Just 20% of American voters want Congress to try and pass the immigration reform bill that failed in the Senate last week. ... 51% would like their legislators to ‘take smaller steps towards reform’ while 16% believe they should wait until next year. ... Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters would favor an approach that focuses ... ‘exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration.’ Support for the enforcement only approach comes from 84% of Republicans, 55% of Democrats, and 69% of those not affiliated with either major party. ... Fifty-seven percent (57%) favor a proposal giving ‘all illegal aliens up to three years to leave the United States. After leaving, the illegal aliens would have to get in line and wait their turn for legal entry into the United States.’ Support for that concept comes from 67% of Republicans, 49% of Democrats, and 56% of unaffiliated voters. ... The Senate immigration reform bill that failed last week was far more popular in Congress than among the American people. ... At the end, just 23% of voters favored the legislation. ... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) has seen his Favorability ratings slide to 19% during the recent debate. A month ago, he was viewed favorably by 26%...
2007-06-18 09:09:02 · 13 answers · asked by jck_kerouac 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
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2007-06-18 09:17:00 · update #1
As an American, I am not in favor of the proposal as it stands.
I support stronger border security and I support the removal of illegal aliens.
I am a first generation American and my family had to wait it out, so can everybody else. If people want to come here and what they do to get here is break the law, I don't know that I really want those same people staying.
The ONLY exception that I personally would condone is in cases of asylum where a person can prove they would be harmed if they were returned to their home country.
2007-06-18 09:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If 20% of Americans don't want this passed then it shouldn't pass. Unfortunately, we put that power in the hands of those some of us have elected...you would think that if most American people are against it then the politicians would listen.
Those who are pro need to start flippin the bill for all of the costs incurred by illegals...but, they probably won't have a good reason for paying just like they don't have a good reason for wanting illegal immigration to pass.
2007-06-18 09:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Workcompguru31 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
EVERY unbiased/legitimate poll shows a huge majority doesn't want the Senate's pile of crap!
That's what makes polls such as the LA Time so stupid! Besides the fact that they personalized the question so that people would indicate if they wanted their gardener deported, the questions were so biased. That's why they showed that 2/3 wanted amnesty. TOTAL LIE! (Remember how the Times predicted that Grey Davis wouldn't get recalled and that Arnold wouldn't be elected?)
The NY Times poll is also a joke and very biased! Hey, Alias, try the Rasmussen poll instead of the junk polls that are meaningless!
Why can't the Washington weasels listen? Why is "Jorge Bush" such an idiot where he has to "convince" Americans about how the bill is good?
2007-06-18 09:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by JessicaRabbit 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
No that is not! enable us to wish that for the time of attempting to locate a greater suitable life they want a greater suitable life type too. yet from what I even have considered of the residing circumstances of those flooding our borders i'm no longer likely to hold my breath.
2016-10-09 11:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The majority of Americans oppose illegal immigration and legalization of those residing here illegally. Politicians seem not to care though. Makes you wonder who's "best" interests they're looking after.
2007-06-18 09:13:54 · answer #5 · answered by ☆Bombastic☆ 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Where did you get your numbers? New York Times and Time Magazine, in a combined poll on 6/3/07, reported that 67% of ALL Americans - including over 50% of all REPUBLICANS - support the immigration reform bill that has thus far failed in the Senate.
[added] National Review summarized Rasmussen from 6/13. Interesting change in 10 days.
2007-06-18 09:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 7⤋
The government is afraid of being labeled a racist country. I am against amnesty, let alone a guest worker program and can honestly say that I don't know a single person who is for it. Basically, you can't believe all statistics.
2007-06-18 09:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by Peachy 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
No. Traitors to this country are behind it. People like Reid who now call illegal aliens "illegal Americans" cause a lot of the problems.
2007-06-18 09:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jim J 3 · 4⤊ 6⤋
Yes.Reports of these sellouts phones ringing off the hook from angry U.S. citizens.McCain was at 20% now he's at 7%.hmmm.
2007-06-18 09:13:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
No,the numbers show that America is against this amnesty joke.
2007-06-18 09:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋