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Sinkspur post#61: The vast majority of Americans care about illegal immigration, but not that much.
Your usual misinformed spin.
Americans Talk About Illegal Immigration
RoperASW Poll, March 2003
Prepared for Negative Population GrowthFollowing are the highlights of the findings of a nationally representative survey of 1,012 American adults (18+) who live in the continental United States. All sample was drawn randomly from an RDD (random digit dialing) list. For more details or to read the full report, click here.
Three Americans in Four Would Reduce Number of Immigrants Allowed Annually Into the U.S.
- 76% of those polled prefer legal immigration less than current levels of almost one million a year.
- 58% of those polled prefer legal immigration levels of less than 300,000 a year.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003Virtually All Americans Believe Illegal Immigration Is a “Serious” Problem; Majority Believes It Is “Very Serious”
- 85% of those polled believe illegal immigration is a "serious" problem.
- 55% of those polled believe illegal immigration is a "very serious" problem.
- 68% of those polled agree with halting illegal immigration as a goal.
- 67% of those polled agree with reducing the number of illegal aliens now present in the United States to near zero as a goal.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003Methods to Deal with Illegal Immigration
87% of those polled support sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens.
To Halt Illegal Immigration, Policy of Mandatory Detention of Illegals Is Preferred Over Prison, but Both Have Strong Support
- 83% of those polled support mandatory detention and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation for anyone here illegally.
- 70% of those polled support a mandatory prison term and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation, for anyone here illegally.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003To Reduce Number of Illegal Immigrants to “Near Zero,” Policy of Mandatory Detention of Illegals Is Preferred Over Prison, but Both Have Strong Support
- 78% of those polled support mandatory detention and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation for anyone here illegally.
- 69% of those polled support a mandatory prison term and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation, for anyone here illegally.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003Employers and Illegal Immigration
Majority of Americans Support Verification and Sanctions Against Employers Who Hire Illegal Aliens
- 87% of those polled agree and 69% strongly agree that the Federal government should strictly enforce present laws calling for criminal penalties for employers who, after having been repeatedly fined, continue to knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
- 79% agree and 67% strongly agree that the Federal government should strictly enforce present laws calling for heavy fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
- 79% agree and 58% strongly agree that the Federal government should require all employers to verify U.S. citizenship or lawful presence for each job applicant by a telephone or online check to a central data base maintained by the U.S. government.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003Role of State and Local Governments
Majority of Americans Agree Congress Should Require State/Local Government Agencies to Notify Both Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and Local Law-Enforcement Agencies When They Determine a Person is Here Illegally or Has Presented a False ID
- 88% agree and 68% strongly agree that Congress should pass a law requiring state and local government agencies to notify both the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and their local law-enforcement agency when they determine that a person is here illegally, or has presented a false identification document.
- 85% agree and 62% strongly agree that Congress should pass a law requiring state and local governments, and law enforcement agencies, to apprehend and turn over to the INS illegal immigrants with whom they come in contact.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003Poll categories
- Legal Immigration - Illegal Immigration - Methods to Deal with Illegal Immigration - Employers and Illegal Immigration - Role of State and Local Governments
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On another note, there's a brilliant suggestion by a guy named Ed Rubinstein (on a site which is STRENG VERBOTEN on FR--can't even name or link it...sorry...) for a "supply side" solution to illegal immigration. As an alternative to deportation, TAX illegals discriminatorily and disproportionately. Tax their remittances to Mexico.
You subsidize something, you get more of it; you tax it, you get less. Right now, we subsidize illegal immigration. Let's tax the HELL out of it!
Hope people take the time to read it.
The pro-amnesty/open borders faction is the minority opinion in America today and for good reason.
Your usual misinformed spin. (Originally addressed to sinkspur)Ah ha.- 78% of those polled support mandatory detention and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation for anyone here illegally.
- 69% of those polled support a mandatory prison term and forfeiture of property, followed by deportation, for anyone here illegally.
RoperASW Poll, March 2003
Americans Talk About Illegal Immigration
RoperASW Poll, March 2003
Prepared for Negative Population GrowthFollowing are the highlights of the findings of a nationally representative survey of 1,012 American adults (18+) who live in the continental United States. All sample was drawn randomly from an RDD (random digit dialing) list. For more details or to read the full report, click here.
WERE these folks HONEST enough to
a) post the questions posed to the people they polled?
b) DO they detail the questions in the order actually asked?
c) ARE there any recordings of a typical poll-call?
WHAT I'm getting at is - was this conducted in the vein of a "push-poll"?