55% Of Floridians Say They Want An Arizona-Style Enforcement Law—The Other 45% Say <i>No Mas?</i>
06/10/2010
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A poll in Florida says that a lot of people are fed up with illegal immigration.
When asked "would you want Florida to pass a law similar to Arizona's new immigration law, or not", 55 percent said yes, while 34 answered no. The highest percentage of those saying yes lived in southwest Florida. The split along party lines was also clear.[NEW: poll shows Floridians split on immigration issues - WDBO Local News on wdbo.com]
The Quinnipiac poll in question divides up the polling data by sex, political party, and religion, but not by ethnicity:
30. Based on what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of Arizona's new immigration law?
                     REGISTERED VOTERS.................................
                                                               WtBrnAgn
                     Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom    Evnglcl
Approve              59%    86%    31%    56%    68%    51%    76%
Disapprove           29      7     51     34     25     32     13
DK/NA                12      7     18     10      7     16     11

North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 63% 60% 65% 72% 46% Disapprove 23 27 24 18 41 DK/NA 14 13 10 10 12

31. Would you want Florida to pass a law similar to Arizona's new immigration law or not?
                     REGISTERED VOTERS.................................
                                                               WtBrnAgn
                     Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom    Evnglcl
Yes                  55%    84%    26%    50%    61%    49%    73%
No                   34     10     56     41     31     37     16
DK/NA                11      6     18      9      8     14     11

North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Yes 54% 54% 63% 71% 43% No 35 33 27 21 44 DK/NA 11 13 10 8 13

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I'd be interested to know how many of the 45% who don't approve are Hispanic.

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