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Summary of Pew Research Center Report: Neither Party Gets Good Marks for Handling Illegal Immigration (September 2014)

Report Focus: This report analyzes public opinion on how well political parties represent their views across key issues, with a particular emphasis on illegal immigration.

Key Findings

Illegal Immigration

• Neither party is viewed positively by its base.
  • Republicans: 37% believe the GOP is handling illegal immigration well; 56% does not.
  • Democrats: 47% believe the Democratic Party is handling it well; 44% does not.
• Criticisms Vary:
  • Among Republicans, 33% criticize the GOP for being too willing to allow undocumented immigrants to gain legal status; 18% say it is not willing enough.
  • Among Democrats, opinions are split: 21% fault the party for being too willing to legalize undocumented immigrants, and 20% for being too unwilling.

Abortion

• High division within both parties.
  • Republicans: 44% say the GOP is doing a good job representing their views on abortion; 45% disagree. Most unhappy with the party argue it is not willing enough to restrict abortion.
  • Democrats: 61% say the Democratic Party is doing a good job on abortion; 28% disagree. Equal splits among Democrats on willingness to restrict abortion (24% too willing; 19% not willing enough before revising numbers; report indicates 48% total not good job with specific splits).

Government Spending

• Most respondents rate their party negatively on this issue.
  • Republicans: 60% say the GOP is not doing a good job; 48% criticize it for not being willing enough to cut spending.
  • Democrats: 45% say their party is not doing a good job; 49% say it is. More Democrats (30%) fault the party for not being willing enough to cut spending compared to those (12%) saying it is too willing.

Same-Sex Marriage

• Republicans express more unfavorable views than Democrats.
  • Republicans: 34% rate the GOP positively; 53% do not. Criticisms include being too willing to accept same-sex marriage, with variations by age.
  • Democrats: 62% rate their party positively; 28% do not. Minorities within the party criticize for being too willing or not willing enough to accept same-sex marriage.

Comparative Party Views

• Democrats are generally more positive than Republicans on all four issues, with Democrats scoring higher on representation but similar or lower on specific criticisms.
• Both parties show internal divisions based on factors like age, ideology, and ethnicity, with older Republicans and conservative Democrats more critical.

Methodology: The survey involved 2,002 adults conducted via telephone in September 2014, with a margin of error around 2-4 percentage points.