A survey conducted for the left-leaning Center for American Progress found a majority of voters support keeping in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as its fate is potentially being decided by the Supreme Court next month. 

The DACA program allows undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to continue to live and work here. 

But the program, first put in placed by President Barack Obama, is being challenged in court and a ruling could come this spring. 

The survey conducted for the think tank found 70 pecent of voters back DACA, compared with 21 percent who do not — including across-the-board backing for Democrats, independents and Republicans. 

A majority of voters, 71 percent, back extending work permits for those with temporary protected status and allow them to continue to work and stay in the United States if their countries have been affected by violent conflicts or natural disasters. 

Sixty-nine percent back extending free coronavirus testing and treatment to DACA recipients. 

And 72 percent of voters believe the president should continue the program even if the court authorizes him to end it. 

The ruling comes amid a pandemic that has brought to forefront immigrants who are working essential jobs in the United States, including nurses like Hina Naveed.

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The survey of 1,004 registered voters was conducted from April 10 to April 14.