national

Citizenship for Immigrants

registered voters

December 10, 2016—February 19, 2026: 370,841 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

2026-02-19

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

February 19, 2026

100% of population

Total

Offer path to citizenship51%

Deport42%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

100% of population

Total

Offer path to citizenship51%

Deport42%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship59%

Deport34%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship55%

Deport38%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship44%

Deport49%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship47%

Deport45%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship48%

Deport45%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship54%

Deport38%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Offer path to citizenship63%

Deport29%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship44%

Deport49%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship58%

Deport34%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Offer path to citizenship88%

Deport5%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Republican

Offer path to citizenship10%

Deport84%

Neither2%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Offer path to citizenship51%

Deport40%

Neither3%

Unsure6%

Offer path to citizenship45%

Deport48%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Offer path to citizenship73%

Deport17%

Neither2%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Offer path to citizenship61%

Deport31%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship57%

Deport35%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

February 19, 2026100% of population

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Total

51%

42%

2%

5%

Subgroups

100% of population

age

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

59%

34%

2%

5%

55%

38%

2%

5%

44%

49%

2%

5%

47%

45%

2%

5%

education

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

48%

45%

2%

5%

College Graduate

54%

38%

2%

5%

63%

29%

3%

5%

gender

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

44%

49%

2%

5%

58%

34%

2%

5%

party

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

88%

5%

2%

5%

10%

84%

2%

4%

51%

40%

3%

6%

race

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

45%

48%

2%

5%

Black or African-American

73%

17%

2%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

61%

31%

2%

5%

57%

35%

3%

5%

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