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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Poll: Thirty percent of Americans want all illegal immigrants deported
Three in 10 Americans want all illegal immigrants to be deported, according to a CNN opinion research poll released this week.
The poll found differences between blacks and whites regarding attitudes towards illegal immigration.
For example, 19 percent of blacks said they thought all illegal immigrants should be deported, compared to 35 percent of whites.
In addition, 45 percent of blacks said that state and local police should turn over illegal immigrants they encounter, even if the immigrants have broken no state or local laws. In comparison, 61 percent of whites said police should do so.
Both blacks and whites overwhelmingly oppose giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, the poll said.
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