national

Citizenship for Immigrants

registered voters

December 10, 2016—April 23, 2026: 375,185 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

2026-04-23

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

April 23, 2026

100% of population

Total

Offer path to citizenship50%

Deport43%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Total

Offer path to citizenship50%

Deport42%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship58%

Deport34%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship54%

Deport39%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship43%

Deport50%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship47%

Deport46%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship47%

Deport47%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Offer path to citizenship54%

Deport39%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Offer path to citizenship63%

Deport29%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship43%

Deport51%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship57%

Deport35%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Offer path to citizenship88%

Deport5%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

party: Republican

Offer path to citizenship9%

Deport85%

Neither2%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Offer path to citizenship49%

Deport42%

Neither3%

Unsure6%

Offer path to citizenship44%

Deport49%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Offer path to citizenship73%

Deport18%

Neither2%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Offer path to citizenship59%

Deport33%

Neither2%

Unsure5%

Offer path to citizenship55%

Deport36%

Neither3%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

April 23, 2026100% of population

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Total

50%

43%

2%

5%

Subgroups

age

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

58%

34%

2%

5%

54%

39%

2%

5%

43%

50%

2%

5%

47%

46%

2%

5%

education

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

47%

47%

2%

5%

College Graduate

54%

39%

2%

5%

63%

29%

3%

5%

gender

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

43%

51%

2%

5%

57%

35%

2%

5%

party

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

88%

5%

2%

5%

9%

85%

2%

4%

49%

42%

3%

6%

race

Offer path to citizenship

Deport

Neither

Unsure

44%

49%

2%

5%

Black or African-American

73%

18%

2%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

59%

33%

2%

5%

55%

36%

3%

5%

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