Figure 8 Hispanics Disapprove of Immigration Enforcement Actions
A majority of Hispanics oppose a range of other immigration enforcement measures. In 2008, three-in-four (76%) Hispanics said they disapproved of workplace raids, 73% disapproved of the criminal prosecution of undocumented immigrants, 70% disapproved of the criminal prosecution of employers, and more than half (53%) disapproved of employees database checks to identify the eligibility of potential employees.
Figure 8  | Hispanics Disapprove of Immigration Enforcement Actions  | Disapprove  | Approve  | Workplace raids  | 76  | 20  | Employee database checks  | 53  | 41  | Criminal prosecution of employers  | 70  | 25  | Criminal prosecution of  | 73  | 21  | und ocumented immigrants  | Note: N=2,015.  | Source: Pew Hispanic Center, National Survey of Latinos 2008 