A startling thought?

Question

Everybody whines about the immigration issue.Everybody gripes about our government not doing anything.Everybody has an opinion on what should be done.But yet nobody is ready to give an inch on the issues.I don't know if anything will ever get resolved with that type of thinking.Anti's think they are a majority and so do Pro's.Guess what?Neither are the majority.This is a very split issue.To resolve it BOTH sides are going to have to make concessions they may not want.Isn't time to put the 3 year old bull headedness aside and start thinking along the lines of adults?Or do you just want to have something to gripe about while our country falls apart?

I'm talking US CITIZENS. Pro's are citizens too.

Answer 1

I agree. I wouldn be willing to give on some things if the reform was made. But I will never agree on deport all. That is something that I will never agree on.
Here is prove of what the US is thinking...this is a sample of
N = 1,000 Registered “likely” voters
Field Dates: July 15-18, 2007
SPLIT SAMPLE A/B

Still thinking about things here in the U.S. --
4. What do you think is the number one problem facing this part of the country today -- that is, what is the
problem that you and your family are most concerned about? (DO NOT READ RESPONSES, JUST
RECORD)
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: After completion of interview, double check this question for proper
coding. Try to fit "Others" into a pre-existing category.
Abortion .................................................. 1%
Agriculture/farming/ranching........................
AIDS .............................................................
Auto insurance...............................................
Budget deficit ..............................................*
Bush (President George W.).................... 2%
Campaign finance reform..............................
Child care ......................................................
College/affording ..........................................
Congress.................................................. 1%
Cost of living........................................... 1%
Crime....................................................... 2%
Cuts to government programs .......................
Deficit..........................................................*
Democrats ...................................................*
Drugs....................................................... 1%
Economy ................................................. 6%
Education................................................. 2%
Energy costs (gasoline for automobiles) . 4%
Energy costs (home heating) .......................*
Environment............................................ 2%
Foreign affairs ......................................... 1%
Gangs...........................................................*
Government/size/regulation .................... 1%
Government spending ............................. 1%
Growth/overdevelopment..............................
Guns ............................................................*
Health care (cost/quality of) .................... 9%
Health insurance (cost/lack of)................ 2%
Homeless/poverty.................................... 1%
Housing (costs/lack of)............................ 1%
Immigration............................................10%
Inflation ................................................... 1%
Interest rates ................................................*
Jobs ......................................................... 3%
Job training....................................................
(ISSUE)
Lawsuits/Litigation........................................
Loss of Industry.............................................
Medicare/Medicaid......................................*
Moral/religious concerns......................... 2%
National Defense ..................................... 1%
Pensions.........................................................
Politicians/incumbents ............................ 1%
Pollution ......................................................*
Prescription drugs........................................*
Property taxes..............................................*
Racism...........................................................
Republicans ...................................................
Retirement ...................................................*
Roads/highways ............................................
Schools/school choice ...................................
Senior citizens ...............................................
Social security ......................................... 1%
Stock Market .................................................
Taxes ....................................................... 2%
Tax increases........................................... 1%
Television/violence & sex.............................
Terrorism................................................. 5%
Tobacco.........................................................
Trade ...........................................................*
Traffic............................................................
Unemployment ............................................*
Unions ...........................................................
Values...................................................... 1%
Violence ........................................................
Wages............................................................
Welfare (reform) ...........................................
Water (shortage/quality)................................
War in Iraq .............................................23%
OTHER .........................................................
UNSURE.......................................................

only 10 percent of the people said illegal immigration was the most important issue....

Now, thinking for a moment about things in the country--
1. Do you feel things in the country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on
the wrong track?
___________________ Right direction/strongly...........................................13%
IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: And Right direction/somewhat .........................................8%
do you feel strongly or UNSURE (DNR) ......................................................9%
somewhat about that? Wrong track/somewhat ...........................................12%
Wrong track/strongly...............................................58%

58% said we are on the wrong track strongly...

Now, even though the 2008 elections are a long way off…
2 . If the election for PRESIDENT were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting
for -- (ROTATE) --
• the Republican candidate or
• the Democrat candidate?
Republican...............................................................33%
IF "UNDECIDED", ASK: And Lean Republican........................................................5%
which party's candidate do UNDECIDED (DNR).............................................14%
you lean toward at this Lean Democrat ..........................................................4%
time? Democrat .................................................................45%

Most people are leaning toward the democrats

Still thinking about who would be better to handle these issues…
Please tell me who would do a better job of handling this issue-- (ROTATE) • President Bush or the
Democratic Party. Here is the first one:
(READ LIST & ROTATE)
PRES.
BUSH DEMS NONE UNSURE
(DNR) (DNR)
52B. Terrorism 51% 41% 3% 5%
53B. Moral values 47% 43% 5% 6%
54B. Illegal immigration 33% 50% 10% 7%
55B. Healthcare 31% 59% 5% 5%
56B. Corruption in Washington 34% 47% 12% 7%
57B. Wasteful government spending 33% 51% 11% 5%

Answer 2

I agree with notice. In my opinion it was a great thing when the immigration reform failed because that meant that the current laws are still in place.

Here is the real debate. The anti say enforce the laws that are already there but overlooked for political reasons. The pro want the laws changed to reflect how the current laws are enforced.

Answer 3

I would say that your estimate that Pros and Antis are equal in number is completely incorrect, and here is the polling data that proves it.

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_researchd74c

Antis are quite definitely in the majority.
Let illegal criminals kill a few more cops and people on the roads and you'll see the numbers change even more.
Here in the southwest where we share the border people are OUTRAGED.
I was up for compromise. Now...NO compromise. I want them GONE!

Answer 4

I actual have seen those movies on youtube, and a few are humorous, yet some are extremely no longer! there exchange into one the place a woman exchange into at a cemetary at a tombstone, i assume somebody she knew, and an fool sneeks up from in the back of and scares her. i did no longer blame her for using her computing device and beating him with it!

Answer 5

Too many fat wealthy politicians running this country, they keep getting richer and I'm lucky to get three meals a day. I think i would be better off in prison at least that way i won't be hungry. The funny thing is I have a 40 hr. a week job!

Answer 6

Citizens have a right to peacefully disagree. That's part of democracy. If a person isn't a citizen, then I really don't think their opinion counts.

My position on the issue is based on my morals, and those I won't compromise.

Answer 7

I cannot give on the fact that illegal criminal aliens should get amnesty. There is no giving in there. They all need to go back to wherever they came from and apply legally to come here. Get at the end of the line.

Answer 8

Over 80% were against the amnesty bill, hardly a split down the middle...

Answer 9

Obviously some people are just heartless blabbers to the death..ahemm...but I completely agree with you. People are quick to criticise what they dont understand. The immigration issue will only worsen if the government keeps postponing the issue. On the contrary, I think that the gov't should also CONSISTENLY be doing its job trying to avoid these difficult issues from getting to this point. For right now though, something needs to be done. The option of a deportation sweep of all illegals is not only unreallistic, but also very heartless and ...well...very unrealistic.

Answer 10

a start would be to just enforce the current laws