Battleground state voters overwhelmingly back pathway to citizenship, new polling shows

New polling released this week finds that likely voters across five battleground states overwhelmingly back a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and are more likely to support a candidate who favors pro-immigrant policy.

The survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates and released by the National Immigrant Justice Fund, found that 73% of voters across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin support legalization if conditions like background checks are met. As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is under threat due to GOP litigation, respondents also said they’d be more likely to support a candidate who favors passing a law to protect young immigrants.

“Ahead of the midterms, this is a pivotal time for candidates to embrace pro-immigrant policy solutions and reject divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric,” said Bri Gillis, vice president of political strategy at the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund. “The data is clear. Being pro-immigrant is good for the country and it’s good politics.”

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