Posted on 05/31/2007 2:15:22 PM PDT by Daralundy
It will be 4th place as soon as Fred Thompson declares his candidacy . . . or lower.
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I have never heard even the most shameless shills for the bill claim that will actually reduce illegal immigration in the future.
And on only 29% thinks that it makes it easier for someone to become a citizen? WTF? That is the explicit intent of the bill.
At least overwhelming majorities of people want enforcement stepped up. Senate GOP-- are you freakin' listening?????
The legislation is very important. It’s ramifications are far reaching. It must be stopped.
reduce 16% ~ it will increase the illegals 16% the first month it is enacted!!!!
Telephone poll
The latest telephone poll taken by the Florida Governor’s office, asked whether people who live in Florida think illegal immigration is a serious problem:
29% of respondents answered: “Yes, it is a serious problem.”
71% of respondents answered: “No es una problema seriosa.”
And the Senate still doesn’t care.
I suspect that 14% of those people know better and are trying to convince the rest of us. The other 2% are just plain stupid.
Wow. No wonder the President is so off kilter when he tries to defend this bill. He never knew he lived in a country where 75% of the population is comprised of ignorant, racist yahoos that don't want what is best for this union! I'm sure he knew about the yahoos' prejudices that helped him get elected to office, but he must have believed the more open minded and liberal of society would be more receptive. Instead half of them have joined the rest of us bigots.
Yes, I'm mocking him and all of his blue blooded compatriots that are trying to ram this down our throats.
Suggestion to Rasmussen the next time they poll this issue—
Add this question: Have you contacted your Senators or Representative about this issue?
The answers would be interesting. And perhaps telling.
Don't bet on it. The House will come up with its own version or make a number of amendments to it to make it more Latino/labor union friendly. Then they will work out the differences in conference. It is still 50/50 that comprehensive immigration reform will go thru. The Dems primary objective is to get the 12 to 20 million legalized status. They can make changes later bit by bit.
The immigration reform group I am a member of has been up on the Hill the two weeks prior the the recess. I will be joining them next week with the target being House members. The House remains our only real hope. The Senate is a done deal.
This has to be wrong! Didn’t these guys read the poll in the NYT the other day?
Anyone with an IQ bigger than their age will understand that the Immigration bill would increase the number the of "Illegal" immigrants coming over the border....of course they will be legal 24 hours after they apply for a Provisional Z Visa.
What an absolute fraud on real Americans!!
Written so as to mislead!! The facts without misleading percentages and using the 16% figure in the headline...
8% of voters believe that the current bill will succeed in reducing illegal immigration and favor its passage;[51% x 16=8.2%].
58.8% of voters believe the bill will lead to even more illegal immigration and oppose its passage; [70% x 84=58.8%]
“This has to be wrong! Didn’t these guys read the poll in the NYT the other day?”
They don’t care. If they get voted out of office (and many GOP senators will)...
They will go on to cushy jobs with the big businesses who bought their vote, so these businesses will have cheap labor and depress leagal american wages.
No, 29% don't think the bill makes it easy *enough*.
“However, President Bush yesterday implicitly acknowledged the strong public opposition to the bill by stating that elected officials will need political “courage” to pass the measure.”
Yeah. To hell with what the American people want!
Unbelievable.
Beware of this article. In a sneaky way- they are suggesting that Amnesty is not what Americans are mad about.
They suggest that majority of Americans are all for amnesty as long as the boarder is sealed. How many Conservatives really feel that way.
This puts the finger exactly on the split between the American people and the politicians. The politicians define the problem as "undocumented workers". Well, you define the problem thusly, the solution is simple: give them documents. Voila, the Z-visa. Problem solved. If you don't go along with this, you're a bigot, who ought to shut up (Lindsey Graham: R-McCain's back pocket) or you're a nativist or you hate Latinos (Linda Chavez: R-Pluto).
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