SAN ANTONIO ESCALATES SUPPORT FOR DREAMERZ!

***For Immediate Release, December 2, 2010***

UTSA Students Overwhelmingly Support Provisions of the DREAM Act

According to a recent poll conducted by UTSA political science professors Walter Wilson and Amy Jasperson, UTSA students of both genders, all racial and ethnic demographics, and all major political affiliations overwhelmingly support policy provisions contained in the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to legalization for certain undocumented immigrants and is now pending before Congress.

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, would place undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as minors a path to legal residency if they graduate from high school, stay out of legal trouble, and either serve in the military or attend college. By a ratio of more than 8 to 1, UTSA students support proposals to give individuals who meet these requirements the opportunity to become legal residents. Democrats and Latinos were most likely to support DREAM Act provisions: Democrats by a ratio of 22 to 1, and Latinos by a ratio of 18 to 1. Anglos and Republicans were also overwhelmingly supportive. White respondents supported DREAM Act provisions by a ratio of more than 5 to 1, and Republican respondents supported DREAM Act provisions by a ratio of more than 3 to 1. Further details on survey responses are provided below:

Should undocumented immigrants who arrive in the U.S. as minors, graduate from High School, obey local laws, and either serve in the military or attend college be placed on a path to legal residency?
Student Opinion by Gender
	Yes	No	Don't Know	Total
Male	181	16	15	212
Female	190	29	12	231
Total	371	45	27	443
Student Opinion by Race and Ethnicity
	Yes	No	Don't Know	Total
White/Not Hispanic	146	27	7	180
Hispanic/Latino	165	9	12	186
Minority Racial Groups	60	9	8	21
Total	371	45	27	443
Student Opinion by Party Affiliation
	Yes	No	Don't Know	Total
Democrat	152	7	10	169
Independent	128	12	8	148
Republican	91	26	9	126
Total	371	45	27	443

UTSA Survey 2010 was conducted October 26-27, 2010

Sample Size: 443 currently enrolled students at UTSA, Margin of Error: +/-4.62%

For more information, Contact Dr. Walter Wilson, Ph.D. at walter.wilson@utsa.edu.