More overwhelming, bipartisan support for undocumented immigrant youth, this time from Quinnipiac:
- 88% of Americans, and 79% of Republicans, support efforts to allow Dreamers to stay in this country and eventually apply for either citizenship or legal status short of citizenship.
- 82% of Americans, including 69% of Republicans, back citizenship for Dreamers.
- Only 10% of Americans and 18% of Republicans support removing Dreamers from the country.
A new PPP poll also found that 74 percent of American voters think immigrant youth should stay in the only country they know as home. “A rare thing that really does bring together Americans across the political spectrum is support for DACA.”
Another poll from Latino Decisions, Latino Victory Project, and America’s Voice also found that 91 percent of Latino voters want a Dream Act passed—and soon—and how congressional members vote on it will have major political implications among this group of voters:
Sylvia Manzano, Principal at Latino Decisions, highlighted some of the key poll takeaways of the nationwide poll of Latinos. Latinos overwhelmingly back Dream Act passage, oppose the announced end of DACA, 91% of Latinos want Congress to pass a Dream Act with path to earned citizenship, 84% think Congress should attach the Dream Act to budget resolution this year, 79% of Latinos opposed the move to end DACA, and 87% want Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for the broader undocumented immigrant community.
The Dream Act debate will have major political implications in the 2018 midterms. When presented with a congressional candidate who either supported or opposed the Dream Act, Latinos overwhelmingly choose candidates who support the Dream Act – even Republicans: 88% more likely to support a Democrat who supports Dream Act (64% strongly), 77% more likely to support a Republican who supports Dream Act (29% strongly), 61% LESS LIKELY to support a Democrat who opposes Dream Act (45% strongly), 77% LESS LIKELY to support a Republican who opposes Dream Act(57% strongly).
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said that “Hispanic voters’ support of Dreamers is unequivocal. Every member of Congress—Democrat and Republicans—should look at these poll results as their guiding light.”
“The Hispanic community will remember those who protected the futures of nearly 800,000 young patriots.”