QS1. First, can you please tell me if you are currently registered to vote in the district where you live?
1 = Yes
2 = No

QS2. Have you recently moved and have not yet re-registered in your new district?
1 = Yes
2 = No/Not registered at all

Q1. Letting in so many foreigners creates a larger supply of workers, which creates more competition for Americans who are already here. Immigrants have been coming in at a pace that is faster than the growth of the popu
1 = 1 - Very convincing
2 = 2 - Somewhat convincing
3 = 3 - Somewhat unconvincing
4 = 4 - Very unconvincing

Q14. Now, having considered these arguments, we would like to know what you would recommend for this program. First, let's consider the part of the program that provides about 290,000 green cards for the parents, siblings and adult children of US citizens
1 = End the program
2 = Keep the program but reduce the number of green cards granted each year
3 = Keep the program as it is
4 = Increase the number of green cards granted under this program

Q15. If the program is ended, there is still the question of what should be done with the several million existing applications that have been accepted, but are in a waiting line to get their green card. Which of these do you think would best?
1 = Process all of the existing applications.
2 = Process the existing applications that are scheduled to get green cards within the next year, but do not issue any more
3 = Immediately stop issuing anymore green cards for those in the waiting line
8 = Dk
9 = Didn't get question

Q20. Now, having considered these arguments, we would like to know what you would recommend for this program.
1 = Keep the program as it is
2 = Keep the program but reduce the number of green cards below the current 50,000 per year
3 = Eliminate the program entirely

Q24. So, having considered these arguments, do you favor or oppose increasing the number of green cards provided to immigrants who are selected because: The Department of Labor has certified that there is a need for thei
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose

Q25. Currently, there is a fixed maximum number of green cards granted under this program of 140,000. Do you think that:
1 = this number should be raised to a higher number that stays fixed
2 = this number should vary each year according to the demand for specific types of skilled workers in the US economy
8 = Dk
9 = Didn't get question

Q26. Currently there is a fixed maximum number of green cards granted under this program of 140,000. Do you think that:
1 = this number should stay fixed
2 = this number should vary each year according to the demand for specific types of skilled workers in the US economy, thoug
8 = Dk
9 = Didn't get question

Q32. So, having evaluated these arguments, what is your view on what should be done about immigrants who came illegally to the US as children?
1 = Adopt a proposal for providing them legal status and make them eligible to apply for citizenship in 10-12 years provided
2 = Support the policy that would make them subject to deportation, most of them immediately, and all of them within the nex

Q36. Would you favor spending on the southern border:
1 = No more than the current $3.8 billion per year on policing the border
2 = An additional one-time amount to build a stronger barrier, but less than additional $25 billion proposed
8 = Dk
9 = Didn't get question

QD1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
1 = Republican
2 = Independent
3 = Democrat
4 = Other
5 = No preference

QD1A. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither

QD2A. How often would you say you vote in the general election-that is, the election for President every four years, or in off-years for just members of Congress?
1 = Always
2 = Nearly Always
3 = Part of the time
4 = Seldom
5 = Never

QD3. In voting for President, which of the following did you choose?
1 = Donald Trump (Republican)
2 = Hillary Clinton (Democrat)
3 = Someone else

QD4. What is your religion?
1 = Baptist-any denomination
2 = Pentecostal
3 = Other protestant (e.g., Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal)
4 = Catholic
5 = Mormon
6 = Eastern Orthodox
7 = Other Christian
8 = Jewish
9 = Muslim
10 = Hindu
11 = Buddhist
12 = None

PDEMAGE. Age of respondent
1 = 18 - 20
2 = 21 - 24
3 = 25 - 29
4 = 30 - 34
5 = 35 - 39
6 = 40 - 44
7 = 45 - 49
8 = 50 - 54
9 = 55 - 59
10 = 60 - 64
11 = 65 - 69
12 = 70 or older
99 = missing value

PDEMED. Level of education
1 = Grade school (8th grade or less)
2 = Some high school (not graduate)
3 = High school graduate (12th grade or GED)
4 = Some college (1-3 years-not Graduate or AA/Associates)
5 = College graduate (4 year college)
6 = Some post graduate (no advanced degree)
7 = Post graduate degree
9 = missing value

PDEMRACEWHITE. Race Description: White
0 = No
1 = Yes

PDEMSPAN. Spanish/Hispanic origin
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = missing value

HDEMHHINC. Household income (HHLD)
1 = Less than $10,000
2 = $10,000 - $19,999
3 = $20,000 - $24,999
4 = $25,000 - $29,999
5 = $30,000 - $34,999
6 = $35,000 - $39,999
7 = $40,000 - $44,999
8 = $45,000 - $49,999
9 = $50,000 - $74,999
10 = $75,000 - $99,999
11 = $100,000 - $149,999
12 = $150,000 - $249,999
13 = $250,000 or more
99 = missing value

Oversample states
1 = CA
2 = FL
3 = TX
9 = Other states

1 = Men
2 = Women
9 = missing value

Income
1 = < $30,000
2 = $30-50,000
3 = $50-75,000
4 = $75-100,000
5 = $100-150,000
6 = > $150,000

Education
1 = HS or less
2 = Some college
3 = BA
4 = Advanced degree

Age -- 6 cats
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65+

Age -- 5 cats
2 = 18-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65+

Race - ethnicity
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Hispanic
4 = Asian
5 = Other

Geographic division
1 = CT, ME, MA. NH, RI, VT
2 = NJ, NY, PA
3 = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
4 = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
5 = DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV
6 = AL, KY, MS, TN
7 = AR, LA, OK, TX
8 = AZ,CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
9 = AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

1 = GOP
2 = Dems
3 = Indie

630 = Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL
855 = Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA
686 = Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), AL-FL
637 = Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA
709 = Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches), TX