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Interviews with 1,009 adult Americans, including 935 registered voters, conducted by telephone by Opinion Research Corporation on August 6-10, 2010. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points and for registered voters is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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22. As you may know, the Constitution says that all children born in the United States are automatically U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' status. Would you favor or oppose a Constitutional amendment to prevent children born here from becoming U.S. citizens unless their parents are also U.S. citizens? Aug. 6-10 2010 Favor 49% Oppose 51%  No opinion 1%

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Favor Oppose No opinion 1993 Sept 8-9 49 47 4

23. Do you favor or oppose a bill in which the federal government would provide 26 billion dollars to state governments to pay for Medicaid benefits and the salaries of public school teachers or other government workers? Aug. 6-10 2010 Favor 60% Oppose 38%  No opinion 2%

 

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37. Do you think gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid? (ASKED OF HALF SAMPLE. RESULTS BASED ON 513 INTERVIEWS IN VERSION A -- SAMPLING ERROR: +/-4.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.) Aug. 6-10 May 14-17 2010 2009 Yes 49% 45%  No 51% 54%  No opinion * 1% 37A. Do you think gays and lesbians should have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid? (ASKED OF HALF SAMPLE. RESULTS BASED ON 496 INTERVIEWS IN VERSION B -- SAMPLING ERROR: +/-4.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.) Aug. 6-10 2010 Yes 52%  No 46%  No opinion 2% 41. As you may know, a group of Muslims in the U.S. plan to build a mosque two blocks from the site in New York City where the World Trade Center used to stand. Do you favor or oppose this plan? Aug. 6-10 2010 Favor 29% Oppose 68%  No opinion 3%