The battle between Mexican Americans and illegals who think America is their land isn't going to end soon.
Posted on 04/02/2006 8:32:32 AM PDT by Altair333
WASHINGTON - A slim majority of Americans are open to allowing undocumented workers to obtain some sort of temporary legal status to remain in the United States, with stronger support for the idea among Democrats, younger adults and more educated Americans, a new poll finds. Overall, 56 percent of Americans favor offering illegal immigrants a shot at some kind of legal status; roughly two-thirds of those ages 18-34 like the idea and an equal share of those with a college education agree, the AP-Ipsos survey found. While Democrats were more likely to support temporary worker status, with 62 percent favoring the idea, even among Republicans there was majority support, by a narrower 52 percent, according to the poll.
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Don't worry, there only 100 million people left in Mexico and only 60% of them want to come to the USA.
I'm not saying it does validate anything. I am saying they are trying to use a typical liberal bully tactic. No one wants to be called stupid or racist. It is a bully tactic.
What evidence is there that the Time and MSNBC polls are flawed? The link to the MSNBC poll was suspiciously devoid of any discussion about methodology.
Actually it is a bit more complicated than that. If you do not have the carrot with some method of legalization, the Democrats will not vote for it. If you do not have some method of strongly enforcing the first part of it (ie: penalizing employers), most of the Republicans will not support it. So either a comprehensive bill gets through, or none at all and the 11+ million continues to grow.
1003 people polled. A lot would depend on where you drew the sample from. I suspect that these polls are being manipulated.
The same question asked by Lou Dobbs the other night was 92% against, 8% for.
Another "poll" created by the Commies in the MSM in an effort to tell the American people what they are supposed to think. People who are still paying attention to "polls" are morons. "Polls" are not credible. They are creations of the DemocRATS and their toadies in the MSM.
Only if they're Mexican nationals, evidently.
The silent-but vast-majority.
Don't buy into this media-driven, open boarders bullsh** for a second!
No rational person will equate overstaying a visa, or not entering the country legally, to those who rob banks and mug old ladys.
Which probably explains why these sorts of arguments are ineffective.
Enough will when pressed. We don't need that many.
We only have to wait for November for the only poll that counts.
"THIS POLL IS JUST PLAIN HORSES--T GIVE ME A VOTING LIST AND I WILL GIVE YOU ANY RESULTS YOU WANT".
To set a trap for the R's in Congress?
Mexicos answer to the Cuban boat lift which happened under Carter.Only in smaller numbers at a time.Believe me,they are not people you want moving next door.
Yes, the reality is that 11 million won't be deported. However, the legalized guest workers must never be allowed to cut the citizenship quota line.
Notice they polled 18-34 year olds. I suspect that went a long way toward getting the result they wanted.
It seems clear this poll is designed to achieve the desired result. As always, it is essential to know the wording of the questions to know what the poll is saying. Being in favor of "some sort of legal status for work" is a far cry from amnesty in the minds of most people.
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