A vast majority of California voters have shown support for the work protections for farmworkers, including illegal immigrants. Such protections include medical benefits, replacement wages, and paid sick leave should they contract COVID-19. 

Based on the latest survey conducted statewide, about 80 percent of the voters in California back companies that provide "full replacement wages for farmworkers" so they can stay home when the virus infects them.

The same survey which the UC Berkeley Institute Governmental Studies also indicated that 79 percent support reasonable pay for workers whether they are holding a gest or legal worker status.

Based on the poll conducted, just more than seven 10 participants believed that both legal and illegal workers should have fair paid and medical sick leave should they get infected by COVID-19. 

The said belief of the majority of the survey participants has the backing strongest among the voters in the Bay Area and Los Angeles County.

Relatively, over nine in 10 voters back providing stations for hand-washing, personal protective equipment of PPE and work situations enabling "the farmworkers to practice social distancing."

How the Survey was Conducted

Essentially, the survey was conducted through the distribution of email invitations to ramble individuals, specifically of the registered voters of the state whose email address, as indicated in the voter registration rolls of the state.

Moreover, the Political Data, Inc. provided the sample to IGS. Political Data is a leading registered voters' lists provider in the whole of California. 

In an effort to enhance the representativeness of the "Latinos who are non-English speakers," the sample was amplified with added "listings of foreign-born Latinos."

Then, upon finalization of the email invitations and questionnaire, they got translated to the Spanish language and evaluated for cultural suitability. Each email invited the California voters to take part in a non-partisan poll that the IGS conducted.

Meanwhile, a link to the website of the IGS where the poll was initially housed was also provided. Reminder emails were also delivered to voters who were on-respondent, plus an opt-out link was also provided for the voters wishing to take part but preferred not to receive emails from the IGS about the 

Deserving to Receive Full Wage Replacement

According to the survey, more than 50 percent of the respondents have strongly agreed that farmworkers, as well as the designated essential workers, deserve to be given "full replacement wages from their employers" should they contract the virus.

Nevertheless, only 30 percent of the Republicans in the state back paying full income to ill farm workers, compared to the Democrats comprising of 73 percent.

Of the voters who think that Trump is fully responsible for the COVID-19 crisis and the lack of medical supplies and tests, more than 70 percent strongly believe that undocumented farmworkers deserve to get the same benefits documented ones are getting should they fall ill with the virus. This number is high compared to voters who comprise 17 percent of those who do not agree that Trump is accountable.

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