IMMIGRATION 2020 POST-FORUM QUESTIONNAIRE

Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do?

NOW THAT YOU’VE HAD a chance to participate in a forum on this issue, we’d like to know what you’re thinking. Anonymous responses will be included in summary reports on the forums and in research to help us better understand how people are thinking about current issues.

Question Title

* 1. Here are some priorities for improving the US immigration system. Thinking about yourself and your community, which of these items do you see as one of the top two or three priorities for improving the system, which do you see as helpful but not a top priority, which is not a priority at all, and which do you oppose? Keep in mind that making major changes in the US immigration system will be difficult, and we’ll have to make some choices about what to work on first.

	One of my top three priorities	Helpful but not a top priority	Not a priority at all	I oppose this	I am unsure about this
Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status	Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status One of my top three priorities	Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status Helpful but not a top priority	Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status Not a priority at all	Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status I oppose this	Giving undocumented adults who entered the US without permission years ago a chance to pay a fine and back taxes and earn a pathway to legal status I am unsure about this
Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them	Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them One of my top three priorities	Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them Helpful but not a top priority	Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them Not a priority at all	Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them I oppose this	Building a secure wall along our southern border to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, drug dealers, and other criminals among them I am unsure about this
Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers	Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers One of my top three priorities	Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers Helpful but not a top priority	Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers Not a priority at all	Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers I oppose this	Prosecuting employers if they hire workers without legal papers I am unsure about this
Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young	Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young One of my top three priorities	Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young Helpful but not a top priority	Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young Not a priority at all	Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young I oppose this	Giving legal status to “DREAMers”—the children of undocumented immi- grants brought to this country with their families when they were very young I am unsure about this
Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do	Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do One of my top three priorities	Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do Helpful but not a top priority	Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do Not a priority at all	Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do I oppose this	Deporting those who entered the US illegally and requiring them to apply for legal entry just as many others already do I am unsure about this
Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year	Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year One of my top three priorities	Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year Helpful but not a top priority	Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year Not a priority at all	Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year I oppose this	Reducing the number of legal immigrants and refugees admitted to the US every year I am unsure about this
Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year	Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year One of my top three priorities	Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year Helpful but not a top priority	Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year Not a priority at all	Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year I oppose this	Restricting family reunification to spouses and young children (immediate, rather than extended, family members) to better control the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the country each year I am unsure about this
Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling	Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling One of my top three priorities	Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling Helpful but not a top priority	Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling Not a priority at all	Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling I oppose this	Ensuring that children caught up in the immigration system remain with their families and receive good care and schooling I am unsure about this
Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English	Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English One of my top three priorities	Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English Helpful but not a top priority	Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English Not a priority at all	Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English I oppose this	Requiring all immigrants who apply for permanent residency to learn English I am unsure about this

Question Title

* 2. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

To show we are a nation of laws and prevent people who break the law from getting an unfair advantage, we should
deport the millions of immigrants who came here illegally and make them reapply for entry to the US.

Deporting millions of people who are living and working here peacefully because they entered the country illegally years ago is cruel. In this case, the punishment far outweighs the crime.

Not sure

Question Title

* 3. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Welcoming newcomers from around the world makes our country vibrant and strong; we should keep immigration at current levels.

Current levels of immigration are too high, and the country is now becoming so diverse that we are endangering our ability to assimilate newcomers and maintain our national unity.

Not sure

Question Title

* 4. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Welcoming immigrants who want to work since they are badly needed in a number of low- and high-skilled fields

Giving preference to well-educated, financially self-sufficient immigrants who will not take jobs away from low-income Americans or become a burden on their community’s social services

Not sure

Question Title

* 5. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Pressuring so-called sanctuary cities to cooperate with federal immigration agents is merely enforcing the law. We can’t allow communities to set up their own rules in defiance of federal legislation.

Local communities are right to push back against federal authorities who might harass and frighten undocumented residents. Local police forces can determine whether immigrants pose a danger or not.

Not sure

Question Title

* 6. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Deporting millions of undocumented immigrants working illegally across the country would give many Americans a chance at jobs they need.

Deporting these immigrants would wreak havoc on a number of American industries, such as farming and meatpacking, that depend heavily on these workers. Most Americans don’t want these jobs.

Not sure

Question Title

* 7. Thinking about your forum overall, how much disagreement was there among the group?

A lot of disagreement

Some disagreement

Hardly any disagreement at all

Question Title

* 8. Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?

Yes

If so, please explain.

Question Title

* 9. Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?

Yes

If so, please explain.

Question Title

* 10. What could citizens, working together, do in their own communities to address this problem?

Question Title

* 11. Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?

1-3

4-6

7 or more

Not sure

Question Title

* 12. Gender:

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 13. Age:

Question Title

* 14. Race/Ethnicity:

Asian American

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

White/Caucasian

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 15. Where do you live?

Rural

Small Town

Large City

Suburban

IMMIGRATION 2020 POST-FORUM QUESTIONNAIRE

Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do?

Question Title

Question Title

* 2. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Question Title

* 3. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Question Title

* 4. Which is more important to you? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Question Title

* 5. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Question Title

* 6. Which statement comes closer to your view? If you’re not sure, please let us know.

Question Title

* 7. Thinking about your forum overall, how much disagreement was there among the group?

Question Title

* 8. Did you talk about aspects of the issue you hadn’t considered before?

Question Title

* 9. Were there ideas or proposals that you tended to favor coming into the forum that you now have second thoughts about?

Question Title

* 10. What could citizens, working together, do in their own communities to address this problem?

Question Title

* 11. Not including this forum, how many National Issues Forums have you attended?

Question Title

* 12. Gender:

Question Title

* 13. Age:

Question Title

* 14. Race/Ethnicity:

Question Title

* 15. Where do you live?

Question Title

* 16. What is your zip code?

Question Title

* 17. What state do you live in?

Question Title

* 18. Did you attend this forum in person or online?

Question Title

* 19. What issue would you like to see covered in a future forum?