The Week in Polls: Americans Support Immigration Reform
Americans support immigration reform, women in combat.
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What Americans Are Thinking - Providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is growing in popularity; women should be allowed in combat; food and gas take a bite out of Americans' budgets — and more. — Joyce Jones (Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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Breathe Free - Like the poem on the Statue of Liberty, most Americans welcome immigrants to the U.S. In a Fox News poll published on Jan. 27, 66 percent of Americans say they approve of providing a path to citizenship to undocumented workers — with conditions. Other polls produced similar results. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Women at the Front - Lawmakers are divided over whether women should be allowed to fight in combat. The American public is not. In a Gallup poll published on Jan. 25, 74 percent said they approve of allowing women in combat. (Photo: Tim Bieber / Getty Images)
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The High Cost of Living - In a weak economy, prices tend to go up and Americans are feeling the crunch. In a Gallup poll posted Jan. 25, 79 percent said that energy costs, including gas, are hurting their finances, followed by food (76 percent) and health care (68 percent). (Photo: JGI / Jamie Grill / Getty Images)
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Lending Access - These days free access to computers and the Internet are almost as important as borrowing books. According to Pew Research Center poll results released Jan. 27, 77 percent said such access is a "very important" service, including 92 percent of African-Americans, 86 percent of Latinos and 72 percent of whites. Eighty percent said borrowing books is very important. (Photo: Fuse / Getty Images)
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Keeping Track - Do you weigh yourself regularly or keep a diet diary? In a Pew Research Center poll released Jan. 28, 69 percent of respondents said they track health indicators for themselves or loved ones: 60 percent said they track their weight, diet, or exercise routine and 33 percent said they track symptoms like blood pressure, headaches and sleep patterns. (Photo: Stockbyte / Getty Images)