When liberal Oregon votes no for issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens, we can assume these polls are designed to influence, not report fairly. How the questions are worded and related questions makes a difference.
62% oppose the president granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens without the approval of Congress; 26% support presidential amnesty action; 12% are undecided.
If the president does grant amnesty to several million illegal aliens, 55% think Congress should challenge that action in court; 30% disagree; 14% are undecided.
Rasmussen, October 22, 2013 — Poll of likely voters
Only 18% think illegal aliens should be given immediate amnesty; 62% believe legalization should occur only after the border is secured, and 19% are unsure.
56% of American adults want the border secure before any type of amnesty is granted to illegal aliens. Only 37% want amnesty before border security (CBS News, July 2013).
31% of illegal aliens surveyed identified themselves as Democrats; 4% as Republicans. In addition, 23% of illegal aliens lean toward the Democratic Party while 15% lean toward the Republican Party (Pew Hispanic Center, July 2013).
0% of American adults support "stricter border control to try to reduce illegal immigration." This includes 93% Republicans, 76% Democrats, 83% Independents, 74% Blacks, 61% Hispanics, and 75% of 18-39 year olds (ABC News/Washington Post, April 2013).
Latino Opinions, July 2013 — Poll of U.S. Hispanic adults
60% of registered Hispanic voters support granting amnesty to "undocumented immigrants" only if illegal immigration is reduced by 90%. 34% support amnesty before that goal is reached.
56% of registered Hispanic voters (51% all adults) oppose allowing illegal aliens to obtain federal benefits "while they are going through the legalization process and before the 90% goal is reached."
National Journal/Congressional Connections, July 2013 — Poll of U.S. adults
Regardless of whether respondents support amnesty, 77% (90% Republicans, 80% Independents, 65% Democrats) do not think that amnestied aliens should be eligible for government benefits before these aliens become citizens. 20% believe amnestied aliens should receive benefits before attaining citizenship.
33% said it would make them less likely to support a candidate for reelection who voted for "a pathway to citizenship;" 21% said they would more likely support such a candidate.
22% think the U.S. should increase admissions of skilled immigrants; 24% want the number decreased; 47% want to keep the number the same.
29% believe companies should be able to admit as many high-skilled foreign workers as they want; 61% believe there should be restrictions on the number admitted.
59% of likely voters say that securing the U.S. border is more important than amnesty. 34% say that amnesty is more important than border security (Rasmussen, July 2013).
According to MSN polls, 8 out of 10 polar bears hate Rush Limbaugh. (The other two couldn't be reached for comment--they were swimming in the ocean, hunting for penguins to eat.