If an immigrant in the U.S. without authorization has been married to an American citizen for more than 10 years, do you think that they should be...?

If an immigrant in the U.S. without authorization has been married to an American citizen for more than 10 years, do you think that they should be...? Published on June 19, 2024 → Survey conducted on June 19, 2024 on 6119 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Permanently deported

Required to leave the country before applying for legal residency

17%

Allowed to apply for legal residency without leaving the country

61%

Not sure

12%

Permanently deported

Required to leave the country before applying for legal residency

17%

Allowed to apply for legal residency without leaving the country

61%

Not sure

12%

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A majority of Americans have little or no confidence in ICE

Few Americans want to either deport all illegal immigrants or to let them all stay

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Do you support or oppose building a border wall that passes through a U.S. national park?

Do you support or oppose the use of data from license‑plate readers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to track undocumented immigrants?

Compared to current deportation levels, how many immigrants should Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents be deporting?

Immigrants drain national resources

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