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....
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"Maybe Hillary wasn't kidding about that border security thing!"
I wouldn't go that far.
They would not be worried if they didn't have such a pathetic record.
Why don't we, Joe Six pack send our esteemed Congressmen and Senators pesos bills in an envelope with the caption, that they will get just pesos for their reelection campaign, if the Border Issue is not addressed in earnest.
I will bet 100 to 1 that this stunt will get their attention, more so than their lousy polls.
Moreover, since we know that the politicians life line is "cash", a message like this will sent shock wave thru their ranks if it becomes real.
For this to be effective we need to start doing it just about know, before the elections, and put them on notice!
I agree. I'll vote principle over party every time.
Some guy like Ross Perot needs to come along to scare them. When big chunks of the electorate defect to a third party, the major parties start to listen very quickly.
"The Solution to Illegal Immigration?"
I was LMAO!!
Tell me, is it illegal to dress up as an immigration officer, or decorate your SUV to look like a border patrol vehicle?
I am thinking what driving around their hangouts dressed like that will do to their state of mind! Or just getting a group of people dressed like that all running towards a group of them!!
Even funnier, it would get to the "cry wolf" stage, when they would start to ignore REAL border patrols!!
Even pesos add up. How 'bout I mail a centavo instead?
Why not keep one's money, if one is not going to have any action, either way?
Why would the active importation(by active inaction) of 30 million breeding proto-type democrats freak out some republicans.?.
DuuuuH...
Immigration doesn't appear to move Democrats the same way it moves Republicans. Of 35 Democratic members of Congress who responded, just two mentioned immigration as the top issue for constituents, while another person specifically disregarded immigration, saying his or her constituents were talking about "all of these issues except immigration."
One of the two Democrats who did cite immigration as the top constituent concern said it is a difficult balancing act. "The burning question of 'What can we do to simultaneously support the plight of undocumented immigrants while still keeping our streets and borders safe?' has never been more prevalent," the lawmaker said.
You may remember that a similar trick worked a few years ago. Tea bags, were mailed after talk radio jacked up the little guy. Tax cuts......
"I'll stay home thank you very much!"
The problem with doing that is your "protest" vote does not get counted. I voted for the Constitution Party everywhere I could in 04' except for Tancredo. In this way the people who analyze the figures will see a trend of votes going to conservative 3rd parties and the Reps will see they are losing conservative voters.
"But, keep withholdig your funds to the GOP... /sarcasm..."
Talk is cheap. When I see some action, then my wallet will open up once again to the RNC. Not until then.
Amen, I can vote for a conservative with whom I legitimately disagree on some issues. But I can't vote for someone who would blow smoke up my kazoo!
Aw-w-w-w isn't that nice? They are actually giving some lip-service to the problem. That is so-o-o-o wonderful of them. Why, they may have to play a few rounds of golf to discuss the problem now and again.
The whole bunch of lily-livered limp-wristed do-nothing Senators and Congressmen make me just want to p*&k
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