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Most Americans favor letting illegal immigrants become citizens, poll finds (criminals excluded)
LA Times ^ | 6/12/07 | Janet Hook

Posted on 06/12/2007 4:54:57 PM PDT by BurbankKarl

A strong majority of Americans — including nearly two-thirds of Republicans — favors allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens if they pay fines, learn English and meet other requirements, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

That is a striking show of support for the central tenet of legislation that has stalled in the Senate amid vocal opposition from conservatives to provisions allowing such a path to citizenship.

Only 23% of adults surveyed opposed allowing immigrants to become legal. That bolsters the view, shared by President Bush, that the bill's opponents represent a vocal minority, whereas most people are more welcoming toward illegal immigrants.

"They are willing to take jobs that our people aren't interested in, and I think this helps the economy," Joseph Simpkins, a retired dry cleaner in New Jersey who participated in the survey, said in a follow-up interview. "As long as they pay taxes, I see nothing wrong with having them become citizens

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The survey question specified that, under the proposal, citizenship would be available only to those who register their presence in the U.S., have no criminal record, pay a fine, get fingerprinted and learn English, among other requirements.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 4thestate5thcolumn; bias; crimaliens; enemdia; enemedia; identitytheft; idtheft; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; immigration; latimes; mediabias; msm; propaganda; subversion; yeahright
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1 posted on 06/12/2007 4:55:01 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

If you read the entire article, you can see they left out the part about criminal behavior in the first section, and included it further down the page that people may not reach.

If a senate bill was passed that excluded felons from amnesty, I think most Freepers would be more encouraged....but the Cornyn amendment that did exactly that was defeated just last week.


2 posted on 06/12/2007 4:56:56 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

This American doesn’t favor that.


3 posted on 06/12/2007 4:58:02 PM PDT by Wheee The People (Go FRed)
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To: BurbankKarl

bunco


4 posted on 06/12/2007 4:58:49 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Paris Hilton did more time than Sandy Berger.)
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To: VR-21

Los Angeles Times.


5 posted on 06/12/2007 4:59:47 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: BurbankKarl
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6 posted on 06/12/2007 5:01:38 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Soccer Mom, Bible Thumper and Proud to be an American! RUN, FRED, RUN!!!)
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To: BurbankKarl

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Not This American, dammit!


7 posted on 06/12/2007 5:01:48 PM PDT by condo_living_is_nice
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To: Wheee The People

That poll sounds like bullshit.


8 posted on 06/12/2007 5:01:51 PM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: BurbankKarl

First of all,I think the story’s crap.Secondly I don’t want a compromise bill,I want a fence built and illegal immigrants deported when they are caught !!!


9 posted on 06/12/2007 5:01:57 PM PDT by Obie Wan
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To: BurbankKarl

What a steaming pile of bovine excrement.


10 posted on 06/12/2007 5:02:56 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Sic Semper Tyrannis ~ No Amnesty for Incumbents * WAHOO WA! ... UVA2009 * Fred Dalton Thompson 2008)
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To: BurbankKarl

In other words, Americans would be in favor of it *if* certain things occurred which will not in fact occur, no matter what the text of the law.


11 posted on 06/12/2007 5:02:59 PM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Bull.


12 posted on 06/12/2007 5:03:12 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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A strong majority of Americans — including nearly two-thirds of Republicans — favors allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens if they pay fines, learn English and meet other requirements, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

Hey, LA Times. You expect us to believe this? This is really clumsy propaganda. You can do much better.

13 posted on 06/12/2007 5:03:26 PM PDT by lowbridge ("The mainstream media IS the Democratic Party." - Rush Limbaugh)
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We TRIED THIS 21 years ago...did the poll mention that??!!?
14 posted on 06/12/2007 5:04:17 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: BurbankKarl
If a senate bill was passed that excluded felons from amnesty, I think most Freepers would be more encouraged

I would be encouraged if they enforced our existing immigration laws instead of neglecting to enforce them. Why does anyone think they will enforce anymore immigrant related laws if they don't do so with the immigration laws currently on the books?
15 posted on 06/12/2007 5:04:23 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: BurbankKarl

They never asked me!


16 posted on 06/12/2007 5:04:42 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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LA Slimes
17 posted on 06/12/2007 5:04:49 PM PDT by Pro-Bush (hater)
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wrong

Deport ALL Illegal Aliens NOW.

period

end of story

18 posted on 06/12/2007 5:05:06 PM PDT by suffering_fools
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To: lowbridge

>> Hey, LA Times... You can do much better.

Uhhh, no they cannot.


19 posted on 06/12/2007 5:05:47 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: BurbankKarl

I don’t believe any LA Times/Bloomberg or CBS/NY Times Poll.


20 posted on 06/12/2007 5:07:21 PM PDT by Ikemeister
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