Up for re-election next year, Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin has to contend with an Wisconsin electorate that polling finds overwhelmingly wants immigration reduced -- just like President Trump who won the state's electoral votes last year.
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has introduced the Immigration in the National Interest Act, which is the House companion bill to Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) RAISE Act. The RAISE Act would end chain migration and the visa lottery and transform the existing employment-based system to a merit-based one.
Up for re-election next year, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown has to contend with an Ohio electorate that polling finds overwhelmingly wants immigration reduced -- just like President Trump who won the state's electoral votes last year.
POLL RESULTS: Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow is running for re-election next year in a Michigan political climate in which most voters agree with the immigration-reduction promises Donald Trump made as he won the state's electoral votes last year.
By a more than 4-to-1 margin, West Virginians say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, West Virginia’s Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Union Households, conservatives, liberals, moderates, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 West Virginians likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By a 2-to-1 margin, Wisconsinites say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Wisconsin’s Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants, Union Households, and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Wisconsinites likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By almost a 3-to-1 margin, Pennsylvanians say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Pennsylvania's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Union Households, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, and residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Pennsylvanians likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By a 3-to-1 margin, Ohioans say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Ohio's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Union Households, conservatives, liberals, moderates, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Ohioans likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By more than a 2-to-1 margin, North Dakotans say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including North Dakota's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 512 North Dakotans likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Montanans say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Montana’s Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 800 Montanans likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
National Survey of 1000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted July 24-25, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
By nearly a 3-to-1 margin, Michiganders say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Michigan’s Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Union Households, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Michiganders likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Indianans say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Indiana's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, conservatives, liberals, moderates, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas, according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Indianans likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
Many of the elite national TV and radio networks and newspapers have reacted in horror at the idea of cutting legal immigration from around a million a year to around a half-million. Draconian! UnAmerican! Violating our Statue of Liberty immigration policy! Threatening a collapse in our economy!
By nearly a 3-to-1 margin, Floridians say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups, including Florida's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, conservatives, liberals, moderates, Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants and those of other religions and no religion, residents of major cities, suburbs, and rural areas,according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Floridians likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
Surveys conducted by Pulse Opinion Research and sponsored by NumbersUSA show that likely mid-term voters in swing states that President Trump won support the RAISE Act by cutting legal immigration by at least 50% by eliminating chain migration and the visa lottery and capping refugee admissions.
Michigan Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted June 8-12, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Florida Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted June 9-12, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Indiana Survey of 800 Likely Midterm Election Voters
Conducted May 5-9, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5% percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
North Dakota Survey of 512 Likely Midterm Election Voters
Conducted May 5-18, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Ohio Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted June 9-12, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Pennsylvania Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted June 8-12, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Wisconsin Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted June 9-11, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Montana Survey of 800 Likely Midterm Election Voters
Conducted May 17-21, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
West Virginia Survey of 770 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted May 17-23, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
By nearly a 3-to-1 margin, Missourians say they want legal immigration -- that has been averaging around one million a year -- reduced to a half-million or less. That is the preference of nearly all demographic groups according to a survey conducted by Pulse Opinion Research of 1,000 Missourians likely to vote in next year's midterm congressional elections.
Missouri Survey of 1,000 Likely Midterm Voters
Conducted April 19-20, 2017
By Pulse Opinion Research
RAISE Act Summary
