A new survey by pollster Scott Rasmussen shows a strong public belief that currently illegal immigrants should be granted legal status only after new border security measures are in place. The poll also shows little public faith that the federal government will actually secure the border, along with a slight decline in support for immigration reform in general.
Rasmussen found that 55 percent of those surveyed support a plan to “secure the border to prevent future illegal immigration but to give legal status to those already here.” But when asked whether “those who are now in this country illegally [should] be granted legal status right away or only after the border is secured?” a whopping 66 percent said legal status should come only after border security.
