Sixty percent (60%) of voters favor giving lifetime work permits to most of the approximately two million illegal residents who came to this country when they were minors, with 35% who Strongly Favor it. Thirty-three percent (33%) oppose lifetime work permits for these illegal immigrants, but that includes just 17% who are Strongly Opposed.
Voters are closely divided, however, when it comes to the estimated 12 million illegal residents of all ages who currently reside in the United States. Forty-six percent (46%) favor giving lifetime work permits to most of these illegal immigrants, including 21% who Strongly Favor such action. Forty-seven percent (47%) are opposed with 28% who are Strongly Opposed.
When it comes to legal immigration which has averaged around a million annually in recent years, 48% say the government should be adding no more than 750,000 new immigrants each year, with 34% who say it should be fewer than 500,000. Thirty-eight percent (38%) favor adding one million or more legal newcomers per year, including 12% who say the figure should be higher than 1.5 million. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided.
The Census Bureau projects that current immigration policies are responsible for most U.S. population growth and will add 75 million people over the next 40 years. In terms of the effect on the overall quality of life in the United States, just 33% of voters want to continue immigration-driven population growth at the current levels. Forty-five percent (45%) favor slowing down immigration-driven population growth, while 13% want to have no such population growth at all.
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