[BW2221]

Only 76%? Are the other 24% illegals?

[upchuck]

Isn't it scary that poll after poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe fences should be constructed, existing Criminal Aliens should be denied jobs and welfare type benefits and yet our elected officials, mostly in the Senate insist on working against us?

The Second American Revolution is coming.

[Joe Boucher]

I don't want only fences, I also want machine guns.

[Paladin2]

I think we should mend fences at the border too.

[MrEdd]

I suspected that dual citizenship would be a casualty of current political realities.

[DoughtyOne]

Allen County was most divided on whether undocumented workers should be granted temporary work permits. Fifty-six percent were against it, and the rest were for it or undecided.

6. Do you favor temporary work permits for illegal immigrants?

Yes No Undecided
Allen County 1,761 2,646 531
3rd District 2,943 4,783 841

Note: The 3rd District includes Allen, Elkhart, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties.

I hope they aren't paying too much for analysis of the type offered above. In Allen County it was 53.6% against and 35.7% for work permits. In the 3rd Disctrict as a whole, it was 55.8% against and 34.3% for work permits. That's about an 18% and 21% spread repectively, hardly a 'most divided' scenario.

Of course if all other questions are 95% to 5%, an 18% margin is the most divided, but it's hardly worth heralding as divided unless you have an axe to grind.

It was a blow-out against work permits.

[EGPWS]

Land mines would be a more effective deterrent.</p>

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Time to Freep Congress…

As you know our spineless Congress is getting ready to take a break WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT PROBLEM!!!

There are many things that could be done.

Granting citizen status to children born here is a big incentive for illegal crossing.

A national database for use by school districts, hospitals and law enforcement to file claims for costs associated with illegal immigration to recover some of the financial costs DEDUCTED FROM US aid to Mexico would not be costly and finally give the Mexican government some incentives to help with the problem as well.

Please take the time to contact your congress critter on this huge problem before it is too late.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

[Amerigomag]

Fences are not necessary if appropriate steps begin domestically.

The first step is to implement the original intent of the 14th Amendment in our federal codes.

The second step is enforcement of existing immigration laws, throught these new codes, without regard to age, gender or reason for trespass. They all go home.

The third step is to force Mexico to respect our sovereignty. Use of our military and lethal force against Mexican civilians will be appropriate.

The forth step is to use our influence and a portion of the considerable tax savings realized from step 2, to educate Mexico's citizens and impose a republican system on the democratic process in Mexico.

After our southern border is no longer under organized attack from Mexico's government, then fencing may be an iconic option used to symbolize our resolve to protect our sovereignty. I doubt it will be necessary.

[tflabo]

Ahem.....message to GOP Senate and Congress. How many ways do we need to say this to you.

BORDERS>>>BORDERS>>>BORDERS>>> STAT for you Dr. Frist

[JRochelle]

My congressman rocks!

One of the best in the House...

[mthom]

“A nation’s borders should be protected,” he said. “But people are confused if they think that solves the immigration problem. Comprehensive immigration reform is needed. And that doesn’t mean a blanket permit for immigration.”

What exactly does it mean then Mr. Montesino? Because its seems the more you dig into the positions of people that favor "comprehensive" reform the more it seems they support just that. A blanket permit for immigration from mexico.

[gaijin]

Mex Fans Pelt US Soccer Players with Bags of URINE, Chant, 'Osama..!'"

[Invisible Gorilla]

“A nation’s borders should be protected,” he said. “But people are confused if they think that solves the immigration problem. Comprehensive immigration reform is needed. And that doesn’t mean a blanket permit for immigration.”

Any immigration "reform" that doesn't deal with anchor babies isn't "comprehensive."

[Edit35]

Screw fences (unless they are electric).

I want a triple wall, one that cannot be scaled without a 60-foot ladder.

[bouchard3333]

no seventy six percent want WALLS at the border, not fences