AlabamaSurveyof500LikelyVoters

ConductedMarch6,2012 ByPulseOpinionResearch onbehalfof FederationforAmericanImmigrationReform

1*IllegalimmigrationisanimportantissuenationallyandinAlabama.Overall,hasthe impactofillegalimmigrationonAlabamabeenextremelynegative,somewhatnegative, somewhatpositive,orextremelypositive? 63%NEGATIVE 28%EXTREMELYNEGATIVE 35%SOMEWHATNEGATIVE 25%POSTIVE 16%SOMEWHATPOSITIVE 9%EXTREMELYPOSITIVE 12%NOTSURE 2*Lastyear,AlabamaenactedHB56,alawthatallowsthestatetoenforcefederal immigrationlawstodiscourageillegalimmigrantsfromsettlingorremainingin Alabama.Doyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,somewhatopposeorstrongly opposeAlabamaenforcinglawsagainstillegalimmigration? 75%SUPPORT 52%STRONGLYSUPPORT 23%SOMEWHATSUPPORT 24%OPPOSE 13%SOMEWHATOPPOSE 11%STRONGLYOPPOSE 1%NOTSURE 3*WhatimpactwillHB56haveonjobsandAlabamaseconomy? 18%HB56willharmAlabamaseconomybydeprivingbusinessesofworkers theyneed 59%HB56willfreeupjobsforotherAlabamaworkersandwillsavethestate moneyonservicesforillegalimmigrants 9%HB56willhavelittleornoeffectonAlabamaseconomy 14%Notsure

 4*CriticsofHB56chargethatthelawislikelytoleadtoracialprofilingorother discriminationagainstpeoplewhoappearforeign.SupportersarguethatHB56 prohibitsracialprofilingandwillonlyaffectpeoplewhoareviolatingimmigrationlaws, nomattertheirraceorethnicity.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestreflectsyour views? 22%HB56islikelytoleadtodiscriminationagainstpeoplewhoappearforeign, especiallypeoplewhoareHispanic 66%HB56willonlybeenforcedwhenthereisevidencethatsomeoneofany raceorethnicityisinthecountryillegallyandwillnotrelyonprofiling 12%Notsure 5*TheObamaadministrationhassuedAlabamatopreventthestatefromenforcingHB 56,claimingthatimmigrationenforcementisafederalresponsibility.Whichofthe followingstatementsbestdescribesyourviews? 28%YouagreewiththeObamaadministrationthatimmigrationisafederal matterandAlabamashouldnottrytoenforcelawsagainstillegalimmigration 62%YoudisagreewiththeObamaadministrationandstatesshouldbeableto assistthefederalgovernmentinimmigrationenforcement 10%Notsure 6*OpponentsofHB56havemountedanefforttohavethelawrepealedbythestate legislature.Doyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,somewhatopposeorstrongly opposerepealingHB56? 33%SUPPORT 18%StronglysupportrepealingHB56 15%SomewhatsupportrepealingHB56 54%OPPOSE 14%SomewhatopposerepealingHB56 40%StronglyopposerepealingHB56 13%NOTSURE
NOTE:MarginofSamplingError,+/4.5percentagepointswitha95%levelofconfidence

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