President Trump's demand for tougher border enforcement has strong support from Americans who are now demanding immigration reform that is further right that Washington realizes and they also want the wall built, according to a survey from a bipartisan group. The centrist Bipartisan Policy Center on Tuesday released a Luntz Global survey that revealed a conservative shift in the public's view of immigration reform.
The bottom line in the report, said BPC, "suggests the consensus set of immigration policies that Americans support is more to the right than many realize. Large majorities of American voters want the federal government to tackle immigration reform in a way that creates a controlled legal immigration system that is both fair and consistent, while prioritizing the characteristics of prospective immigrants. Reform efforts will need to include strong support for enforcement, a merit-based system that emphasizes an individual's work-ethic and language capability in addition to family relationships or skills, and a path to legal status for the undocumented."
The Center calls their findings "the new middle," and further to the right than many in Washington have been advocating for. "This new middle on immigration rests on a comprehensive solution: a controlled system with clear criteria for admission, that combines strong enforcement with a path to legal status for those currently in the United States illegally. If we want to reach a viable solution, legislators will need to craft a new blueprint that addresses these policy priorities," said Theresa Cardinal Brown, BPC's director of immigration and cross-border policy.
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