Sanctuary Cities (February 2017)
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
| category | column-1 |
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| Strongly support | 22% |
| Somewhat support | 15% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9% |
| Strongly oppose | 41% |
| Don't know | 13% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
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| Strongly support | 41% | 12% | 6% |
| Somewhat support | 24% | 18% | 7% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9% | 13% | 8% |
| Strongly oppose | 10% | 35% | 72% |
| Don't know | 16% | 22% | 7% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
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| Strongly support | 4% | 9% | 5% |
| Somewhat support | 10% | 6% | 5% |
| Somewhat oppose | 8% | 12% | 6% |
| Strongly oppose | 75% | 56% | 81% |
| Don't know | 4% | 16% | 3% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
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| Strongly support | 42% | 22% | 50% |
| Somewhat support | 24% | 35% | 18% |
| Somewhat oppose | 10% | 12% | 8% |
| Strongly oppose | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| Don't know | 14% | 20% | 15% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
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| Strongly support | 53% | 20% | 8% |
| Somewhat support | 22% | 21% | 8% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9% | 11% | 9% |
| Strongly oppose | 8% | 25% | 71% |
| Don't know | 9% | 23% | 5% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
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| Strongly support | 11% | 3% | 11% |
| Somewhat support | 15% | 11% | 1% |
| Somewhat oppose | 19% | 9% | 4% |
| Strongly oppose | 50% | 73% | 78% |
| Don't know | 5% | 4% | 6% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
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| Strongly support | 35% | 50% | 70% |
| Somewhat support | 46% | 21% | 7% |
| Somewhat oppose | 7% | 8% | 12% |
| Strongly oppose | 6% | 11% | 4% |
| Don't know | 7% | 10% | 7% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
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| Strongly support | 45% | 8% | 2% |
| Somewhat support | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9% | 10% | 4% |
| Strongly oppose | 8% | 67% | 87% |
| Don't know | 14% | 9% | 4% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Race is calculated according to the race variable.
| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
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| Strongly support | 18% | 25% | 28% |
| Somewhat support | 12% | 16% | 25% |
| Somewhat oppose | 8% | 15% | 10% |
| Strongly oppose | 53% | 15% | 22% |
| Don't know | 8% | 30% | 15% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
| category | Male | Female |
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| Strongly support | 22% | 22% |
| Somewhat support | 17% | 14% |
| Somewhat oppose | 7% | 11% |
| Strongly oppose | 43% | 38% |
| Don't know | 11% | 14% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
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| Strongly support | 29% | 19% | 16% |
| Somewhat support | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| Somewhat oppose | 11% | 9% | 8% |
| Strongly oppose | 24% | 47% | 53% |
| Don't know | 18% | 10% | 10% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
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| Strongly support | 32% | 25% | 17% | 15% |
| Somewhat support | 23% | 17% | 14% | 10% |
| Somewhat oppose | 12% | 13% | 8% | 6% |
| Strongly oppose | 16% | 30% | 52% | 58% |
| Don't know | 17% | 15% | 9% | 11% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?"
Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
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| Strongly support | 3% | 24% | 17% | 19% | 27% | 28% |
| Somewhat support | 35% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 20% |
| Somewhat oppose | 0% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 11% |
| Strongly oppose | 31% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 33% |
| Don't know | 31% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 9% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
| category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
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| Strongly support | 16% | 17% | 23% | 44% |
| Somewhat support | 15% | 12% | 16% | 22% |
| Somewhat oppose | 9% | 10% | 16% | 5% |
| Strongly oppose | 48% | 47% | 30% | 19% |
| Don't know | 12% | 14% | 15% | 10% |
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Respondents were asked, "Some cities in the United States act as what have been called 'sanctuary cities' for immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. That means that when local police or city government employees learn that someone is in the country illegally, they do not automatically turn that person over to federal immigration enforcement officers for possible deportation.
Supporters of 'sanctuary cities' say that this improves public safety because it encourages people in immigrant communities to work with police to help arrest dangerous criminals without fear of being deported themselves.
Opponents of 'sanctuary cities' say that this practice is a violation of federal law and allows some dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally to continue to commit violent crimes.
Thinking about your own view, do you support or oppose 'sanctuary cities'?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
| category | The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally | The Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literally | The Bible is a book written by men |
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| Strongly support | 15% | 17% | 42% |
| Somewhat support | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| Somewhat oppose | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Strongly oppose | 45% | 50% | 23% |
| Don't know | 16% | 8% | 8% |
