Rasmussen: Pro-Deportation Sentiment at All-Time High

 

While President Barack Obama continues to promote his plan to make up to 5 million illegal immigrants safe from deportation, more voters than ever feel the U.S. should be more aggressive in deporting those in the country illegally, a new poll reveals.

In the survey of likely voters by Rasmussen Reports, respondents were asked if the U.S. government is too aggressive or not aggressive enough to deporting illegal aliens.

By far, respondents say the government is not aggressive enough — 62 percent feel that way, up from 52 percent a year ago and 56 percent in November, while just 16 percent think the government is too aggressive. The rest believe the number of deportations is about right, or are not sure.

Eight in 10 Republicans say the government is not aggressive enough in deporting illegals, compared to 40 percent of Democrats.

A slight majority of respondents, 51 percent, think that illegal immigrants who have American-born children should not be exempt from deportation, an element of Obama's plan, while just 32 percent say they should be exempt.

A majority, 54 percent — and 68 percent of Republicans — also think that a child born to an illegal immigrant mother in the United States should not automatically become a U.S. citizen, as is now the case, while 38 percent support the current policy of automatic citizenship for those children.

An overwhelming 83 percent of likely voters believe people must prove that they are in the country legally before they can receive local, state or federal government services, Rasmussen found.

Just 25 percent of respondents say that they are "very concerned" that efforts to identify and deport illegal aliens will result in violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens, while 43 percent are "not very concerned" or "not at all concerned."

More than half of voters are opposed to Obama's plan to allow nearly 5 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country and apply for jobs, and 47 percent believe Congress should try to stop the president's plan.

 

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