Research Orange County residents take pragmatic view on immigration

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Of course, what's hilarious here is the continued conflation of legal immigration (processed influx) with unauthorized migration (the latter being the actual crux of conflict). The absurdity of academicians lacking the conceptual capacity to distinguish between the two categories merely highlights that tendency's origin in political tactics rather than actual neutral examination, interpretation, and description.
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Orange County residents take pragmatic view on immigration
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1125846

INTRO: New UCI-OC Poll reveals broad support for immigration’s benefits, selective enforcement backing, sharp partisan divides
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ddA new poll released today by UC Irvine's School of Social Ecology finds that Orange County residents hold broadly positive but carefully qualified views on immigration, reflecting the county’s deep ties to immigrant communities and its status as one of the nation’s most politically balanced — or “purple” — counties.

The UCI–OC Poll, conducted in partnership with TrueDot from March 24–31, surveyed 1,202 Orange County adults in English and Spanish. The survey says:

• Nearly 40% of Orange County residents were raised by two foreign-born parents, and more than one-third report personally knowing someone who is undocumented.
  
• More residents say immigration helps the country (44%) than hurts it (27%) while 21% say its effects balance out.
  
• Large majorities say immigration fills essential low-wage jobs (76%), enriches civic life (67%), attracts high-skilled workers (56%), and creates new businesses and jobs (53%).
  
• By more than a 2:1 margin, Independents believe the benefits of immigration outweigh the costs.
  

“What we see in Orange County is a public that resists simple characterization,” said Jon B. Gould, dean of the UCI’s School of Social Ecology and director of the UCI-OC Poll. “Residents broadly recognize the benefits of immigration and support integrating many undocumented immigrants into society, but they also draw clear lines around enforcement and policy design. This is a pragmatic county.”[/list]
On policy, residents favor a measured approach:

• A clear majority (67%) supports a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants over deportation, while 72% support automatic deportation for those convicted of violent crimes.
  
• Support for deportation drops sharply for non-violent offenders (23%), the unemployed (16%), and recent arrivals (11%).
  

There is broad cross-partisan agreement that U.S. veterans who are undocumented should never be deported, according to the poll. Views diverge, however, on DACA recipients, employed individuals, and parents of U.S. citizens, with Democrats and Independents more likely than Republicans to extend those protections...(MORE - no ads)