WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- A majority of Americans oppose the immigration reform bill currently being considered by the Senate, and they have an overwhelmingly poor opinion of the way President Bush and the U.S. Congress have handled the issue.

A Zogby Interactive poll of 8,300 representative adults nationwide found only 38 percent supported the bill currently being considered by the Senate, while 56 percent opposed it.

The news comes as the bill returns to the Senate floor, facing a series of contentious amendments.

The poll, commissioned by United Press International and carried out earlier this week, showed that opponents of the reform package appeared to have won the battle to define it: 65 percent of respondents agreed that "this bill represents amnesty for illegal immigrants."

Though most said they opposed the bill, there was a majority for one of its key reforms.