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ty about whether Social Security will 
be there for future retirees. Among voters under age 65, opinions are 
almost evenly divided: 46 percent think there will be enough money to 
pay their full benefits, while 50 percent think it's unlikely.Twelve percent 
think it is "very" likely there will be enough money for full 
benefits.Meanwhile, the notion of means-testing benefits as a cost-cutting 
measure is a no-go. Fifty-nine percent of voters say everyone who paid 
Social Security taxes should receive an equal amount when they retire. Just 
over a third -- 36 percent -- would rather see the benefit 
based on financial need.Poll Pourri ...Is the nation's job situation is 
getting better or worse? Take your pick: 42 percent are optimistic, while 
44 percent see darker clouds. Either way, just over half -- 51 
percent -- disapprove of how Obama is handling job creation (43 percent 
approve).Partisanship plays a big role in those views: 71 percent of Democrats 
approve of Obama's record on job creation, while 81 percent of Republicans 
disapprove.And 60 percent of Democrats think the situation is getting better, 
while 63 percent of Republicans say it's getting worse.Overall, a 60-percent 
majority is dissatisfied with conditions in the U.S. By comparison, 79 percent 
were dissatisfied in the days before Obama took office in January 2009.Some 
40 percent of voters are currently satisfied with the way things are 
going in the country, up slightly from 37 percen
mbers, such as Wisconsin's Paul Ryan have 
been speaking out in favor of a comprehensive solution to immigration. But 
unlike in the Senate, where a number of Republicans have begun to 
embrace far-reaching immigration legislation as a necessary remedy for a 
Republican Party that has struggled to maintain support from Hispanic voters, 
many Republican House members represent districts where Latino voters aren't 
a significant factor.Supporters of immigration legislation believe that 
the best way to pressure the House to act would be for 
the Senate to pass immigration legislation with a convincing majority including 
a large number of Republican supporters. Schumer and McCain predicted just 
that outcome Thursday, saying they hoped for support from a majority of 
Republican senators in addition to a majority of Democrats."I think it's 
very doable," McCain said.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, 
D-Vt., said Thursday that in the wake of three days of hearings 
on the Senate immigration bill, his committee will begin to amend and 
vote on the legislation May 9. Action on the Senate floor may 
come in June. The bill would secure the border, usher in new 
work visa programs for high- and low-skilled workers, require employers 
to verify workers' legal status and put immigrants living here illegally 
on a 13-year path to citizenship.Despite Goodlatte's preference for breaking 
immigration up into multiple bills, a bipartisan group in the Hous

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