Public Split On President Bush's Immigration Speech

The public is split on President Bush's Immigration address, half disappointed, half impressed. That's the finding of an overnight Zogby poll.

Overall, 47% said they liked the Monday speech, while 47% said they were disappointed.

About seven in 10 Republicans said they generally liked the speech, while 29% said they were disappointed. Among Democrats, 70% said they were disappointed, while 19% said they liked the speech, a slightly higher percentage of Democrats than usually support Bush. Eleven percent of Democrats said they were undecided.

Independents were split down the middle, with about half liking the speech and half disappointed. Among moderates, 34% said they liked the speech, while 58% said they were disappointed.

Asked whether they thought the Bush plan meant the illegal immigration problem would be solved, 47% said it is more likely to get solved, while 49% said they think the plan makes it less likely to be solved.

The Zogby Interactive poll was conducted after the President’s Monday night speech and has a margin of error of +/– 3.5 percent.