Virtually all of the GOP’s top-tier potential candidates for president in 2016—Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul—are supporters of immigration reform.  For whoever runs, Florida will be a crucial, must-win state.  And Florida supports immigration reform too. A new poll released this week by the Public Policy Institute, and commissioned by the Florida [...]

GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP/BASEWOOD RESEARCH (May 6) 71% of voters support an immigration reform package that resembles the Senate plan… 71% of voters support a package including a path to citizenship, increased border security, increased worker immigration and employer verification requirement. …including 74% of “conservative Republicans” and 67% of swing voters. 4 times as many voters [...]

Republicans believe that immigration is positive for America: Fewer than 1 out of 4 Republicans think immigration is a bad thing for America Republicans and Americans believe our immigration system is broken: 82% of Republicans, and 74% of all Americans, think our immigration system is working poorly Republicans and Americans want broad reforms: 72% of [...]

The first installment of the poll showed that 85% of respondents have a U.S. citizen family member, including 62% who have U.S. born children. Overall, 77% of respondents came to the U.S. for better economic opportunity, or to create a better life for their family, and 87% aspire to become citizens if a comprehensive immigration reform bill becomes law. More than two-thirds of respondents have lived in the U.S. for a decade or more (including 21% who have been here for at least twenty years).

The 2012 election was a game changer for immigration reform, and thanks to unprecedented Latino turnout and a recognition by both political parties of their growing political power, the prospects for enacting bipartisan immigration reform have never been stronger. On a press call and webinar today, Latino Decisions along with national immigration, Latino and labor [...]

70% of all voters support creating a path to citizenship for the undocumented. Asked if they favored “creating a way for illegal immigrants already here to become citizens,” 70% of voters agreed that they favored the proposal. 60% of Republicans support a path to citizenship on the merits. 60% of Republicans said they favored “creating a way” [...]

For the first time, President Obama has a net positive approval rating on his handling of immigration. 47 percent of Americans said they approved of the President’s job performance on immigration, while 46 percent disapprove. This is a high for President Obama on this issue and the first time his approval rating has been net positive. [...]

In poll after poll, Americans consistently demonstrate they believe allowing the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States to pursue citizenship is a sensible position.  When given a choice, they choose full citizenship for the undocumented over second-class status.  Here are the most recent polls. QUINNIPIAC (February 2013) 56% OF AMERICANS SUPPORT PATH TO [...]