The general consensus in Washington is that a bill expanding legal immigration for high-skilled and low-skilled workers alike could find Republican support with ease — it’s dealing with undocumented immigrants that’s the hard part. But a poll by Pew Research suggests the political environment may be tilted in the opposite direction.According to the Pew poll released on Thursday, a whopping 73 percent of Americans believe undocumented immigrant should be able to live and work legally in the country. And a plurality of 44 percent favor granting them eventual citizenship as well, a core component of the bipartisan immigration bill being debated in the Senate. The poll, which surveyed 1,504 adults and has a margin of error of 2.9 points, is in line with an array of surveys showing strong bipartisan support for legalizing the undocumented population in one way or another.
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