Posted on 05/05/2006 12:31:02 PM PDT by Johnson99
Voters Reject Guest-Worker Plan
A new Zogby poll of likely voters finds that Americans prefer, by two to one, the House of Representatives’ enforcement-only bill to the Senate’s plan to grant guest-worker status. Sixty-four percent of Americans support the House bill, with only 30 percent supporting the Senate plan. Support for the enforcement-only approach by itself also proves to be widespread, with 81 percent of Republicans, 72 percent of Independents, 57 percent of Democrats, and 53 percent of Hispanics supporting the enforcement-only House bill.
Regarding legal immigration, this poll demonstrates that Americans want less - not more - immigration, with only two percent responding that current immigration levels are too low. The Senate plan, which would increase legal immigration from one to two million a year, appears blatantly at odds with the wishes of voters. Americans, through and through, do not think we need more people, not even for low-paying jobs. Seventy-four percent of likely voters think that there are enough Americans to fill low-wage jobs, if employers would pay and treat employees better.
What do these numbers mean? Most Democrats, President Bush, and many Republicans in the Senate are out of touch. This news could be particularly damaging for Democrats, given that a majority of their constituents generally supports an enforcement-only approach. It could also be damaging for certain Republicans (like Senators McCain, Brownback, DeWine, or Graham) who currently attempt to auction off citizenship for (unlikely) future votes. Senate Republicans ignoring their base on immigration will likely benefit Democrats this November. Many Republicans are so angry over the guest-worker proposal that they may vote third-party or not vote at all.
This poll is the first poll to ask the question - using neutral language - whether likely voters prefer the House bill (enforcement-only) or Senate (guest-worker) plan. This outcome interestingly depicts that despite all the pro-amnesty rhetoric in the liberal media, 64 percent of Americans still favor an enforcement-only approach. If we were to have a more balanced media, with more opponents of immigration allowed to speak, this number would possibly jump from 64 to 80 percent.
Although previous polls showed that more Americans may support a guest-worker plan, the wording of such polls proved at best questionable, at worst blatantly biased. Critics, however, have always been skeptical of previous polls, especially when almost every person you know - Democrat or Republican - says he wants the same thing: (1) no guest-worker plan, (2) a border secured by guards and a physical fence, and (3) a massive reduction in legal and illegal immigration.
----------------- Matthew A. Roberts is a freelance columnist whose recent articles are mentioned or appear at Washington Times, FrontPageMag.org, National Federation of Republican Assemblies, National Ledger, Reality Check, MichNews, The Post Chronicle, Daley Times-Post, American Daily, Capital Hill Coffee House, et al. He also maintains a weblog at www.conservatoroccidentalis.com
Yeah but the Rat Debbie Stabenow never says one word about where she stands on amnesty for the 20 million that are here taking our jobs already.
You were suckered on the Dubai ports deal. Have you heard of the Doncasters deal? If you haven't, look it up, then come tell me why it's worse for a Dubai company to shuffle paperwork at ports terminals than it is for a Dubai company to own plants which manufacture critical parts for M-1 tanks.
LOL!! I have to laugh at you fools who dance to Chuck Schumer's tune when he pushes your xenophobic buttons.
On election morning, Nov. 2, 2004, Zogby said it was absolutely certain that John Kerry would be elected president.
Is that prediction indicative of a reputable polling company?
"...81 percent of Republicans, 72 percent of Independents, 57 percent of Democrats, and 53 percent of Hispanics supporting the enforcement-only House bill."
What Zogby didn't mention is that half of the 47 percent of hispanics not supporting enforcement-only, are illegal aliens. They were counted, because they are likely to vote. ;-)
Seriously, this is likely to provide opportunities for challenger candidates (from both parties, maybe even third parties) to make inroads against incumbents.
Weak.
"You were wrong about Harriet Miers..."
Maybe sinkspur can tell us all about how Harriet Miers WILL get a hearing and she WILL be confirmed, regardless of what closet-liberals Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Bill Kristol, George F. Will, and on and on and on have to say.
Do you know anything about the Doncaster's deal?
Standard merge-mail form letter response drafted by a 23-year-old legislative correspondent.
Yeah, how bout that?
Different this time how?
LOL!!!!
Bump that
CNN had a really disturbing poll out tonight with over half the Republicans not supporting the President. He has totally disillusioned the conservative base of the party with his insistence on amnesty and bringing in twice as many legal immigrants on top of that, and the GOP will pay dearly for his stubborness. Several good guys will be sacrificed when they lose in Nov. because of his pig-headedness.
I don't dance to Chucky Shummers song. Nor am I a bot like yourself. You and the other bots were wrong about supporting Harriet Miers, wrong to support the Dubia Port deal and you will be wrong about the effect the this immigration will have on the conservative base.
Polls are overwhelming against you and the Bot position.
Heck, you can even look at the poll here on FR concerning the immigration issue.
41% support Bush's policy and the rest either say they will stay home or vote for a third party... and that poll
is right here on this site. Bush's policy on immigration is even in the minority on this great site.
I don't beleive it.
NO POLITICIAN is going to order mass deportations.
Maybe you will become a believer when you see the results of this immigration policy with a major part of the conservative base.
When the numbers against free-trade were that high, you know what they did? They shut up and quietly shelved them, never to hear of them again..
It won't happen. Believe you me.
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