Immigration Poll

Fako & Associates, Inc.
&
Chesapeake Beach Consulting
June 3 6, 2013
13 IL AFL- CIO Immigration
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Hello, my name is ______________, from F & A Research, a national public opinion research
firm. We are conducting a survey in this area and I'd like to ask some person in your household
a few questions. May I speak with the youngest (man/woman) 18 years of age or older who is
home at this time?
Q1A. [If Cellular Sample] Are you registered to vote in [County] County, Illinois?
N=126
Registered [Ask Q2] .......................................................... 100%
Not Registered [Terminate] .............................................. -Not Sure / Dont Know [Terminate] .................................. -Q1B. [If Landline Sample] Are you registered to vote at this address?
N=479
Registered [Ask Q2] .......................................................... 100%
Not Registered [Terminate] .............................................. -Not Sure/Don't Know [Terminate] .................................... -Now, I would like to ask you just a few questions about immigration reform issues currently
being debated in Washington D.C.
Q2. Now, would you say that you have been following the immigration debate in Washington,
D.C....very closely, closely, not too closely, or not at all?
Very Closely ...................................................................... 6%
Closely ............................................................................... 33
Not Too Closely................................................................. 42
Not at All ............................................................................ 18
Dont Know ........................................................................ -Refused.............................................................................. -Q3. Now, generally speaking, what level of priority do you feel the U.S. House and U.S. Senate
should place on passing reforms to federal immigration laws? Would you say immigration
reform is a High Priority, a Medium Priority, or Low Priority issue?
High Priority ...................................................................... 45%
Medium Priority ................................................................. 40
Low Priority ....................................................................... 12
Dont Know ........................................................................ 3
Refused.............................................................................. --
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Q4. I would now like to describe to you the immigration reform bill being considered by the U.S.
Senate. This bill would stop deportations for those who came to the United States before 2012
and register with the federal government. It creates a path to citizenship, generally over a
thirteen year period for these applicants provided they pay fines, remain employed, and remain
out of trouble. Those brought to the United States as young children may apply for citizenship
under an eight-year citizenship path without fines, if they complete two years of college or
military service. It allows for low-skilled guest workers with an independent department to
calculate labor needs and determine the number of work visas to issue, and additional visas for
high-skilled workers. It calls for stricter verification from all employers, hard to forge
documentation, and increases border security funding up to six point five billion dollars.
Now, knowing this information, do you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] the U.S. Senates
proposed immigration bill? (Would that be Strongly or Somewhat Support/Oppose?)
Strongly Support ............................................................... 32%
Somewhat Support ........................................................... 32
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 9
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 15
Dont Know ........................................................................ 11
Refused.............................................................................. 1
And, now Id like to briefly discuss some of the specific changes to the current immigration law
that have been proposed.
[ROTATE ORDER OF Q5-Q8]
Q5. Do you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] a thirteen-year path to citizenship for
undocumented immigrants who have a clean criminal record, hold steady employment, pay
taxes and fines, and demonstrate knowledge of the English language? (Would that be
Strongly or Somewhat Support / Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 5
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 13
Dont Know ........................................................................ 2
Refused.............................................................................. -Q6. Do you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] an eight year path to citizenship for
undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. before age sixteen, have graduated from High
School, have remained in the country consistently for the last five years, and have two years of
military service or college education? (Would that be Strongly or Somewhat Support /
Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 6
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 10
Dont Know ........................................................................ 2
Refused.............................................................................. 1
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Q7. Would you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] initially designating three billion dollars
for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be used to upgrade border security if the funds
were used for drone surveillance, increasing the number of border patrol officers, deployment of
the National Guard to the border, hiring new customs agents, and employing electronic tracking
of visa holders at airports and sea ports? (Would that be Strongly or Somewhat Support /
Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 12
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 18
Dont Know ........................................................................ 4
Refused.............................................................................. -Q8. Would you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] requiring employers to use an e-verify
system to determine the legal status of current and prospective employees, pay penalties for
hiring or continuing to employ unauthorized workers, and use work authorization cards for noncitizens that includes biometric data such as fingerprints, photographs and eye scans? (Would
that be Strongly or Somewhat Support / Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 8
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 10
Dont Know ........................................................................ 5
Refused.............................................................................. -Now Id like to ask you just a couple questions about work visas.
[Rotate order of Q9 Q10]
Q9. The H1-B visa is a federal program that currently exists that permits foreign high
skilled professionals such as scientists, engineers, computer programmers, and others

to work for American companies and universities. The number of H1-B visas currently
issued each year is sixty-five thousand. Generally speaking, would you support or
oppose [Rotate Choices] increasing the number of H1-B visas allowed per year for highskilled workers? (Would that be Strongly or Somewhat Support / Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 15
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 31
Dont Know ........................................................................ 5
Refused.............................................................................. --
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Q10. A visa program for low-skilled guest workers, called the W-visa program has been
proposed. A new W visa would allow up to two hundred thousand low-skilled workers a year
into the country for jobs in construction, long-term care, hospitality and other industries. It
creates an independent department to study labor markets and assess the impact of
immigration on labor markets. The visas are valid for up to three years, allow workers to work
for registered employers, and must not be unemployed for over sixty days. Now, knowing this
information, would you support or oppose [Rotate Choices] a W-visa program that would
allow low-skilled workers to legally stay in the US while employed? (Would that be Strongly or
Somewhat Support / Oppose?)
Somewhat Oppose ............................................................ 16
Strongly Oppose ............................................................... 33
Dont Know ........................................................................ 4
Refused.............................................................................. -Q11. Now, would you be more or less [Rotate Choices] likely to vote for U.S. Senator Mark
Kirk in the 2016 election if you knew that he supported an immigration reform bill that included
all of the components weve asked you about during this survey or would it make no difference
in how you would vote? (IF MORE OR LESS LIKELY: WOULD THAT BE MUCH MORE/LESS
LIKELY OR SOMEWHAT MORE/LESS LIKELY?)
Much More Likely .............................................................. 11%
Somewhat More Likely ..................................................... 18
Somewhat Less Likely ...................................................... 6
Much Less Likely .............................................................. 13
No Difference..................................................................... 43
Don't Know ........................................................................ 8
Refused.............................................................................. 1
Now, were almost done and I have a few questions for statistical purposes only. The following
questions are only used to better understand your community.
Q12. In which of the following age groups are you? (Read List.)
18-24 .................................................................................. 6%1
25-34 .................................................................................. 12
35-49 .................................................................................. 21
50-64 .................................................................................. 30
65 and over ........................................................................ 29
Refused.............................................................................. 2
Weighting has been applied to Age and Race to bring these groups closer into proportion with known
demographics.
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Q13. How would you describe your own political beliefs -- very liberal, somewhat liberal,
moderate, somewhat conservative or very conservative?
Very Liberal ....................................................................... 11%
Somewhat Liberal ............................................................. 20
Moderate ............................................................................ 26
Somewhat Conservative ................................................... 21
Very Conservative ............................................................. 14
Dont Know ........................................................................ 4
Refused.............................................................................. 3
Q14. How would you describe your point of view in terms of the political parties? Would you say
you are mostly Democrat, leaning Democrat, completely Independent, leaning Republican, or
mostly Republican?
Mostly Democrat ............................................................... 31%
Leaning Democrat ............................................................. 13
Completely Independent .................................................. 20
Leaning Republican .......................................................... 11
Mostly Republican ............................................................ 19
None (VOLUNTARY, DO NOT READ) ............................... 2
Not Sure ............................................................................. 1
Refused.............................................................................. 3
Q15. Do you or any member of your household belong to a labor union or teachers
organization?
Yes ..................................................................................... 24%
No ....................................................................................... 72
Retired Member (Voluntary) ............................................. 2
Dont Know ........................................................................ -Refused.............................................................................. 1
Q16. And, are you or is any member of your household of Hispanic or Spanish speaking origin?
(IF YES, RECORD AS HISPANIC. IF NO, ASK: WHAT IS YOUR RACE -- WHITE, AFRICAN
AMERICAN, ASIAN OR OTHER?)
Hispanic ............................................................................. 7%
White .................................................................................. 73
African American .............................................................. 10
Asian .................................................................................. 1
Other .................................................................................. 3
Dont Know ........................................................................ -Refused.............................................................................. --
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Non-Response Items:
Gender (By Observation):
Male.................................................................................... 48%
Female ............................................................................... 52
Region (By Sample):
Region 1 (Chicago) ........................................................... 19%
Region 2 (Suburban Cook) ............................................... 19
Region 3 (Collar Counties) ............................................... 25
Region 4 (Northern Illinois) .............................................. 23
Region 5 (South Illinois) ................................................... 15
Phone (By Sample):
Landline ............................................................................. 79%
Cell ..................................................................................... 21
Media Market (By Sample):
Chicago.............................................................................. 67%
Northwest .......................................................................... 9
Central ............................................................................... 12
South ................................................................................. 4
St. Louis............................................................................. 8
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