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Most Americans support Obama's contested immigration plan: poll
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:12am EST
Most Americans support Obama's contested immigration plan: poll
WASHINGTON | BY ROBERTA RAMPTON
Most Americans say they back a plan that would allow certain illegal immigrants to stay in the country, but support for the idea slips when President Barack Obama's name is attached to the question, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The results underscore the polarized nature of the debate over how to overhaul immigration laws and how to address the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the country.
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The Reuters/Ipsos poll was taken in the week following the Supreme Court's decision to hear the immigration case.
The poll shows 61 percent of Americans support the plan to relax immigration policy for some undocumented people when it is described in general terms without using Obama's name, including 42 percent of Republicans. Half of Republicans opposed the idea.
But when the same plan was described as being an executive action taken by Obama, support fell to 54 percent overall, with only 31 percent of Republicans supporting it and 62 percent opposing the measures.
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Most Americans support Obama's contested immigration plan: poll
WASHINGTON | BY ROBERTA RAMPTON
Most Americans say they back a plan that would allow certain illegal immigrants to stay in the country, but support for the idea slips when President Barack Obama's name is attached to the question, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The results underscore the polarized nature of the debate over how to overhaul immigration laws and how to address the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the country.
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The Reuters/Ipsos poll was taken in the week following the Supreme Court's decision to hear the immigration case.
The poll shows 61 percent of Americans support the plan to relax immigration policy for some undocumented people when it is described in general terms without using Obama's name, including 42 percent of Republicans. Half of Republicans opposed the idea.
But when the same plan was described as being an executive action taken by Obama, support fell to 54 percent overall, with only 31 percent of Republicans supporting it and 62 percent opposing the measures.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-idUSKCN0V617V