Seven-in-Ten Continue to Support Path to Legal Status for Undocumented
The public is divided over President Obama’s recent executive action that expands the number of undocumented immigrants permitted to stay and work in the U.S. At the same time, Americans continue to broadly support a pathway to legal status for people in this country illegally.
The new national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA TODAY, conducted Dec. 3-7 among 1,507 adults, finds that 70% say there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the country legally, if they meet certain requirements. Most of those who support legal status think there should be a way for unauthorized immigrants to become citizens (43% overall), while 24% say the path should only include permanent residency. These opinions are little changed from October.
Seven-in-Ten Continue to Support Path  | to Legal Status for Undocumented  | Undocumented immigrants in the USS who meetcertain  | requirements  | Apply for  | citizen-  | Should  | ship  | not be  | Should  | allowed  | have a way  | 43%  | to stay  | to stay  | legally  | Apply for  | 27%  | perm. res.  | 70%  | 24%  | 39  | Don't  | know  | Survey conducted Dec 3-7 2014.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER/USA TODAY 