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.
Yeah, and I just got off the phone with Tony Blair. He says England wants the US back.
We have till thursday to move out.
LOL...Excellent analogy. I suspect most Mexicans suffer from what many recent graduates of public high school suffer from: ignorance of history. Perhaps Pres. Polk "provoked" the Mexicans into war which ended with their turning over the remander of Texas, NM, AZ, much of Colorado, Utah, NV, and California to the US. But, we still won, and Mexico signed the treaty.
This bugs the heck out of me because it says that a majority of Mexicans don't recognize the sovereign authority of the US. No wonder many of them don't give a rat's patootie to meld into the US culture. They probably view us "Gringos" as squatters on their land. Their attitude isn't much different than that of the "Palestinians."
Nice thought, but upon reflection, who really wants Mexico? I mean, their national sport is soccer. That would be a corrupting influence upon American society.
You wanna trade Ro-tel for pyramids?!!!
No, the reconquest has not been fulfilled or completed. The American people are not going to stand aside and let any American territory be taken from them, whether by force or by passive dominance. When push comes to shove, Americans will take up arms and settle things once and for all, if it becomes necessary to do so.
Wrong. Americans don't have the cojones of the Israelis, so we'll probably just let the Mexicans have the Southwest. In fact, we'll help them...
Interesting scenario, but I personally believe that long before the year 2050 rolls around, there will be a civil war here in the U.S. and this matter will be settled once and for all. If Hispanic-Americans are going to try to squeeze the rest of us Americans out of power here in the U.S., we might as well go out in a blaze of glory.
1) Elect Republicans to national office....
You lost me after step 1. RepublicRats are the major supporters of the Mexican Invasion. They are the ones who want an endless sea of little brown serfs to drive wages down and profits up. Not to mention mow their lawns, scrub their toilets, raise their kids, wash their cars...
Dave, I like you. You're naive, unrealistic and just plain wrong -- but at least your heart's in the right place!
Yes, I had heard of this. Although the Russians have always done a terrible job of policing this particular area. They had one of their little "within-the-communist-family" wars 20-30 years ago over this, didn't they?
I think there was a brief thing in the '80's, and then one early in the '90's; but otherwise, there was a near-regular "show" after the Vietnam War.
Don't remember the dates, well, at all; sorry.
You mean like Laredo TX (94.1% Hispanic), or Brownsville TX (91.3% Hispanic) or McCallen TX (80.3% Hispanic) or El Paso TX (76.6% Hispanic)?
Yes, I go to Texas on business frequently. Going to San Antonio later this month. Texas is already lost. Texas is 32% Hispanic and the percentage keeps growing every day. If there's any ethnic cleansing to be done in Texas, it'll be the gringos beating feet to el norte.
Have you ever read "The Camp of the Saints" by Jean Raspail?
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