Posted on 06/12/2002 11:50:12 AM PDT by The Energizer
New Zogby Poll: Mexicans Say Southwest U.S. Belongs to Them; Shouldn't Need Permission to Enter U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans and Mexicans have widely divergent views of border issues, according to a new poll by Zogby International. Zogby found that a large majority of the Mexican population believes the southwest territory of the U.S. rightfully belongs to Mexico, and that Mexicans should have the right to enter the U.S. without first obtaining U.S. permission. By contrast, Zogby's survey of Americans conducted within a few days of the Mexican poll shows a large majority supports reducing immigration levels and wants the military deployed along the border to protect the U.S. from illegal immigration.
Zogby's poll found that 58 percent of Mexicans agree with the statement, "the territory of the United States' Southwest rightfully belongs to Mexico." Only 28 percent disagree, and 14 percent are unsure. A similar majority, 57 percent, agree with the statement, "Mexicans should have the right to enter the U.S. without U.S. permission," while 35 percent disagree. Seven percent are unsure.
The survey has a margin of error of 3.5 percent. The Mexico portion of the survey was conducted in Spanish between May 25 and May 26 among 801 adults chosen at random throughout Mexico. The poll was commissioned by Americans for Immigration Control, Inc. (AIC), which advocates increased restrictions on immigration.
"There is obviously a large and significant gap between the attitudes of Americans and Mexicans," said Robert Goldsborough, AIC president. "While most Americans want immigration reduced, most Mexicans think they don't even need permission to enter our country. The poll clearly shows there is less common ground for immigration negotiations between Mexico and the U.S. than the leaders think. Support for a porous border and a loose migration policy occurs only on the Mexican side, not in the U.S."
Zogby's survey of American attitudes found wide majorities of Americans also oppose amnesty for illegal aliens. The U.S. portion of the survey was conducted of 1,015 likely voters in the U.S. from May 28 to May 30. It found that 65 percent disagree with the statement, "foreigners residing illegally in the U.S. should be given amnesty." Just 26 percent of likely voters support amnesty for illegals, while 9 percent are unsure.
A large majority, 58 percent, agrees that the U.S. should "admit fewer immigrants each year." Only 6 percent want "more immigrants each year," and 30 percent want to "keep immigration at the current annual levels."
The single largest majority in the entire poll was found among Americans supporting use of the military to guard the border. Fully 68 percent of those surveyed agree with the statement, "the U.S. should deploy military troops on the border as a temporary measure to help the U.S. Border Patrol curb illegal immigration." Only 28 percent disagree, and 3 percent are unsure.
Poll details and sub-group tabulations available on request.
NOT.
As far as I'm concerned, those damn chickens can roost in their OWN coop, and I don't mean Aztlan. They lost the damn war, and they just don't get it. Perhaps we need to give them a little reminder.
Think of all the new welfare recipients, however.
I guess this is why 245(i) was put on hold until after this year's election.
I'm all for it:)
Never underestimate the power of Welfare-to-Work signed by Clinton a few years back. ;^)
It's great stuff, helping people, but we have an obligation to American citizens to respect due process, about which, the President is directly charged to uphold ... but he does not, when it comes to his pro-illegal alien-able "rights."
Adherence to the rule of law, includes our expectation of the equal application of our laws, but President Bush has not done so with regard to the illegal aliens flooding across our borders; they are an affront, as is he, to the people who have sought to apply for citizenship and done so lawfully.
Especially Canada.
They do POETRY in Canada. Ugh.
How odd. The illegal immigration apologists on this very forum have assured us repeatedly that only the crackpot minority within the hispanic community here agree with the aims of La Raza.
Distance yourself from Vicente Fox...he's an idiot leading a corrupt, backward, and retarded country.
Yea right!
>>>"... 57 percent, agree with the statement, "Mexicans should have the right to enter the U.S. without U.S. permission...""
Too many Mexicans smoking too much wacky weed.
>>>"... 65 percent disagree with the statement, "foreigners residing illegally in the U.S. should be given amnesty."
>>>... 68 percent of those surveyed agree with the statement, "the U.S. should deploy military troops on the border as a temporary measure to help the U.S. Border Patrol curb illegal immigration."
I agree with the last two findings.
Rather than see our plain and shining example and create similar systems in their own lands ... the lazy dolts want to just run in here and kill the goose that lays the eggs. Grasshoppers.
It occurs to me that our PC ways are threatening us in ways I had never realized. Being a 'nice guy' just doesn't work in world geopolitics. Nations must adopt a more butal morality than is possible in a neighborhood or even a city or state.
Turning the other cheek may work on a personal level to turn away wrath but such behaviour on the international scale now has us on the ropes. We need to repel our enemies with a force ten times anything projected against us. ON THE FIRST OFFENSE. Our pasivity has already vastly eroded the American way of life. It has given our many enemies courage and boldness. We need to reduce them to pasivity once again. Soon.
They both served in the Texas Air National Guard?
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