1. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: April 29, 20081 United States Immigration Policy Issues Facing the Next U.S. President to be Sworn in January 2009 n = 406

2. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: April 29, 20082 How Strongly do You Agree or Disagree that Current United States Immigration Policies Strongly disagree DisagreeAgreeStrongly agree Help your organization’s international recruitment efforts 20%48%28%4% Help your organization keep jobs in the US 20%35%33%12% Help promote national security 18%38%33%11% Help your organization’s ability to compete globally 18%41%35%6% Permit your organization to hire the best talent to remain competitive 12%41%39%8% Help your organization’s ability to compete in the United States 12%40%39%9% Permit your organization to retain the best talent to remain competitive 9%40%42%9% n = 293

3. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: April 29, 20083 Level of Difficulty Organizations Have in Attracting Skilled Workers to the U.S. Under the Current U.S. Immigration Policy n = 199

4. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: April 29, 20084 Effectiveness of Current U.S. Immigration Policy in Not at all effective Slightly effective Somewhat effective Very effective Providing the resources for employers to hire only authorized workers 25%33%37%5% Preventing the hiring of unauthorized workers 25%29%40%6% Encouraging identity fraud20%28%30%32% n = 404

5. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: April 29, 20085 Methodology Response rate = 15% Sample comprised of 409 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership. Margin of error is +/- 5%. Survey fielded the week of April 29, 2008