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4*CriticsofHB56chargethatthelawislikelytoleadtoracialprofilingorother
discriminationagainstpeoplewhoappearforeign.
SupportersarguethatHB56
prohibitsracialprofilingandwillonlyaffectpeoplewhoareviolatingimmigrationlaws,
nomattertheirraceorethnicity.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestreflectsyour
views?
22%HB56islikelytoleadtodiscriminationagainstpeoplewhoappearforeign,
especiallypeoplewhoareHispanic
66%HB56willonlybeenforcedwhenthereisevidencethatsomeoneofany
raceorethnicityisinthecountryillegallyandwillnotrelyonprofiling
12%Notsure
5*TheObamaadministrationhassuedAlabamatopreventthestatefromenforcingHB
56,claimingthatimmigrationenforcementisafederalresponsibility.Whichofthe
followingstatementsbestdescribesyourviews?
28%YouagreewiththeObamaadministrationthatimmigrationisafederal
matterandAlabamashouldnottrytoenforcelawsagainstillegalimmigration
62%YoudisagreewiththeObamaadministrationandstatesshouldbeableto
assistthefederalgovernmentinimmigrationenforcement
10%Notsure
6*OpponentsofHB56havemountedanefforttohavethelawrepealedbythestate
legislature.Doyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,somewhatopposeorstrongly
opposerepealingHB56?
33%SUPPORT
18%StronglysupportrepealingHB56
15%SomewhatsupportrepealingHB56
54%OPPOSE
14%SomewhatopposerepealingHB56
40%StronglyopposerepealingHB56
13%NOTSURE
NOTE:
Margin
of
Sampling
Error,
+/
4.5
percentage
points
with
a
95%
level
of
confidence
