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　　A majority of Americans still support some form oflegalization for undocumented immigrants who arealready in the country, but opposition to outrightamnesty is growing, along with support for strongerborder security, according to the latest publicopinion polls.

　　In the last year, rumors of amnesty have promptedtens of thousands of Central American children to tryto enter the U.S. illegally in an effort to escapepoverty and gang violence at home.

　　This surge of migrant minors has at times overwhelmed detention facilities and the judicialsystem that must review each case.

　　Opponents of current immigration reform efforts say this humanitarian crisis is also sparkingpublic anger.

　　“I think it is the straw that broke the camel’s back," said Bob Dane, who is with the Federationfor American Immigration Reform. "This current surge of unaccompanied minors is proofpositive that what we’ve been told, that the border is secure, isn’t true. In fact, its proofpositive that the problem is getting worse and the public is upset.”

　　Public opinion polls do show a shift in American attitudes toward immigration policy, accordingto Mark Hugo Lopez, with the Pew Research Center.

　　“Certainly it seems there has been some movement and opinion, particularly amongRepublicans, away from supporting legalization," he said. "But at the same time [there is] agrowing share of Americans -- Republicans, Democrats and Independents -- who say that it isimportant that some sort of significant new legislation pass.”

　　While a majority of Americans may support immigration reform, the conservative Tea Partywing of the Republican Party has been able to block any legislation on this issue.

　　“There is a very strong nativist sentiment afoot, reflected certainly in the Tea Party but manyother conservatives as well, and they’re the ones important in House constituencies, and that’sreally why we haven’t been able to take any action,” said Thomas Mann, a congressional scholarat The Brookings Institution.

　　Immigration opponents accuse President Obama of poorly managing the border and ofcreating an expectation of amnesty when he issued an executive order to end deportationof young immigrants already living in the U.S. Dane says these will be key issues in this year’scongressional elections.

　　“I would not want to be a candidate this year without a clear and concise answer, that I wouldexpect from the public, on why we have an immigration crisis and what you intend to do aboutit,” he said.

　　While most Americans still support immigration reform, they now also say stopping the flow ofundocumented immigrants should be the government’s top priority.

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