As more and more states pile on the immigration enforcement bandwagon, do you think it'll mean enough support to carry it over the top and get the border fence finished?
2006-09-14 05:28:52 · 8 answers · asked by gokart121 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The Democratic Congresswoman running in my district is adamantly against amnesty in any form. She has served time in Iraq and is projected to win. I donated to her campagn due to her stance on illegal immigration. Even the Democrats are beginning to see the disadvantages of illegal immigration.
2006-09-14 05:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the fence is gonna "get did" but remember the drug cartels have tunnels coming through. It wasn't until recently the government had to pass a law making tunnels illegal, as if this is gonna deter illegal activity. Who really knows how many tunnels are under the border and how many more have been started since all this attention has been given about building the fence
2006-09-14 12:58:48 · answer #2 · answered by rickv8356 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, as never
the US needs the cheap labor and only uses the legislation to get attention before elections, then after nothing is done and Republican sweatshops in Marianas and in Cont. US keep bringing in the cheap labor and extorting people
before long, we will wake up and see we too have an unliveable wage that can't even fit the needs
Grand Ole Party...grand for a few, misery for all us workers
2006-09-14 12:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Borders should be protected but I doubt a fence will cut it. Economies in other countries need to improve otherwise the infulx will continue. As for those that are already here, offer legal residency to those who can prove they've been productive citizens.
2006-09-14 12:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by Minina 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Immigration Enforcement NOT Illegal Alien Amnesty and Guest Workers, Finds New Zogby Poll
Washington, DC—As the Senate renews consideration of a massive illegal alien amnesty bill, a new poll by the Zogby Polling Organization finds that the American public prefers the enforcement-only approach of the bill approved by the House of Representatives last December. Sixty-nine percent of likely voters support a comprehensive strategy of border enforcement, sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens, and greater involvement of local law enforcement, while only 27 percent said they oppose such a strategy. Overwhelmingly, respondents favored the House-approved enforcement bill over the proposed Senate amnesty legislation by a lopsided 64 percent to 30 percent margin.
The Zogby poll is significant because it offered respondents a choice of the full range of options available to deal with illegal immigration. Several recent polls have posed questions that asked respondents to choose between mass deportation and mass amnesty. President Bush and other prominent backers of amnesty have argued that “we cannot deport 12 million people,” even though no serious proponent of immigration enforcement has ever suggested mass deportations.
“When asked to choose among the full range of options, the American public clearly supports a workable, long-term strategy to enforce our immigration laws. They do not support a massive amnesty program,” noted Dan Stein, president of FAIR. “Americans are realistic enough to understand that a problem of the magnitude of our illegal immigration crisis is not going to be solved overnight. When they are asked about the long-term enforcement strategy approved in the House bill, they are overwhelmingly in favor of it.”
The pro-illegal alien lobby and many in the media have focused on a few narrow provisions of the House bill, while ignoring the overall strategy of creating conditions that will convince many, if not most, of the illegal aliens to leave over time. If implemented, the House legislation would reverse the flow of illegal immigrants and, over time, reduce the illegal alien population through attrition.
Americans also expressed deep skepticism about a proposed increase in the number of guest workers admitted to this country. Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) believe that America has an ample supply of labor and that if access to illegal aliens and guest workers were curtailed, American workers and legal immigrants would fill jobs at higher wages. Only 2 percent of respondents said they favored increases in permanent immigration.
“The so-called controversy about illegal immigration appears to be more of a creation of the media and a few special interests rather than a reality,” Stein observed. “Americans are united on this issue. They want our immigration laws enforced.”
When asked about the enforcement provisions that are actually in the House bill, Americans support them by more than a two-to-one margin over amnesty and guest workers. “Given that the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on this critical issue, we believe it is time for the Senate and the White House to get behind a viable enforcement strategy that will get our borders under control and reverse the flow of illegal migration.”
They better listen to the American people or they will be looking for another job.
2006-09-14 12:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they are voting on the fence today, I think. Then we will have to see what the SENATE will do.
2006-09-14 12:58:06 · answer #6 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should. 35 years is about enough time for them to think about the problem....
2006-09-14 12:34:25 · answer #7 · answered by kujigafy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-14 12:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by region50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋