Justice Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Immigration Law Gets Negative Marks from Public
Bruce Drake
Contributing Editor
Posted:
07/10/10
The Justice Department's lawsuit challenging Arizona's law cracking down on illegal immigrants draws a mostly negative reaction from Americans, according to a Gallup poll conducted July 7.
Fifty percent oppose the lawsuit, with 38 percent saying they "strongly" oppose it, while 33 percent support it, with 17 percent undecided.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Arizona measure, saying that immigration laws and policies are a federal prerogative. The Justice Department sought an injunction to prevent Arizona's law from going into effect on July 29 as scheduled.
Seventy-nine percent of Republicans oppose the Justice Department action as do 56 percent of independents. Fifty-six percent of Democrats support it.
Most national polls show that a majority of Americans favor the law passed by Arizona which requires police and other law enforcement officials, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status upon "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the state illegally.
A Gallup poll in late April said that 51 percent of Americans who had heard about the law supported it, and a Pew Research Center survey conducted in early May said 59 percent approve.
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Fifty percent oppose the lawsuit, with 38 percent saying they "strongly" oppose it, while 33 percent support it, with 17 percent undecided.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Arizona measure, saying that immigration laws and policies are a federal prerogative. The Justice Department sought an injunction to prevent Arizona's law from going into effect on July 29 as scheduled.
Seventy-nine percent of Republicans oppose the Justice Department action as do 56 percent of independents. Fifty-six percent of Democrats support it.
Most national polls show that a majority of Americans favor the law passed by Arizona which requires police and other law enforcement officials, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status upon "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the state illegally.A Gallup poll in late April said that 51 percent of Americans who had heard about the law supported it, and a Pew Research Center survey conducted in early May said 59 percent approve.
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