Maurice Carroll Poll Quotations

This poll reflects local concerns about immigrants gathering on street corners, waiting for jobs, or packed into illegal housing and the like. If you're not here legally, you shouldn't get government benefits, Americans say overwhelmingly. They'd also deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

Despite the common assumption that New Year's Eve is a wall-to-wall party, this poll finds that most people will be safe at home celebrating with friends and family, with the Times Square countdown in the background.

nothing seems to break the Clinton-Giuliani deadlock. Almost everyone has heard of the mayor's marital situation, but the poll numbers show precisely the same standoff we found before all the stories and pictures.