Americans want immigration reform, but not via executive order

Americans want immigration reform, but not via executive order
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A 48 percent plurality of Americans oppose President Obama's forthcoming executive action to reportedly shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday. Meanwhile, 38 percent support his plan, and 14 percent have no opinion.

Other polls have found the public similarly skeptical of executive action to address immigration. Still, a robust 57 percent of Americans support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers, a figure that rises to 74 percent when background checks and fines are included in the plan.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.