[FreeReign]

TIME’s Poll shows that half (50%) of Americans favor deporting all illegal immigrants back to their home countries (45% oppose).

Okay, let's start with the 50% who support deportation of illegals.

Now subtract from that 50% the voters who are Democrats and yes even liberals who want to see illegals deported. What you have left is a position that the Republican party won't support.

The numbers are puny.

We need more people who support the position to deport illegals. The politicians would follow.

[WatchingInAmazement]

We need more people who support the position to deport illegals. The politicians would follow.

More people would be in support of deportation if they understood that the law now is DEPORTATION for illegally entering the country. Since it doesn't happen people assume it's because it isn't yet law.

[F16Fighter]

"The numbers are puny."

And fake.

[Dante3]

All illegal aliens along with criminal or welfare seeking legal immigrants should be deported.

[kenavi]

Okay, let's start with the 50% who support deportation of illegals.

Now subtract from that 50% the voters who are Democrats and yes even liberals who want to see illegals deported. What you have left is a position that the Republican party won't support.

Under your highly, ahem, "original" form of mathematical analysis, would you be able to accept even 100% as sufficient to constitute a "supportable position" for the Republicans, once you subtract from that 100% the democrats, the liberals, the Communists, the Republicans who hate Bush, the Bushites who don't vote, the Wobblies...