat effective.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

The vast majority of Americans also see value in beefing up the number of border control officers: thirty-seven percent call this very effective and forty-four percent say it is somewhat effective.
The Gallup Poll, April 7-9, 2006

Sixty-six percent of black California voters favor building a wall along major sections of the border between the U.S. and Mexico to stop illegal aliens from entering the U.S.
The Field Poll , April 3-10, 2006

Sixty-four percent of California voters oppose allowing illegal aliens to obtain a driver's license in California.
The Field Poll , April 3-10, 2006

Fifty-seven percent of Americans > polled favor deporting as many illegals as possible.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Fifty-five percent of Americans polled favorusing the U.S. military to stop entry at the borders.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Eighty percent of Americans polled favor increasing the number of border patrol agents.
Opinion Dynamics Poll for FOX News, April 4-5, 2006

Americans would limit illegals' access to government services, such as driver’s licenses (sixty-nine percent not allow), health care/food stamps (seventy-five percent not allow), and attending public schools (fifty-onepercent not allow).< br> Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Sixty-two percent favor taking whatever steps are necessary at the borders, including the use of the military, to cut the flow of illegalsinto this country.< br> Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Fifty-six percent favor building a security fence along the U.S.-Mexicanborder.< br> Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, March 29-30, 2006

Seventy-one percent of Americans polled say they are more likely to vote for a Congressional Candidate who favors tighter controls on illegal immigration.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, March 10-13, 2006

Seventy-one percent of Americans polled say they are concerned that illegal aliens increase the amount of crime.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy percent of Americans polled are concerned that illegal aliens increase the likelihood of terrorism in the United States.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006

Seventy-four percent of Americans polled say the U.S. isn't doing enough along its borders to keep illegal aliens from crossing into this country.
Time Magazine/SRBI Survey, January 24-26, 2006