The recession has a lot of people think that now is not the right time for CIR. But, the opinion polls show otherwise.

By consistently strong majorities, Americans want a fair, common sense plan to fix our broken immigration system. In 2009 as in previous years, voters want the President and Congress to advance an immigration plan that legalizes the undocumented workforce and requires them to pay taxes; and restores the rule of law.

Majority of them also believe that those illegal immigrants should not be forced to leave and were not responsible for taking American jobs.

[America’s Voice, Benenson Strategy Group Poll, 5/14/09]