Most people in this poll say they want a path for citizenship for illegal immigrants but also have mixed opinions about other questions. - - Donna Poisl
Most support a path to legal status, despite believing immigrants weigh on society
By Becky Schlikerman, Tribune reporter
With a Mexican father who entered the country illegally and a Cuban husband who received U.S. amnesty, Lili Betancourt would be against an Illinois law that would call on local police to jail illegal immigrants.
But reflecting the conflicting attitudes toward immigration in the Chicago region, Betancourt does believe that a dramatic increase of Latino immigrants in her Portage Park neighborhood is ruining her community.
In response to a Tribune/WGN poll taken last month, she sided with a majority of Chicago-area residents surveyed who think illegal immigrants are taking jobs and draining public resources. But they don't want local police hunting them down.
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