Poll: Attitudes soften over children of illegal immigrants

Polls show that 41% of Americans think these kids should be able to continue to get public education. It certainly helps no one if they are not allowed in school.    - - Donna Poisl

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

Political battles over get-tough state immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama may be softening Americans' attitudes toward the children of illegal immigrants, a new poll suggests.

Findings released Wednesday by the public education advocacy group Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) show that four in 10 Americans now favor "providing free public education, school lunches and other benefits" to children whose parents are in the USA illegally.
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