Posted on 05/03/2006 7:45:44 PM PDT by nckerr
WASHINGTON, May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new Zogby poll of likely voters, using neutral language (i.e., avoiding the words "amnesty" or "illegal alien"), finds that Americans prefer the House of Representatives' enforcement-only bill by 2-1 over Senate proposals to legalize illegal immigrants and greatly increase legal immigration. The poll was conducted for the Center for Immigration Studies. Complete results are on line at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2006/2006poll.html.
-- On immigration generally, Americans want less, not more, immigration. Only 26 percent said immigrants were assimilating fine and that immigration should continue at current levels, compared to 67 percent who said immigration should be reduced so we can assimilate those already here.
-- While the Senate is considering various bills that would increase legal immigration from 1 million to 2 million a year, only 2 percent of Americans believe current immigration is too low. This was true for virtually every grouping in the survey by ethnicity, income, age, religion, region, party, or ideology.
-- When offered by itself, there is strong support for the House bill: 69 percent said it was a good or very good idea when told that it tries to make illegals go home by fortifying the border, forcing employer verification, and encouraging greater cooperation with local law enforcement, while not increasing legal immigration; 27 percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.
-- Support for the House approach was widespread, with 81 percent of Republicans, 72 percent of independents, 57 percent of Democrats, and 53 percent of Hispanics saying it was good or very good idea.
-- When offered by itself, there is also some support for the Senate approach, though not as much as for the House bill: 42 percent said the Senate approach was a good or very good idea when told it would allow illegal immigrants to apply for legal status provided they met certain criteria, and it would significantly increase legal immigration and increase enforcement of immigration laws; 50 percent said it was a bad or very bad idea.
-- There were few groups in which a majority supported the Senate plan, even when presented by itself. Exceptions included Hispanics, 62 percent of whom said it was a good or very good idea, and the most liberal voters (progressives), 54 percent of whom approved of it.
-- When given three choices (House approach, Senate approach, or mass deportation), the public tends to reject both the Senate plan and mass deportations in favor of the House bill; 28 percent want the Senate plan, 12 percent want mass deportations, while 56 percent want the House approach.
-- But when given a choice between just the House and Senate approaches, without the choice of mass deportations, the public prefers the House approach 64 percent to 30 percent.
-- One reason the public does not like legalization is that they are skeptical of the need for illegal-immigrant labor. An overwhelming majority of 77 percent said there are plenty of Americans to fill low-wage jobs if employers pay more and treat workers better; just 15 percent said there are not enough Americans for such jobs.
-- Another reason the public does not like Senate proposals to legalize illegals and double legal immigration is that 73 percent said they had little or no confidence in the ability of the government to screen these additional applicants to weed out terrorists and criminals.
-- The public also does not accept the argument we have tried and failed to enforce the law: 71 percent felt that past enforcement efforts have been "grossly inadequate," while only 19 percent felt we had made a "real effort" to enforce our laws.
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan research organization which examines and critiques the impact of immigration on the United States.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
What we need is Congress to pass some fast track law and processing To get these folks back across the border and do it legally.I mean we need a law thats says you can't prove you are a citizen then deport.We need a law that says you don't get a court date cause you are not even a citizen so it won't get tied in the courts.This is a serious national issue.The reason i am passionate about it is because all this thing is the Mexican's government attempt to repopulate the southwest USA and our politicians and the president himself are just as guilty as letting it happen.Bottom line i do not want Mexico's interference in our nation and politics.
Just because you don't like our answers doesn't mean we haven't answered you. I'll type real slow for you...incarcerate and/or deport however many that have run ins with law enforcement. I'm not god, and I can't forsee how many will have run ins. I've yet to get a speeding ticket and have the judge let me off the hook because too many tickets were handed out that day.
Same answer: 0%
I also favor the "Great Wall" option, so there would be far, far fewer repeat offenders.
And at such time, after the border is secure and laws are being enforced, perhaps a guest worker program could be discussed. But not for those already deported once.
It's all a matter of will.
bttt
OK, you obviously didn't read the question, because you didn't answer it. I'll put the critical words in capital letters and give you another try. I ask the question over and over because NO ONE BOTHERS TO GIVE AN ANSWER.
How many illegal aliens do you propose to INCARCERATE (i.e., PUT IN PRISON AFTER CONVICTION OF THE FELONY OF ILLEGALLY BEING IN THE US) under this proposal?
Bttt
Good answer to pale horses retarded question
If an employer has 100 employees and 90 of them are illegal it's pretty much obvious he knew he was hiring illegals.
How is putting a numrical limit on enforcing laws a simple question?? It's not simple, it's idiotic.
How many bank robbers would you incarcerate??
How many terrorists would you incarcerate?
How many corrupt politicians would you incarcerate?
How many tax evaders would you incarcerate?
Just give me hard numbers.
What's that got to do with it. There is probably millions of professions that are so dangerous that life and death is dealt with daily. Law enforcement is just but one. If a law enforcement officer doesn't like the odds, then get the hell out. I was in it for 27 years.
Oh czar......isn't this what you just told some OBLer earlier today?
Because it's a pretty lame question! How many illegal alien welfare recipients are enough?
OK, let's suppose that 36.3% of the low estimate of illegals here get incarcerated under this proposal--4.4 million.
Congratulations. You have just tripled the prison population. Where do you (a) propose to put them, and (b) where do you propose to get the necessary manpower to guard the new prisons you would need?
Answer my question, I'll answer yours--mine was asked first, so it has seniority. How many illegal aliens do you propose to put in prison?
-- . . . An overwhelming majority of 77 percent said there are plenty of Americans to fill low-wage jobs if employers pay more and treat workers better; just 15 percent said there are not enough Americans for such jobs.-- The public also does not accept the argument we have tried and failed to enforce the law: 71 percent felt that past enforcement efforts have been "grossly inadequate," while only 19 percent felt we had made a "real effort" to enforce our laws.
You don't put them in jail.You send them back where they came from.
Did you know that employers check against a Social Security number database that is likely to show that those 90 numbers are all valid? What is an employer to do after SS numbers check out?
Do you know an employer can be sued for refusing to hire someone because he suspects they are illegal, especially if they turn out not to be?
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