No kidding /s
Posted on 11/06/2007 10:18:30 AM PST by neverdem
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 16% take the opposite view and believe that undocumented immigrants should be allowed to get a license.
State surveys in Virginia and Kentucky show similar results.
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans oppose giving drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants. So do 68% of Democrats and 75% of those not affiliated with either major political party. There is little difference along gender, age, or income levels.
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer recently proposed making licenses available to people undocumented immigrants living in New York State. Spitzer’s plan attracted national attention at a Democratic Presidential debate last week when New York Senator Hillary Clinton was asked about the policy and stumbled through an unclear response.
The poll was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Station’s Inc.
Clinton is the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd was the only Democratic Presidential candidate to oppose Spitzer’s policy approach at the debate. However, several of Clinton’s opponents challenged her for failing to provide a clear answer. Clinton did indicate support for “comprehensive” immigration reform, a proposal that proved very unpopular with voters when debated in the Senate last June.
Other recent polls on immigration show that 59% of Americans opposed the Dream Act, a proposal that failed in the Senate last month. In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a state version of the Dream Act and 62% of the state’s voters agree with him.
It remains to be seen whether or not Clinton’s debate gaffe will weaken her chances at winning the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
Clinton has become the unifying theme of Election 2008. While it may gall some...
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Wouldn’t issuing a driver’s license then make them “documented?” At least we’d have SOME way of tracking them.
That’s not enough opposition. In fact, its that very opposition that will make drivers licenses for illegals possible. This is because we live in a Tyranny Of The Offended. One guy gets offended and a million people who weren’t offended are forced to change their ways.
Ok, let's do the math,,,,77% opposed, 16% for,,,,77+16=93, what about the other 7%?
Where's the sarcasm indicator? You haven't heard of "Motor Voter"?
No kidding /s
Sadly it does not matter what American citizens want anymore, a judge will just overrule the people using some obscure interpretation of the law and/or our elected officials will whore themselves out to the highest biddger - foreign or domestic.
An issue so easy, even a NY republican could take advantage of it.
Honestly, hadn’t thought about that. It’s too bad, because it would’ve at least tagged them. But I agree, obviously don’t want them voting Dem.
You're kidding right?
-there aren’t that many of them and I fear they are just like the ones in Washington. But somewhere they grew some common sense. Guess with Pataki gone they can pull themselves together.
Honestly, hadn’t thought about that. It’s too bad, because it would’ve at least tagged them. But I agree, obviously don’t want them voting Dem. AT ALL PERIOD. There, I fixed it.
And if we abolish all laws, our crime problem would also go away!
People who tried to sell Amway to the pollster?
It's about Motor Voter......In Texas, one can register to vote when they get their drivers license...all they have to do is say they are a citizen.
The answer to all of this can be found among the writings of Thomas Jefferson....
The motivation behind this issue is the demorats intend to get them registered to vote. The biggest share of the illiterates always vote demorat. It isn’t rocket science to see the obvious.
The other 7% had to be removed from the survey, they were illegals...
You're dreaming! Almost 50 % of this country consider themselves to be moderates.
Smackdown! By Independents & Moderates
In exit polls, 47 percent of voters described their views as moderate, 21 percent liberal and 32 percent conservative.
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