(The Center Square) – A large majority of registered voters say requiring U.S. employers to verify that the workers they hire are in the U.S. legally would be more effective at causing noncitizens in the country illegally to leave than using taxpayer money to provide stipends and buy them plane tickets.
That’s according to the latest polling from Napolitan News Service.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security this month announced a plan to provide noncitizens in the U.S. illegally with travel assistance and a $1,000 stipend if they self-deport, The Center Square reported.
But 70% of voters surveyed said that verifying workers legal status would be more effective than the Trump administration’s plan.
“One reason is that most (55%) are skeptical the plan will have much impact,” Napolitan News Service said in a news release accompanying the polling data. “Just 35% think it is likely that large numbers of illegal immigrants will leave the United States because of this plan.”
Voters are closely divided over the Trump administration’s self-deportation plan, with 47% supporting and 44% opposing paying for plane tickets and providing a $1,000 stipend to illegal immigrants after they return to their home country.
Voters also were asked about legal immigration, with 86% saying that legal immigration is good for the country, and 79% saying that illegal immigration is not good.
Pollster Scott Rasmussen conducted the surveyor 1,000 registered voters online May 7-8. Field work was conducted by RMG Research. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.
