Poll Freep: Should the U.S. give an amnesty to illegal immigrants?

CNN Asia ^ | 01.08.04

[Dr. Marten]

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[KantianBurke]

voted. Say NO to Bush's "Amnesty Society!"

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[MinuteGal]

Freeped and bumped.

Leni

[Zipporah]

Yeah.. if you look at the results.. 50/50.. sure reveals exactly WHO this proposal benefits..and the answer is not Americans.

[saveliberty]

Done.


Tom Tancredo's Office has an Immigration Hotline
(202) 226-6994

Also call the RNC and select option 2, political. Please be respectful but firm in your dissent and let them know if you think that this will have a lasting negative effect on other Republican elections- 202-863-8500.


Things that need to be looked at:

1. End the anchor babies. If you do not have a parent who is a US citizen at the time of your birth, you are not a citizen.

2. Due process.
a) Stealing social security numbers (and hence ruining credit, etc.) is punishable to Americans and so it should be for aliens.
b) Violent crimes. A mother called into a radio program and told the tale that her child (6yrs) was molested by an illegal alien. He was caught and tried. The judge let him take a lesser offense so that the INS would not deport him.
c) Create penalties for judges who would release violent criminals that are here illegally to avoid deportation.

3. IRS Reforms. If employers are penalized for employees using false IDs but cannot question the perpetrators, then the IRS must supply such information of theft and fraud to the INS.

4. Employment Reforms. Employers are held accountable if they employ illegals but do not have the right to question any information had by the employees. This must be changed. Employers should have the right to question the accuracy of any information supplied by the employee.

5. Border enforcement. Shore up the resources for patrolling the US land and water borders.

6. End Government sponsored underclasses. Eliminate government subsidies for any and all aliens.

[dawn53]

CNN is pulling a fast one. Bush is not proposing an "amnesty program" in the traditional sense of the term.

[steve50]

Bush is not proposing an "amnesty program" in the traditional sense of the term.

Yeh, it all depends on the meaning of the word "amnesty". I've seen enough of that type political spin.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Voted and bumping.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Voted no.

Yes 47% 1440 votes

No 53% 1612 votes

Total: 3052 votes

[kentuckyusa]

Me too.

[SnarlinCubBear]

Just voted no
54% NO
46% YES

[conservativecorner]

Voted no. FREEPED and a bump!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Any poll from Americans runs from 65 % to 95 %
against this criminal invader amnesty.

[BlackbirdSST]

Bush is not proposing an "amnesty program" in the traditional sense of the term.

You're out of your league as a spinner. Blackbird.

[stop_fascism]

1. End the anchor babies. If you do not have a parent who is a US citizen at the time of your birth, you are not a citizen.

Unfortunately, that would take a constitutional amendment.

[stop_fascism]

I was happy to vote yes, although I agree with Dawn that this is not an amnesty proposal.

I would like to hear a better suggestion from some of the no votes. Deportation is not practical. Our court system cannot handle deportation of 8M people. The simplist solution is to not hire illegals, and not patronize those who do. However, Americans don't have the will to do that.

So what can be done? Give illegals an incentive to identify themselves. Give them an incentive to return home after a specific time. That is the essence of the president's plan. If the plan includes deportation of anyone who doesn't register as a guest worker, it will be very effective.

[saveliberty]

I think the support is there to ratify a new amendment, don't you? Why back off if the methods seem lengthy and difficult?

[robertpaulsen]

"deportation of anyone who doesn't register as a guest worker"

That's when they'll register -- after they've been caught. And we'll let them.

[stop_fascism]

That could be true, but that's not the president's proposal, which gives them a window of opportunity to register.