Poll: 81% of Americans Want to Give Unauthorized Immigrants the ‘Chance to Become U.S. Citizens’ – Do You?

What’s the story?

• More than 80 percent of Americans want unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. to be given "the chance to become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time,” according to a new Gallup poll.

What are the numbers?

Gallup randomly sampled 1,022 people between January 21 and 27 and found:

• 81% support a path to citizenship for immigrants in the U.S. illegally "the chance to become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time." 
• 60% oppose significant new construction on border walls
• 75% percent of the public favors the hiring of "significantly more" border patrol agents.

What do you think?

Do you favor a path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants? Do you support hiring more border agents over wall funding? Take action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman

(Photo Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Department of Homeland Security])