Poll finds support for immigration law

ASBURY PARK, N.J., April 28 (UPI) -- Almost two-thirds of Arizona's voters approve of the state's new immigration law, and most support gaining control of its borders, a poll indicates.

In a Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday, 64 percent agree with the measure signed into law last week by Gov. Jan Brewer with 30 percent saying they were opposed.

In the poll, 76 percent said they consider it more important to gain control of the border than it is to legalize the status of undocumented workers already in the state.

Respondents who said they were angry about the immigration situation directed that anger more against the federal government than at immigrants seeking work, the poll reported.

Eighty-five percent said they were angry at government policies, while only 10 percent said they were angry at the immigrants themselves.

Asked if they believe the new law has had a negative impact on the state's image, respondents agreed by a 47 percent to 39 percent margin. But by a 44 percent to 37 percent margin they said it would be good for the state's economy.

Fifty-five percent of respondents said they favor "authorizing local police to stop and check the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally." That's down from 70 percent two weeks ago, the poll indicated.

There was no margin of error given.