Progress: Americans Favor Undocumented Immigrants’ Path To Citizenship

Poll most U.S. residents want full rights for undocumented foreigners, with reservations

Taking a step ahead of the insanely “slow” Republicans on Capitol Hill, most Americans appear to favor giving millions of undocumented immigrants a path to earning their citizenship. According to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute released on Thursday, 63 percent of Americans want to bring the foreigners out of the shadows, if they meet certain requirements. (Broken down by party, 71 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Republicans support it, respectively.) That means there is high public support for Congress to take up immigration law reform. The Republican Party, however, seems hopelessly divided on how to achieve it – some of them suggest the only solution is a form of second-class citizenship for those who illegally immigrated to the U.S. The path to citizenship is the centerpiece of both a bipartisan plan in the Democrat-controlled Senate and President Barack Obama’s immigration reform proposals. Good luck with that, guys. (Reuters)

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