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Insiders: Immigration Issue Should Help Dems in November

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Updated: April 27, 2012 | 12:31 p.m.
April 26, 2012 | 6:06 p.m.

National Journal's political Insiders generally agreed across the aisle that the issue of immigration stands to help Democrats and hurt Republicans--at least on the margins--in the November elections.

Almost half of the Democratic Insiders said the immigration issue would "help a little" while a little more than a third said it would "help a lot." Among the Republican insiders, more than half believed immigration would "hurt a little," a handful predicted it would "hurt a lot," while three in ten said the issue would have "no effect."

 

How do you think the immigration issue will affect your party's prospects in November?
  Democrats
(100 votes)		 Republicans
(100 votes)
Help a lot 34% 1%
Help a little 47% 8%
No effect 14% 30%
Hurt a little 5% 54%
Hurt a lot 0% 7%

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