Here are the questions we asked 68 people around the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall on June 18, 2007, and Federal Triangle area on June 19, 2007.
1) Are you an American citizen?
2) What area of the world or the U.S. do you live in?
3) Do you consider the area where you live to be populated by immigrants?
4) What country do you think most immigrants to the U.S. come from?
5) Do you think immigrants are beneficial to the U.S.?
6) Do you agree with this statement: “Immigrants love this country more than Americans because they chose to come here”?
7) Do you think immigrants should have the same rights as American citizens?
8) Do you think that the immigrations laws in the U.S. today are fair to immigrants?
9) Do you understand what the proposed immigration legislation in Congress is about?
a. Do you believe that the U.S. should have more border security?
b. Do you think that immigrants with more education should be able to come to the U.S. more easily?
c. Do you think immigrants with family members already in the U.S. should be able to enter the U.S. easier?
d. Do you think the 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. right now should have a chance to become citizens?
10) Do you think that children that are illegal immigrants should be deported?