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New Poll: Americans Prefer House Approach on Immigration
U.S. Newswire ^ | 5-3-2006 | Steven Camarota

Posted on 05/03/2006 7:45:44 PM PDT by nckerr

WASHINGTON, May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new Zogby poll of likely voters, using neutral language (i.e., avoiding the words "amnesty" or "illegal alien"), finds that Americans prefer the House of Representatives' enforcement-only bill by 2-1 over Senate proposals to legalize illegal immigrants and greatly increase legal immigration. The poll was conducted for the Center for Immigration Studies. Complete results are on line at:

http://www.cis.org/articles/2006/2006poll.html.

-- On immigration generally, Americans want less, not more, immigration. Only 26 percent said immigrants were assimilating fine and that immigration should continue at current levels, compared to 67 percent who said immigration should be reduced so we can assimilate those already here.

-- While the Senate is considering various bills that would increase legal immigration from 1 million to 2 million a year, only 2 percent of Americans believe current immigration is too low. This was true for virtually every grouping in the survey by ethnicity, income, age, religion, region, party, or ideology.

-- When offered by itself, there is strong support for the House bill: 69 percent said it was a good or very good idea when told that it tries to make illegals go home by fortifying the border, forcing employer verification, and encouraging greater cooperation with local law enforcement, while not increasing legal immigration; 27 percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.

-- Support for the House approach was widespread, with 81 percent of Republicans, 72 percent of independents, 57 percent of Democrats, and 53 percent of Hispanics saying it was good or very good idea.

-- When offered by itself, there is also some support for the Senate approach, though not as much as for the House bill: 42 percent said the Senate approach was a good or very good idea when told it would allow illegal immigrants to apply for legal status provided they met certain criteria, and it would significantly increase legal immigration and increase enforcement of immigration laws; 50 percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.

-- There were few groups in which a majority supported the Senate plan, even when presented by itself. Exceptions included Hispanics, 62 percent of whom said it was a good or very good idea, and the most liberal voters (progressives), 54 percent of whom approved of it.

-- When given three choices (House approach, Senate approach, or mass deportation), the public tends to reject both the Senate plan and mass deportations in favor of the House bill; 28 percent want the Senate plan, 12 percent want mass deportations, while 56 percent want the House approach.

-- But when given a choice between just the House and Senate approaches, without the choice of mass deportations, the public prefers the House approach 64 percent to 30 percent.

-- One reason the public does not like legalization is that they are skeptical of the need for illegal-immigrant labor. An overwhelming majority of 77 percent said there are plenty of Americans to fill low-wage jobs if employers pay more and treat workers better; just 15 percent said there are not enough Americans for such jobs.

-- Another reason the public does not like Senate proposals to legalize illegals and double legal immigration is that 73 percent said they had little or no confidence in the ability of the government to screen these additional applicants to weed out terrorists and criminals.

-- The public also does not accept the argument we have tried and failed to enforce the law: 71 percent felt that past enforcement efforts have been "grossly inadequate," while only 19 percent felt we had made a "real effort" to enforce our laws.

The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan research organization which examines and critiques the impact of immigration on the United States.

http://www.usnewswire.com/


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; bordersecurity; bushamnesty; hr4437; illegalaliens; illegals; immigrantlist; immigrationpoll; immigrationreform; invasionusa; openborders; zogby
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
Shows what you know... NOT!!!

I own lifetime, unlimited Long-Term Care Insurance with a top rated insurance company, do you???

261 posted on 05/04/2006 9:26:35 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Without consistent core conservatives in charge, the GOP is fast becoming the Gelded Old Party!!!)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

"Amazing how, almost two decades after the demise of communism and its system of rigorous control over its slaves (internal passports, work permits, state permission to relocate, et cetera), some folks want to put the shackles on their own wrists and ankles."

What do you propose as a more worthy solution? Maybe you like the idea of the Democrats suddenly having 20M legal voters? This because you don't think it's appropriate to enforce our laws. What is the difference between the communism you accuse us of voluntarily accepting, and the communism we will face under democrat control of our government that will result from the legalization of 20M illegal immigrant socialists? You are surely a troll or maybe even a traitor.


262 posted on 05/04/2006 9:30:14 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: antisocial
You are surely a troll or maybe even a traitor.

Wow. Pointing out that some people want to have the sort of police state that the Soviet Union had is now suddenly "treason."

264 posted on 05/04/2006 9:34:50 AM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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.........but is the deaf Bush Administration listening.


265 posted on 05/04/2006 9:36:12 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!)
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To: nckerr
The GOP and the Admin are now between the rock and the hard place, but I don't say we should let either off the hook.

If there had been good-faith enforcement of border security from 2000 GWB would not now be faced with having alienated Joe Sixpack, and that is what he has done.

If GWB had not winked and grinned at Vicente, and worked tirelessly to promote Vicente at the expense of low-income American citizens, if he had simply not backed off from the issue and made those enraging statements about "willing lawbreaking for willing lawbreaking employers"--

if he had just and "I am bound by oath to protect our sovereignty, something Mexico does without apology every day."

But he didn't. And the leftist radical Latinos now have a pulpit and an audience, and all the selling-out in the world hasn't made them love Bush.

Now I do not know what the GOP can do to salvage themselves--

266 posted on 05/04/2006 9:42:25 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: nckerr
Great Poll!

More evidence that the protests by illegal aliens are backfiring on them.

267 posted on 05/04/2006 11:02:56 AM PDT by 4Freedom (America is no longer the 'Land of Opportunity'. It's the 'Land of Illegal Alien Opportunists'!!!)
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To: sinkspur

let the businesses hire anyone they want - so long as when they are tapped on the shoulder and told they are illegals, they do something about it. they get 3 chances to comply, if they fail to comply - their business is closed down for some period of time, and they are fined. no one needs to be arrested or taken to trial or anything like that. its simply a matter of sanctions, fines, etc.


268 posted on 05/04/2006 11:27:40 AM PDT by oceanview
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To: nicmarlo; Ben Ficklin
"Oh czar......isn't this what you just told some OBLer earlier today?"

Indeed so. Unfortunately, this particular individual is so deeply committed to his pro-illegal alien position he is unable to distinguish fact from fiction or hope from reality. He thinks of these issues strictly in political terms. He processes every anti-illegal alien initiative as to how negative it is on the Hispandering Party-Above-Principle Big Tent GOP. With his every post, he shows how little he values American sovereignty, secure borders, American culture, customs, traditions and the English language. In short, he cannot be considered a loyal American conservative.

269 posted on 05/04/2006 11:35:38 AM PDT by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Czar; Ben Ficklin
With his every post, he shows how little he values American sovereignty, secure borders, American culture, customs, traditions and the English language. In short, he cannot be considered a loyal American conservative.

NOW THAT IS, IN REALITY, THE TRUTH.

270 posted on 05/04/2006 11:39:46 AM PDT by nicmarlo (Bush is the Best President Ever. Rah. Rah.)
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To: nicmarlo; Czar

There are a multitude of polls that show the opposite


271 posted on 05/04/2006 11:43:16 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin; Czar

truth is not measured by polls.

It is objective, not subjective.


272 posted on 05/04/2006 11:44:37 AM PDT by nicmarlo (Bush is the Best President Ever. Rah. Rah.)
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To: nicmarlo

Precisely.


273 posted on 05/04/2006 12:08:44 PM PDT by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
How many illegal aliens do you propose to INCARCERATE

We incarcerate one for every time you ask this question, and we have gotten rid of about 20 million of them.

274 posted on 05/04/2006 12:16:51 PM PDT by Mini-14
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

"Wow. Pointing out that some people want to have the sort of police state that the Soviet Union had is now suddenly "treason."

Nice try but that doesen't answer the question I asked.


275 posted on 05/04/2006 2:39:01 PM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Ben Ficklin
There are a multitude of polls that show the opposite

This poll was commissioned by an organization with a vested interest in having a poll turn out the way this one did.

And, you're right. This is the ONLY poll that favors the passage of the House bill exclusively.

That ought to be a clue as to its veracity.

276 posted on 05/04/2006 2:54:04 PM PDT by sinkspur ( I didn't know until just now that it was Barzini all along.)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse

Hey...more than one brand ain't a bad thing John.


277 posted on 05/04/2006 4:23:48 PM PDT by griffin (Love Jesus, No Fear!)
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To: nckerr

So just what is the status of HR4437? We all seem to agree that monday's protests lit the fire under the public's ass to support this bill, but what is the congress doing.....Right now? And how long before it could go into effect? I'm not very well versed on the time table the congress uses, assuming it's passed, when can we enforce it?


279 posted on 05/05/2006 7:32:09 PM PDT by LetsConservate24
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To: LetsConservate24

HR4437 will never become law without some provision for a guest worker program, at the least, or a path to citizenship program.


280 posted on 05/05/2006 7:41:38 PM PDT by sinkspur ( I didn't know until just now that it was Barzini all along.)
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