national

Citizenship for Immigrants

registered voters

December 10, 2016—September 17, 2026: 385,342 Responses

Should the United States deport immigrants living here illegally, or offer them a path to citizenship?

100% - Offer path to citizenship

100% - Deport

100% - Neither

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Citizenship

2026-09-17

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

September 17, 2026

100% of population

Total

Offer path to citizenship52%

Deport41%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Total

Offer path to citizenship52%

Deport41%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship60%

Deport33%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship57%

Deport37%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship44%

Deport49%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship47%

Deport46%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship48%

Deport45%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship54%

Deport39%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Offer path to citizenship64%

Deport28%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship45%

Deport48%

Neither2%

Unsure4%

Offer path to citizenship58%

Deport35%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Offer path to citizenship89%

Deport5%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Republican

Offer path to citizenship10%

Deport85%

Neither1%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Offer path to citizenship53%

Deport38%

Neither3%

Unsure6%

Offer path to citizenship45%

Deport48%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Offer path to citizenship75%

Deport16%

Neither2%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Offer path to citizenship62%

Deport31%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship59%

Deport33%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

September 17, 2026100% of population

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Total

52%

41%

2%

5%

Subgroups

age

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

60%

33%

2%

5%

57%

37%

2%

5%

44%

49%

2%

5%

47%

46%

2%

5%

education

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

48%

45%

2%

5%

College Graduate

54%

39%

2%

5%

64%

28%

3%

5%

gender

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

45%

48%

2%

4%

58%

35%

2%

5%

party

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

89%

5%

2%

5%

10%

85%

1%

4%

53%

38%

3%

6%

race

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

45%

48%

2%

5%

Black or African-American

75%

16%

2%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

62%

31%

2%

5%

59%

33%

3%

5%

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