Posted on 03/31/2006 2:08:49 PM PST by jmc1969
Americans polled by TIME magazine show strong support for a guest-worker program and a process for undocumented workers to become citizens, but they take a tough stance on securing the borders. And most do not want illegal immigrants to have access to health care, public education or driver's licenses.
In the telephone survey of 1004 adults, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, 79% say they favor a guest worker program that would allow illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. for a fixed period of time — the main provision of the bill proposed by Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy that is now under fierce debate in Congress. Only 47% of those polled say they support the tougher measure backed by some House conservatives, deporting all illegal immigrants back to their home countries.
Although Americans want to give illegal immigrants the chance to work in the U.S. temporarily and even earn citizenship—78% say illegal immigrants who learn English, have a job and pay taxes ought to have a chance at it—they also want better enforcement both at the border and inside the country. A large majority, 71%, favor major penalties for people who hire illegal immigrants; 62% want the U.S. to take "whatever steps are necessary" to secure the border with Mexico, including posting military forces; and 56% favor a 2,000-mile-long fence. That two-pronged approach to illegal immigration is the same one favored by President Bush, who wants both a guest worker program and tighter border security.
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They don't mind them here if they are here legally, paying taxes, and doing hard work.
Yep. And the Senate knows that, and, I suspect, so do the more honest members of the House.
Either some form of the Senate bill will pass, or no bill will pass.
Rasmussen's latest poll on the subject shows that, while 65% of Americans think securing the borders is more important than expanding legal opportunities for foreign workers, the country is almost evenly split when asked if there should be a way for illegals with jobs to stay in the United States.
Clearly, the public sentiment is not reflected on Free Republic as was the case with the UAE ports deal.
What a load of crap. These polls change that much in 24 hours,I don't think so.
Let's find out how many FReepers bought that rag-mag. How many take the many rag newpapers? How many support the movie industry? I'll take it a step further. I haven't bought a Tyson product since Bubba was elected. How many are willing to take a day off work & protest this amnesty crapola?
In 6 years- Texas and California will be Mexican. The Alamo indeed.
My wife is a "beaner." She's laughing because she hasn't heard that epithet since, well, another mongrel racist threw it at her a few years ago.
I work at home. I have a landline. I live in a blue state. I have not been polled in 25 years.
Possibilities:
-Time just proved they have the most uninteligent readers
-The poll is WAY skewed.
-The question reported is the the ACTUAL QUESTION asked.
The poll has zero credibility if they said convertabilty to citizenship did not matter.
I no longer believe anything Time publishes. Last week's global warming tripe is typical.
Therefore it is fortunate that I quit subscribing to Time many years ago. Saves a lot of anger and stress.
Stress causes me to have alopecia ariata. Can anyone top that?
True, but I'm not sure that line of thought gets you anywhere.
We could pass a law tonight that says all illegal aliens will be rounded up and shot. I'm afraid there would be massive cheers here, but I don't think that law would be enforced.
So, we have to deal with what is possible, feasible, and likely to be enforced.
Right now, at this forum, the discussion isn't addressing that at all. It's everywhere else but there.
This poll is highly unreliable. Its the same as the exit polls predicting Kerry would win.
It's obvious they read the poll backwards, or they only polled people in Los Angeles.
IMO, a fence will slow down and delay many would-be crossers. But I've had a long standing challenge to anyone here which hasn't been accepted. Give me $5000 and I'll find a way to post an email and post a thread to this forum from any country on the planet.
Nobody has a secure border that will keep someone out with the right connections or $$$.
Rigged
How did they twist the wording of the questions to get the results they wanted with this poll?
OK, now lets have a poll of Americans taken who aren't "Mexican-American".....
Your point about the discussion is spot on. I see a lot of knee-jerk reactions, outright lies, and even some racism on the posts about immigration.
How many Freepers understand the social construct of Mexico? How many know that Fox is the BEST president we could have had over the last 6 years? How many understand that the leading candidate (mayor of Mexico city) is 100 times worse than Fox, and is an ally of Caesar Chavez of Venezuela? How many Freepers know that there is NO medical insurance or social security in Mexico? How many know that in order to get admitted to a hospital you have to pay in advance?
Until people are willing to discuss the WHY'S of illegal immigration, we are never going to find a solution.
79% + 47% = 126%
Only in polls and sports peptalks can one get more than 100 percent.
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