A new Washington Post/ABC poll finds that 58 percent of Americans support Arizona's tough new immigration law. Support is strongest among Republicans and independents, and least strong among Democrats, especially minority Democrats.
Still, the support is qualified in some respects. Even as a majority of Americans back the measure ? which gives law enforcement officers authority to check the immigration status of people they have stopped or arrested ? 57 percent of Americans also favor giving illegal immigrants who are already in the country a chance to become legal, if they pay fines and meet other requirements. Almost half of Republicans polled also support the path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
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