Yet one of the bill's primary goals - to provide a way for people who are in this country illegally to gain legal citizenship under certain conditions - wins broad and bipartisan support. Overall, 63% of the public - and nearly identical numbers of Republicans, Democrats and independents - favor such an approach if illegal immigrants "pass background checks, pay fines and have jobs."
View full article "Mixed Views on Immigration Bill" on the Pew Research Center Web site.
Read a more comprehensive report on the Pew Research Center for People and the Press Web site.