| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20252 |
| 1 | Would you support or oppose a proposal that would award a resident green card to immigrants who obtain advanced degrees in science, math, technology or engineering from an American university? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Support | 61% | 64% | 59% | 62% | 53% | 66% | 68% | 58% | 67% | 60% | 77% | 71% | 42% | 48% | 73% | 64% | 50% | 71% | 66% |
| Oppose | 33% | 32% | 34% | 34% | 45% | 25% | 22% | 39% | 24% | 37% | 23% | 25% | 36% | 45% | 24% | 30% | 45% | 26% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 22% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 34% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 61% | 39% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 31% | 36% | 31% | 29% | 38% | 22% |
| 2 | Another proposal would allow more low-skilled workers into the country to work for American employers but only if that employer could prove they could not hire a U.S. citizen first for the job? Would you support or oppose this proposal? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Support | 49% | 51% | 47% | 37% | 44% | 63% | 63% | 40% | 63% | 48% | 74% | 54% | 37% | 43% | 57% | 46% | 47% | 54% | 51% |
| Oppose | 44% | 42% | 45% | 49% | 52% | 36% | 30% | 50% | 33% | 48% | 25% | 36% | 46% | 55% | 34% | 45% | 51% | 41% | 38% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 18% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 34% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 61% | 39% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 31% | 36% | 31% | 29% | 38% | 22% |
| 3 | The Boy Scouts of America is expected to announce that it will allow local troops to decide whether or not to allow gay Scouts and troop leaders into the organization. Do you agree or disagree with this decision? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Agree | 44% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 43% | 46% | 47% | 43% | 47% | 49% | 43% | 41% | 30% | 56% | 41% | 35% | 47% | 48% | 48% |
| Disagree | 49% | 49% | 48% | 53% | 49% | 45% | 45% | 51% | 45% | 47% | 47% | 47% | 61% | 42% | 45% | 62% | 47% | 45% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 2% | 14% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 34% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 61% | 39% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 31% | 36% | 31% | 29% | 38% | 22% |