Posted on 04/11/2006 11:12:36 AM PDT by philsfan24
April 11, 2006--In a political season when most of the news has been bad for Republicans, the Congressional debate over immigration has produced a bit of movement in favor of the GOP.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 37% of Americans now trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of immigration. Just 31% trust the Democrats more.
In late March, the two parties were perceived equally on the topic, with 38% favoring the GOP and 37% preferring the Democrats.
Americans remain divided on the issue itself. Just 41% favor letting immigrants move towards citizenship by paying a fine, paying back taxes, and learning to speak English. Forty-two percent (42%) are opposed.
Forty-two percent (42%) believe a barrier along the Mexican border would significantly reduce immigration while 39% disagree.
Still, 57% believe a barrier should be built. Just 31% disagree.
A separate survey found that, in a hypothetical race for Congress, a plurality of Americans would vote for the candidate who favors more enforcement on the immigration issue.
(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...
Get Tancredo out in front, and that GOP # will double.
Exactly right!
Stupid. Who do you trust more?
Who do you trust more Iran or Syria?
How about... I don't trust either on this issue?
Ted Kennedys speech cheering on the illegals needs to be all over the TV.
Where is he? He should be doing the talk show circuit.
Good point.
You will not see these numbers in the MSM. Instead you will find some bogus poll that supports the illegals.
It was interesting to watch Teddy giving his speech, while a woman at his side translated it into Spanish.
All we have to do is not give in to the Buchananoids and support the GOP--BUT (big, Hillary-sized but) we have to pressure the GOP to do the right thing on immigration.
A tough task, but just imagine how much tougher it will be if the Dems get in in November.
I knew that ap-ipsos poll was a lie. you can tell there's a groundswell against amnesty. repubs better get on the right side of this issue.
Yep. Showing far left liberals out there enraging the illegals tells the American people this is nothing but a far left wing attempt to take over America. Having them show up during a foreign invasion and supporting the invaders was a God send for us.
No, Jeff Sessions should be out front.
Where is he? The opportunity was there for him to be vocal in the media. Maybe he's planning for the future.
Rass should have asked why, but let me fill in the blanks.
From these results that highly still favor a wall...and the fact Mccain/kennedy/Hagel/Specter/Martinez is no different then the Dem's plan?
I think it's fair to assume the ONLY difference between the two parties is that the House passed an enforcement only bill.
Perhaps McCain, Hagel, Specter and Martinez ought to get onboard with Sessions, Hayworth etc..
NOt to worry, the MSM will have a poll out tomorrow noting the completely different number.
You don't need Tancredo anywhere. This isn't a national election year with national candidates. It's going to be the positions the individual candidates take in House/Senate elections this year that matters. If a particular GOP candidate wants to run on this issue, he's certainly free to do so.
And this was taken April 1&2 BEFORE THESE PIMPLY FACED MORONS STARTED RUBBING MEXICAN FLAGS IN OUR FACES. What will the numbers be the next time Ras does this poll?
That will nail it down.
The numbers show that people are way too trusting. I trust very few politicians and neither party.
i screwed up the date in the article. it was published today, not 4/1. the poll was taken apr 8-9. this was still before yesterday's insanity though so i would imagine the number is even higher now.
Disagreements within the GOP won't kill them but the hateful spirit will.
I don't like Tancredo.
He IS an elected representative, and by will of his constituents will speak. Though he is NOT someone I'd have preferred on the front lines of this fight and, imo, done as much harm in building acrimony with the administration that may be a factor in their resistance on this issue, as well as good in keeping the issue forefront. My preferences do not matter. Fact is he IS a leader on this issue and it just needs to be accepted for what it is. It's wasted energy to try to deflate his status in this fight, energy I'd rather direct at the amnesty boosters in the Senate.
At same time I have and DO agree Sessions, Hayworth, and Kyl should be pushed forward as significant spokepersons. Kyl is a bit of a moderate on the issue, but he DOES favor border enforcement. Sessions represents the main of conservative thought. Hayworth is the conservative hardliner. Between the three their voices are not offputting and they represent the segments of the majority of this base in their degrees of opinions on this.
It is between those three and perhaps Nelson that a compromise should rise up.
Kennedy/McCain/Hagel/Specter/Martinez are simply pushing amnesty. A minority view in the extreme. No compromise should be allowed to arise from that corner, since there is room for no compromise among people that favor no border enforcement and blanket amnesty.
37% + 31% is 68%. Count me in the other 32%
The GOP is letting the country down on this one. The Dems actively court the votes of illegals who are on the welfare gravy train to a greater extent than the general public. The GOP, benignly neglects the issue for a variety of reasons. There's the cheap labor argument; there's Bush's well intentioned but feckless hispanophilia.
Even generally conservative publications like the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, sane on many issues, are out to lunch on this one. They focus on the problems skilled, educated guest workers experience with the immigration bureaucracy while paying minimal attention to the problems caused by the flood of un-vetted invaders coming in through the unprotected borders.
All you have to do is watch these demonstrations. They are a measure of how bad the problem is, not the will of the citizenry. They're working, and can't afford to demonstrate in those sorts of numbers.
I would vote for a real "seal the borders" candidate, but its hard to believe either party is capable of producing one. If we won't protect the borders, why have an immigration debate, or worry about security?
Let me guess...no evening news will lead with this poll story. Prove me wrong.
So 66%, two thirds of U.S. citizens don't trust federal government in general on immigration.
I guess even several liberals see the writing on the wall that illigal immigration will destroy the U.S. if it is not stop and those illigals here in the U.S. are not sent back to Mexico.
This is big, this is a top issue right now, and if the public thinks the answer to immigration lies with the GOP, we will win big in November. That's gonna leave a mark.
"How about... I don't trust either on this issue?"
In the '80's hip-hop vernacular, "Word!".
I always enjoy Rasmussen's polls more than the others. What is their methodology- is it reliable or just telling us what we want to hear?
Except for a few sheeple who can always be fooled, I would think the vast majority of Americans would trust neither party on immigration and be looking for other alternatives.
Maybe not Tom, but someone a little more appealing who has his same message, yes.
John Kyl has been excellent, too.
"Perhaps McCain, Hagel, Specter and Martinez ought to get onboard with Sessions, Hayworth etc.."
but they take the stance they do on immigration because they are radical ideologues.
McCain for example is a member of the immigration task force of the Migration Policy Institute. The task force is a group of the most prominent open borders idelogues in the world.
Now Specter and Martinez may very well have the position they do because they are simply confused.
But McCain and Hagel are open borders ideologues.
"Tancredo should be locked in a box. He is a lightning rod for every negative generalization made about Conservatives. He would kill the momentum towards Border Security. Senators Sessions and Kyl would help, and not hurt like Tancredo."
What exactly do you have against him? He makes the pro-borders case forcefully but respectfully.
Exactly what are these negative generalizations that people harbor toward conservatives, that Tancredo represents? The fact that he believes in principle and the rule of law rather than selling the American people to the highest bidder?
The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey found that 37% of Americans now trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issue of immigration. Just 31% trust the Democrats more.
Ted Kennedys speech cheering on the illegals needs to be all over the TV.
we have to pressure the GOP to do the right thing on immigration.
Bushies hate Tancredo for having guts. Makes no sense. My vote is for Tancredo.
Yes, Buchanan may be right on the border, but he is wrong on everything else under the sun.
Do Republicans really feel they can buy the Mexican vote via amnesty? They are dreaming on this one. The Democrats have the Hispanic vote just like they have the black one. Disparaging their “white” base to bribe the ethnics is just plain dumb.
Any study of GOP leadership on the issue of immigration should divide the House, Senate, and White House. The Republican House is showing strong leadership on this issue, and would have far hither "trust" numbers than would the Senate...and "you know who" on this issue.
"My vote is for Tancredo."
I wish he'd run for higher office.
WSJ and Forbes are not at all out to lunch.
The represent the interests of people who benefit from cheap labor and want to glut the American labor market to tilt the balance of power between labor and capital massively in favor of capital. They represent the interests of people who want a borderless world governed by a corporate plutocracy.
and imagine if our guys were actually out there telling people with a unified voice that the Dems support amnesty.
unfortunately, Bush himself as well as other perceived GOP leaders (McCain) being for the senate bill, is thwarting a unified message getting out against the Dems on this issue.
A far thinking capitalist would remember Rome. The capital gain from short labor is short term if the capitalists become an endangered minority.
Patriotically speaking, and thinking of their own posterity, they are short-sighted... out to lunch. And, I say this as someone who has benefited through the capital markets.
What I don't do is figure "Hmmm, the GOP aren't doing what I want--I KNOW! I'll put Dean and Hilary in charge of immigration! I'm sure they'll put tough-on-illegal-immigration judges on the bench!"
Duhhhhh that sounds logical!
Actually, we live in a world in which rich people can physically remove themselves from contact with the lower orders. Have you seen the ads for a permanently out to sea luxurious cruise ship where rich people never have to touch land ? What an incredible metaphor that is for our age ! Rich people can just divorce themselves from all accountability and the consequences of their actions.
Globalization is fine if you can live behind walls as el jefe.
Well, as it stands right now, Buch is getting Hammered from his base and from the illegals... he needs to start win some battles dont ya think?
The republicans have a chance to clean house this election and in 2008 if they just do the right thing. Close the borders, and take the steps necessary to get the 12 to 25 million illegals out of the country (i.e., employer sanctions, cut off public services, enable local law enforcement to aid INS, etc.). The majority of hispanics that are here support getting tough on illegals.
Well, as it stands right now, Buch is getting Hammered from his base and from the illegals... he needs to start win some battles dont ya think?
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