Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration – denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Arizona finds that 64% agree that children born to illegal immigrants should not automatically become citizens of the United States. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree and say these children should become U.S. citizens.
Nationally, 58% of voters say a child born to an illegal immigrant in this country should not automatically become a citizen of the United States. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say if a women enters the United States illegally and gives birth to a child here, that child should automatically be a U.S. citizen. That’s what the current law allows, and many believe it would require a constitutional amendment to change the law.
In Arizona, there’s virtually no difference of opinion between men and women on this question. Seventy-one percent (71%) of Arizona voters who do not have children living with them oppose automatic citizenship for those born to illegal immigrants. Voters with children in the home are more narrowly divided.
Eighty-four percent (84%) of Republicans and 58% of voters not affiliated with either major party say children born to illegal immigrants in this country should not automatically become U.S. citizens. Democratic voters are almost evenly divided on the question.
Arizona has been criticized by President Obama, major Hispanic groups and the president of Mexico, among others, for its new law that requires local police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop for a traffic violation or other kind of violation if they suspect the person is an illegal immigrant.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of Arizona voters favor that law, while 24% are opposed and 10% are undecided. Since late April when Governor Jan Brewer signed the measure into law, support for it has ranged from 64% to 71%.
Among voters nationwide, 58% favor passage of a law like Arizona’s in their own state.
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