I have to admit I am surprised regarding the questions about illegal immigration. That varies from many other polls.
“I have to admit I am surprised regarding the questions about illegal immigration.”
Deportation vs. legal status is a false choice. Attrition through enforcement is a credible alternative.
Despite copying the source code for the text, the code for bolding failed to do so. The confusion I think is that the second paragraph in the Latinos category, the only category that had two paragraphs, reflects Latino voters, not the general population. Viewed that way, the numbers make sense. Here's the way it looks at the source:
Latinos were 8 percent of the national electorate. They comprised 22 percent of California’s electorate, and they voted 65 percent for Senator Barbara Boxer and 28 percent for challenger Carly Fiorina in the Senate contest. In the Texas gubernatorial race, they were 17 percent of voters, and voted for Bill White over Governor Rick Perry by 61 to 38 percent. In Nevada, they were 15 percent of voters, and they supported Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over challenger Sharron Angle by 68 to 30 percent. Sixty-four percent of them supported Reid’s son, Rory, in the governor’s race. In Arizona, they were 13 percent of voters, and they supported Rodney Glassman over Senator John McCain by 57 to 40 percent. In Florida, 55 percent of Latinos voted for Senator-elect Marco Rubio.
In California, Colorado, and Arizona, 67, 62, and 55 percent of voters in Senate contests, respectively, said most illegal immigrants should be given legal status. In the Colorado governor’s race, 62 percent of voters said most should be given legal status, and voters went 68 to 22 percent for John Hickenlooper over Tom Tancredo. Thirty-seven percent said most illegal immigrants should be deported, and they voted for Tancredo by 65 to 31 percent.