Poll: California voters almost evenly divided on Arizona's immigration law

By Nicole C. Brambila • The Desert Sun • July 17, 2010

A poll released Friday shows California voters almost evenly split on Arizona's controversial immigration law.

Roughly 49 percent of registered voters support the law, which, if a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction isn't successful, goes into effect July 29.

Forty-five percent of those polled in a telephone survey conducted June 22 through July 5 opposed the law.

The remaining 6 percent had no opinion.

Among the California Field Poll's findings:

Support for the law falls largely along ideological lines with Republicans strongly supporting it (77 percent) and Democrats opposing (62 percent).

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