Migrating opinion: According to National Journal’s PollTrack, President Bush’s immigration proposals were relatively well-recieved Monday night, based on an overnight poll from CNN. Pollsters interviewed 461 adults who watched the primetime TV address that had been identified and pre-screened as part of a larger poll over the weekend. The sample was 41 percent Republican, 23 percent Democrat and 36 percent independent.
Nearly 80 percent said they had a positive reaction to the speech; 67 percent said they had a “generally positive” view of the policies Bush set forth, and 27 percent said they had a “generally negative” view.
About 75 percent said they favored Bush’s proposal to allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship, and about 70 percent said they supported Bush’s proposal to allow foreign citizens to work in the U.S. temporarily.
A new Gallup survey detected a slight bounce for Bush: His approval split came in at 33/61, compared with a 31/65 split from a few days ago. However, just a quarter of respondents said they were satisfied with the direction of the country, down 2 points since Gallup’s April survey.
