Consider the title of the post. The PRRI surveys asked this question:
How should the immigration system deal with immigrants who are currently living here in the U.S. illegally? The immigration should: allow them a way to become citizens provided they meet certain requirements; allow them to become permanent legal residents, but not citizens; or identify and deport them?
As the screenshot above shows, in every single state, at least 52 percent of respondents in every state, chose the first option — that is, a path to citizenship.
What is even more interesting is how poorly responses correlated with the traditional understanding of “red” and “blue” states. The states with the largest fractions support a citizenship include Delaware and Vermont but also Kansas and Utah. Californians and Texans, despite their very different politics, aren’t much different on this question.
