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Border & Immigration

90 Percent Of California Voters Polled Favor Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants

By John Rosman / Digital Editor, KPBS
Published February 22, 2013 at 8:08 AM PST

In California there is near unanimous support for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to the state's Field Poll.

Across California, 90 percent of voters favor citizenship for undocumented immigrants under conditions of living here for a number of years, current employment, learning English and paying back taxes.

A 53 percent majority of voters also favor allowing undocumented residents to obtain California driver's licenses.

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The Field Poll highlights the strong Latino presence in the nation’s largest state. Later this summer, Latinos are positioned to surpass whites as the largest demographic group in California.

The Field Poll is a state-wide, non-partisan public opinion survey established in 1947.

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John Rosman
John Rosman is the digital editor for KPBS News. He oversees all news content on KPBS.org and across all digital properties. Prior, John was the social media editor for Fronteras Desk. Before heading south, John was a digital producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. There he led the flagship radio program Think Out Loud in all aspects of digital media. Working with OPB's cultural website, Arts & Life, he also produced multimedia features. By way of metro Detroit, John is a proud graduate of the University of Oregon's School of Journalism. He has worked as an editor in television and film. But he found his passion for public radio during a long winter, in a lonely hotdog stand. When John's away from the office, you can find him catching up on all the sun he missed in Oregon.
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