Poll results

Poll: Voters Prefer Both Border Security and Path to Citizenship

Supporters of both presidential candidates say border security and a path toward citizenship for undocumented immigrants should be given equal priority, a new poll shows.

The Pew Research Center survey shows more Republicans favor securing the borders first and more Democrats prefer a path to citizenship, and a nearly equal percentage — 47 percent of Democrats and 45 percent of Republicans — felt both should be done first.

Overall, 29 percent said providing a way for unauthorized immigrants to become citizens should come first and 24 percent favored making border security the first priority. Limited to one choice, though, 69 percent of Republicans or those who lean that way said they favor better border security and stronger law enforcement as a first step, while 79 percent of Democrats said they favor going the citizenship route first.