The Week in Polls: Americans Support Immigration Reform

Americans support immigration reform, women in combat.

Americans Weigh In - Congress loses a popularity contest, the number of interracial marriages in the United States reaches all-time high, President Obama gets kudos for fiscal cliff dealings, plus more national polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

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What Americans Are Thinking - Providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is growing in popularity; women should be allowed in combat; food and gas take a bite out of Americans' budgets — and more. — Joyce Jones (Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)

Breathe Free - Like the poem on the Statue of Liberty, most Americans welcome immigrants to the U.S. In a Fox News poll published on Jan. 27, 66 percent of Americans say they approve of providing a path to citizenship to undocumented workers — with conditions. Other polls produced similar results. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Breathe Free - Like the poem on the Statue of Liberty, most Americans welcome immigrants to the U.S. In a Fox News poll published on Jan. 27, 66 percent of Americans say they approve of providing a path to citizenship to undocumented workers — with conditions. Other polls produced similar results. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Women at the Front - Lawmakers are divided over whether women should be allowed to fight in combat. The American public is not. In a Gallup poll published on Jan. 25, 74 percent said they approve of allowing women in combat. (Photo:  Tim Bieber / Getty Images)

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The High Cost of Living - In a weak economy, prices tend to go up and Americans are feeling the crunch. In a Gallup poll posted Jan. 25, 79 percent said that energy costs, including gas, are hurting their finances, followed by food (76 percent) and health care (68 percent). (Photo:  JGI / Jamie Grill / Getty Images)

Lending Access - These days free access to computers and the Internet are almost as important as borrowing books. According to Pew Research Center poll results released  Jan. 27, 77 percent said such access is a "very important" service, including 92 percent of African-Americans, 86 percent of Latinos and 72 percent of whites. Eighty percent said borrowing books is very important.  (Photo: Fuse / Getty Images)

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Lending Access - These days free access to computers and the Internet are almost as important as borrowing books. According to Pew Research Center poll results released  Jan. 27, 77 percent said such access is a "very important" service, including 92 percent of African-Americans, 86 percent of Latinos and 72 percent of whites. Eighty percent said borrowing books is very important. (Photo: Fuse / Getty Images)

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Calling Girls “Fat” May Increase Their Risk for Obesity - Telling girls that they are “fat” can increase their risk of obesity. Researchers found that girls (both Black and white) who were ridiculed were 1.66 times more likely to be obese by the age of 19. It’s believed that this negativity can help foster feelings of despair and usher in even more unhealthy lifestyle choices, HealthDay writes.(Photo: GettyImages)

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Keeping Track - Do you weigh yourself regularly or keep a diet diary? In a Pew Research Center poll released Jan. 28, 69 percent of respondents said they track health indicators for themselves or loved ones: 60 percent said they track their weight, diet, or exercise routine and 33 percent said they track symptoms like blood pressure, headaches and sleep patterns. (Photo: Stockbyte / Getty Images)

Herman Cain Tries Out His Comedic Chops on Jan. 17 - The former presidential candidate jokes about faux political pundit Stephen Colbert. @THEHermanCain: TO be clear I won't be assuming [Stephen] Colbert's identity. We are very different when it comes to the color of our—hair. (Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Think About It - Senator Herman Cain? Senator Kasim Reed? They haven't yet said they'll pursue a soon-to-be open Senate seat, but the polling has begun. In a poll from HEG On-Target Solutions/Apache Political, 39 percent of Republicans said they'd vote for Cain. Reed won 25 percent of Democratic support in a potential match-up with his nearest opponent. (Photo:  Mark Wilson/Getty Images)