Posted on 07/16/2005 2:34:21 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
Republican congreesional members' constituents care more about immigration and border security than any othe issue, according to a new congressional insiders poll.
Seventeeen of the 37 Republican House and Senate members who responded to the National Journal's survey identified immigration as the issue "most on the minds of your consituents these days." That easily topped the next closest issue, the economy, which gained 10 votes, followed by gasoline prices with four votes and terrorism with threee votes.
One Republican called immigration the "highest-octane issue in America," while another said, "It is here that the mismatch between the federal government's inaction and the realities at home is the greatest."
Rep. Tom Tancredo, the Colorado Republican who runs the House Immigration Reform Caucus, has said other members of Congress have come up to him recently and said immigration is a dominant issue when they return home for recess periods.
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Of 25 Democratic members of Congress who responded, just two mentioned immigration as the top issue for constituents....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
If you think the Democrats will follow the Buchanan approach on immigration (what all the single issue immigration voters want) then you're a fool. The Democrats, no matter what they might say, would do nothing less than grant full amnesty to every illegal on a regular basis.
yea and the problem will still be there, along with a bunch of other problems
Good observation.
poll questions are a dime a dozen
... vote democrat and see if it gets fixed any faster.In other words, sit down and shut up?
The GOP does not own my vote. If they don't differentiate themselves from the Dems, they're going to find out what it feels like when their base stays home. Mindlessly voting GOP is no better than mindlessly voting Democrat.
Not a chance I could find a Dem worth supporting. I'm fortunate enough to live in a red county. My representation is in the same song book as me.
More importantly, they wouldn't blow smoke at me on an issue that I felt was important.
That'a something I can get from a Dem. But if things should change,...?
I'm tired of the good intentions. I want to see some action. Or no more $$.
The 2008 GOP candidate has not yet appeared, because whoever it is will have this as a PRIMARY issue.
Which one? The observation that George W. Bush won the election and the democrats are the ones considered "mainstream"? :D
If it is so very important to these babosos why the hell have they sat on their butts and done nothing for so long on this issue.
The borders aren't a sieve they are an ocean.
"yea and the problem will still be there, along with a bunch of other problems"
Fortunately I don't plan to sit and cry about if the democrats do win. I plan to keep the pressure on no matter who wins.
Pretty funny.
I'm sorry but to claim immigration voters are "one Issue" is nonsense. Immigration affects just about every social issue from traffic congestion to health care.
A friend sent me that same link over a week ago. God help me but that's the funniest (and saddest) thing I've seen in a while.
Because 3 years away from the national election is too soon to stake out a position, and she will need the immigrant vote for 06.
here = hear
Good point.
LOL! That is exactly what I've been saying.
In all honesty, it just might get fixed faster with Dems back in control!I'm thinking the Dems might have an interest in a closed border. They have the currently largest minority in their back pocket (blacks) and there is a danger that the more family-oriented Hispanics could start supporting the GOP. In any event, the Hispanic vote is up for grabs now. If they can seal the border, they will still own the biggest minority vote lock, stock and barrel. And they will also help to nail that down even more, as there is plenty of antagonism between the black and Hispanic minorities in terms of competition for government benefits.
Maybe Hillary wasn't kidding about that border security thing!
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