Conservatives are more than twice as likely than liberals to support efforts to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. and to deport those who currently reside in the country illegally, according to the latest CNN/ORC poll.
A majority of self-identified conservatives (55 percent) said the government should focus on increasing deportation rates and preventing future waves of illegal immigration while only 22 percent of liberals chose that as their preferred solution. Instead, 75 percent of self-identified liberals said that lawmakers should primarily work toward developing a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants currently employed in the U.S.
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