As Poll Shows Immigration Outcry, El Paso Has Protests Planned

El Paso Times, News Report, Louie Gilot, Mar 29, 2006

Tuesday, a national poll of documented immigrants was released, showing documented immigrants largely in favor of legislation friendly to immigrants, even to those who are in the United States illegally.

Students, Activists Plan to March against House Bill

Albuquerque Journal, News Report, Bruce Daniels, Mar 29, 2006

The El Paso Times cited a national poll released on Tuesday of legal immigrants who favored legislation friendly to immigrants, even those who are here illegally.

Legal Immigrants Give Voice to Immigration Debate

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times, Jessie Mangaliman, Mar 29, 2006

Legal immigrants in the United States view undocumented immigrants favorably and support legislation that would give them a path to citizenship, according to a national, multilingual poll released Tuesday

New Immigrants Teach an Old Lesson

Washington Post, Editorial, Harold Meyerson, Mar 29, 2006

In polling of the nation's immigrant population released yesterday (and conducted in nine languages), legal immigrants opposed key provisions of the House bill by overwhelming margins (73 percent opposed arresting undocumented immigrants as felons) and backed paths to legalization similar to those passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

Legal Migrants `Alarmed'

The Miami Herald, News Report, Lesley Clark, Mar 29, 2006

A national study of legal immigrants released Tuesday -- in hopes of swaying congressional votes toward permissive immigration reform -- suggests a majority of legal migrants supports giving undocumented immigrants temporary work permits or providing a way to obtain citizenship.

Legal Immigrants Alarmed by Debate: A Poll Found They See Undocumented Workers as Helping the Economy

Philadelphia Inquirer, News Report, Gaiutra Bahadur, Mar 29, 2006

The majority of the nation's 26 million legal immigrants are alarmed by the tone and substance of debate over changes in immigration law and feel that anti-immigrant sentiment is rising in the United States, according to a poll released yesterday.

U.S. Less Friendly, Poll Finds

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, News Report, Tal Abbady, Mar 29, 2006

As Congress wrangles over immigration reform, legal immigrants increasingly are worried the country has grown less welcoming to foreign nationals, according to a poll released Tuesday.

GOP Walks Tightrope over Immigration Flap

Washington Post, Editorial, Ruth Marcus, Mar 31, 2006

A New American Media poll of legal immigrants, released this week, found that while only 22 percent said the Republican Party was doing a good job on immigration, the approval rating for the Democrats wasn't all that impressive either: 38 percent. ``There's anger out there'' among immigrants, says Democratic pollster Sergio Bendixen, who conducted the survey. ``But there's also a feeling that the Democrats are not much better.''

Racism is cause for worry with immigrants

Philippine News, News Report, Cristina DC Pastor, Mar 29, 2006

Legal immigrants are worried about a rising tide of racism in the United States and said the first sign would be a proposed law in Congress that would make undocumented aliens criminals and have them deported.