Poll: 48% want their states to copy Ariz. immigration law

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LOS ANGELES - Despite questions of

constitutionality and discrimination, almost

half of Americans surveyed in a new poll say

they want their states to pass an immigration law similar to Arizona's.

 

The Quinnipiac University poll, released

Tuesday, also found that Americans

opposed a boycott of Arizona to protest the

law by a ratio of better than 6-to-1.

 

This latest national poll comes as many

municipalities are considering whether to

advocate the boycott of the Arizona law and

while the Obama administration and others consider bringing legal

challenges. Demonstrators have repeatedly

protested the law, which broadly increases

police power to demand documents proving

legal residency.

 

"The Arizona immigration law has emerged as a major divide in the

country, but the numbers are on the side of

those supporting it," said Peter A. Brown,

assistant director of the Quinnipiac

University Polling Institute. "The strong

plurality who says they would like a similar

law in their own state probably portends the

law will be an issue in many, many

campaigns this November across the

country. Depending on how those elections

and court challenges come out, copycat

Arizona laws could be a hot issue in state

capitals after November."

 

The survey of 1,914 registered voters was

carried out from May 19 to 24. It has a

margin of error of plus or minus 2.2

percentage points.

 

According to the poll, surveyed voters said

they wanted their states to pass a law similar

to Arizona's by 48 percent to 35 percent.

Overall, voters approved of the law by 51

percent to 31 percent, and, by 45 percent to

36 percent, they believe it will reduce illegal

immigration.

 

The support for the Arizona law comes

despite the view by voters (45 percent to 40

percent) that it will lead to discrimination

against Latinos.

 

By 66 percent to 26 percent, those surveyed

said they would like the nation to move

toward stricter enforcement of immigration

laws rather than integrating immigrants into

society.

 

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I don't really put much stock in polls. They can be done so many different ways to support anything you want it to.