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...About 7 in 10 (72%) favor granting temporary visas to immigrants not currently in the United States to do seasonal or temporary work here and then return to their own countries; About 3 in 4 (78%) favor allowing illegal immigrants in the U.S. citizenship if they learn English, have a job and pay taxes; A majority (55%) think illegal immigrants are taking jobs that U.S. citizens do not want or cannot...
...Support Beyond Guest Workers Most Americans would allow illegal immigrants to gain citizenship under certain circumstances...
Allowing illegal immigrants in the U.S. citizenship if they learn English, have a job and pay taxes...
...people across the country and might affect Washington politicians. Indeed, when the Senate Judiciary Committee returned on Monday to hash out an agreement on a immigration reform bill, the result was an immigrant-friendly measure that increases the number of temporary work visas and creates a path to U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants...
...guest worker program and would build a 700-mile fence along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Texas Republican John Cornyn, who has supported a temporary worker program but one that requires illegal immigrants to leave the U.S. after working here for six years and apply for citizenship from their native country, said of the protests, "I don't think they're helpful," arguing that they will only inflame the issue. Mississippi Senator Trent Lott said that protests "make me mad," particularly when he saw that many of the flags flown at the protest were not red, white...