Poll: Most Latinos back pathway to citizenship

While a bipartisan group of senators is on the verge of announcing a proposal to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, the latest issue of the Telemundo/NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Latinos support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

According to the poll, 82 percent of Latinos support “common sense immigration reform” that provides a sensible pathway to citizenship. That’s 18 percent more than most Americans, which is 64 percent.

The poll also shows that 65 percent of Latinos think that immigration strengthens the United States, 11 percent more than most Americans or 54 percent.

Other interesting poll findings are:

– While most Americans (63 percent) think the border with Mexico is not secure, only 49 percent of Latinos share that opinion.

– When asked which party is doing a better job dealing with immigration, 37 percent of Latinos say democrats and 11 percent republicans.

– Hilary Clinton is viewed positively by 65 percent of Latinos, one point above President Obama (64 percent).

– Florida Senator, Marco Rubio is viewed more positively than negatively – 23 percent rated him favorably, 12 percent negatively and 40 percent either did not know him or had no opinion about him.