Do you think this poll of Latino views on illegal immigrant benefits is reflective of today?

Question

In 1997 the LA Times performed a poll of Ventura County (not LA County) residents regarding their feelings on illegal immigrants. While it underlines that Latinos felt more favorably towards giving illegals benefits, my surprise was at the number of Latinos who were NOT in favor:

"Fifty-five percent of Latinos would grant illegal immigrant children a public education, while only 45% of whites would extend that right.
A strong 58% majority of Latinos would allow illegal immigrants to receive health and welfare services, compared with only 35% of their white counterparts.
And 64% of Latinos would oppose any change in the Constitution to deny children of illegal immigrants automatic citizenship if born here--a position supported by only 35% of whites. "

http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/linguistics/people/grads/macswan/LAT19.htm

What do you think?

Made in America - believe me, I do take polls with a grain of salt. However, the LA Times has been liberal since long before 1997, so my grain of salt on their polls tends to weigh in the other direction.

Obviously, I don't know how representative the poll was.

Answer 1

Yes is reflective of today1Hispanics now where the ball goes bouncing!They can feel the discriminatory practices in the schools their children attend , so many things ,, the answer is YES!

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you can never believe statistics and polls. When I took a statistics class in college, the first thing that they taught me is not to believe either. There is too much you need to know about how the stats / polls were taken, so you have to read the parameters of the study along with what extraneous variables were present. I can create any results I want and give you stats on it. Take stats / polls with a grain of salt.

Answer 3

I think that legal Latinos should be very concerned about this subject. Clearly they could get caught up in the backlash created by illegals. In spite of all the Politically Correct speech, the truth is we all do racial profiling. When you have illegals abusing our kindness, it is natural to look with suspicion, on all who appear to be from the offending countries.

The best thing Latinos who are legal can do is distance themselves from the illegal agenda, and do it in an open and public forum....

How....joining the Minutemen, the SOS organization, and You Don't Speak for Me.....

Answer 4

Well let's see, lawful US citizens, who stood in line, busted their butts, filled out the forms, paid the fees, swore allegiance to our country, why would they NOT be pissed as all hell about illegal immigration? It makes a mockery of everything they went through. Here's hoping our american hispanics unite themselves behind the idea of assisting wholeheartedly with US border enforcement. Muchas gracias in advance, compadres!

Answer 5

The poll is worthless. It's 9 years old!

Answer 6

I believe they may have changed judging from what I have read.

Answer 7

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