Posted on 05/06/2005 6:30:14 PM PDT by Founding Father
INVASION USA
Zogby poll: Americans fed up on illegal aliens
Majority against Bush plan for workers, 81% think local police should help feds
Posted: May 6, 2005 7:44 p.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
A new opinion poll by Zogby International indicates Americans are hardly pleased with the Bush administration on the subject of illegal immigration.
The poll, cited on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" program yesterday, noted a huge majority – 81 percent – believes local and state police should help federal authorities enforce laws against illegal immigration. Only 14 percent disagreed.
Voters were also asked, "Do you support or oppose the Bush administration's proposal to give millions of illegal aliens guest worker status and the opportunity to become citizens?" Only 35 percent gave their support, and 56 percent said no.
"A majority opposed illegal immigration," pollster John Zogby told CNN. "In fact, when you combine those two terms, 'illegal and immigration,' it really conjures up a considerable amount of negatives. And, in fact, we find that it's really across the board."
According to the report, the greatest opponents of illegal immigration are Democrats, African-Americans, women and people with household income below $75,000, those with the most to lose in the job market.
When it came to the status of the nation's borders, respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree that the federal government should deploy troops on the Mexican border as a temporary measure to control illegal immigration?" A clear majority – 53 percent – agree, while 40 percent disagree.
"The Minuteman program highlighted the fact that we need more tighter border security," Phil Kent of American Immigration Control Foundation told the network. "So I think these numbers again are good. It's a good civics lesson for the American people. It shows our elected leaders that we want action."
In summing up her report, CNN correspondent Lisa Sylvester noted, "So, while the public wants tougher borders, politicians are pushing to leave them open. A real disconnect."
Dobbs responded to that statement, saying: "The disconnect that you referred to, Lisa, between our elected officials and the people of this country is in no – on no other issue any more dramatic than on the issue of illegal immigration. The Zogby poll is just simply the most recent in a string of polls that show that the American people want their borders secure, they want immigration laws to be enforced, and to clean up what has become an atrocious mess on the part of our elected representatives serving better the interests of U.S. multinationals than the people who are working for a living in this country."
Within a week of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the U.S., Zogby polled Americans on border security and immigration issues.
When asked whether the government was doing enough to control the border and screen those allowed into the country, 76 percent said the government was not doing enough.
Regarding future threats to the U.S., 72 percent of likely voters in 2001 said a dramatic increase in resources devoted to border control and enforcement of immigration laws would help reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in the future.
Is he right because his poll agrees with your opinion?
I try to stay consistant and completely ignore anything Zogby releases.
I would like to think you saw some of my posts over the last couple of months stating the same thing.
I am glad to see at least one other "contitutionalist" at this forum.
It was also another nice touch that you posted FreeRepublic.com's logo stating the forum's motto:
"Defending Our Constitution."
Bravo!
ping
Crime in Mexico: Fear of captivity
Oddly enough, this article (June 2004) begins as follows:
"JUAN (not his real name) had a cruel May. In that month alone, seven of his friends and acquaintances were kidnapped, and three of those were killed."
And?...
If so many are opposed to illegal immigration, why do they elect so many politicians who are strongly in favor of it?
I only take polls seriously when they are reflected in the voting booth.
"We need to build a damn fence. No immigration policy means anything until we have a way to physically keep the illegals out..."
I beg to differ. Land mines, lots of land mines. As for a fence, I suppose, but put plenty of sparkly glass pieces. As for those snotty hippies putting water fountains in the desert, add a little cyanide. Sounds evil, but I am fed up.
When this open border policy goes awry, and it will, the proponents of it will face hell fire and damnation, one "George W. Bush" will suffer more than any other.
I am so sick of the gutless stance of our #@*&$% elected politicians I simply cannot state how I really, really feel, for FR does have standards of decorum.
I probably first saw those parts of the Constitution posted here on FR by you! So THANKS!!
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............
"But ironically, probably the biggest victims are those who are wasting their lives away complaining about Mexicans instead of getting jobs and building normal lives."
You sound like someone with illegal immigrant low wage criminals under your hire.
Kill'em now, or kill'em later, mox nix.
Machts nichts.
ping
Reads like a Harlequin Romance.
They have a fence. What they need is a wall...like the one in China.
In San Diego, they've been pandering to Mexicans for eons. When they decided to bring back the 'street car', the first one went from downtown San Diego to the Mexican border.
Maybe, in time, the Mexicans will take back California, Arizona and Texas.
Every time the National or State Republican party call me for more money, I tell them not one cent until our borders are secure and a start is made to deport these CRIMINAL INVADERS.
"4) By allowing virtually unrestricted immigration, Fox and Bush hope that potential revolutionaries will go to America, see the capitalist system in action, and be innoculated against Marxist lunacy."
But, but...we have Marxist lunacy here in America. All you have to do is listen to the liberals.
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