FREEPER POLL: CLOSE THE BORDERS?

[grania]

OK...we've been reading a lot of opinion about the borders and we've been responding to a lot of polls at other sources. So, let's see how we stand at FR. Answer yes or no for each question A,B,C,D. At the end, write no more than two sentences which summarize your opinion about this issue.

A. The borders of the US should be carefully monitored to eliminate illegal entry into the country as much as possible.

B. Those who are here illegally should be sent home.

C. Legal entry into the country should be severely curtailed, or eliminated.

D. None of the above. We should support our elected officials policies and goals with regard to the borders.

Respond like this:

A. Yes or No

B. Yes or No

C. Yes or No

D. Yes or No

My opinion about this issue is: (two sentence maximum answer)

Have your friends freep our unscientific poll if you want, since we'll know if anyone posts twice.

[NRA2BFree]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

We need to close the borders NOW!! Round up all illegals and send them home! Shoot them if they return!

[libsrscum]

A. Yes

B. Yes

C. Yes

D. NO

[Maigrey]

1. yes
2. yes
3. no
4. yes

#4 is where you as a constitutant get off your backside and inform those who make policy to listen to the population.

[LibKill]

A: Yes

B: Yes

C: Yes

D: No

Legal immigration should be stopped entirely until we get a handle on A. and B. After that it should be carefully controlled with the overriding question being, "is this immigrant good for America?"

[txdoda]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

Deport ALL illegals immediately, & secure our borders.

VOTE OUT the officials who won't do their job.

[TheLion]

Three yesses and a No for the last one.

Stop the medical services, free lunches and handouts and prosecute business owners who employ illegals.

[daviddennis]

A - No. This is most likely not even feasible. It would cost billions, which are better spent elsewhere. Or - radical thought - not taxed away from us in the first place.

B - No to those who are employed. Illegals who are on welfare or other government subsidy programs should be sent home. Illegals who commit serious crimes should be imprisoned here or turned over to the justice system of their country of origin.

C - Current visa laws should be enforced. A watch list should be kept of likely terrorists, and it should be checked against everyone coming in. However, we should otherwise maintain existing policies.

D - Yes and No. We should maintain current policy to the extent that it is correct. We should not support any specific policy simply because our government supports it. All sides of this debate need to be heard.

Hope that helps.

D

[AshleyMontagu]

Yes, Yes, Yes, No
It's only common sense.

[Ten Megaton Solution]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. No.
D. No.

Illegal immigration, and all it's problems, would be eliminated if temporary work visas were easy to obtain. Knowing where the immigrants lived would be a great benefit, too.

[Thisiswhoweare]

A. YES
B. YES
C. YES
D. NO

I heard that some countries won't take them back when we go through deporting them. Then what do we do? Are we stuck supporting them?

[Constitution Day]

Self-bump for tomorrow.

[hchutch]

A. Yes - stop the additional inflow
B. Depends
3. NO
4. Yes

I believe the administration is following a course I can accept. I think we can stand some additional restrictions in some places (only accept asylum cases from countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism and eliminating the diverity lottery) with the loosening up of restrictions elsewhere (for example, allowing people fleeing China's barbaric policy of forced abortion and forced sterilization to remain here with full asylum) and some modifications in priorities (if an applicant for a permanent visa is facing a situation where he/she or a member of his/her family is facing danger - move them to the head of the line; those who have married American citizens are to also be in a high priority). We also need to streamline the agencies involved, so the service is quick, efficient, and thorough.

[meyer]

Yes, yes, yes, & no

[CaptainK]

ibid

[BillyBoy]

>> A. The borders of the US should be carefully monitored to eliminate illegal entry into the country as much as possible. <<
YES

>> B. Those who are here illegally should be sent home. <<
YES

>> C. Legal entry into the country should be severely curtailed, or eliminated. <<
Maybe. Legal immigration should be strongly regulated and returned to pre-1965 levels each year, using the immigration regulations from the 1920s as a guide.

>> D. None of the above. We should support our elected officials policies and goals with regard to the borders. <<
NO

[GhostofWCooper]

C. Yes.

Until the current immigrant horde can be assimilated (LOL!) Why add to the problem? A moratorium on immigration should be imposed. Don't blame me, if the gubmint had controlled the borders properly, a better class of legal immigrants could continue to be admitted.

The teens and undereducated youth turning their noses up at low paying menial jobs is the underlying problem, with the businessmen encouraging illegal immigration as a result. All of this can be traced partly to doting parents passing out scads of cash to their darlings, not to mention the inneffective WOD, which creates lucrative illegal business opportunities for those who should be sweeping up and pushing wheel barrows.
(er, filling starting positions)
It is an alarming chain of events that must be broken somehow. The illegal alien problem is a ticking time-bomb folks.
ghost gets down off soapbox, vanishes in swirl of ectoplasm...

[gubamyster]

PING

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

A. The borders of the US should be carefully monitored to eliminate illegal entry into the country as much as possible. YES

B. Those who are here illegally should be sent home.YES

C. Legal entry into the country should be severely curtailed, or eliminated.YES

[pulaskibush]

Simple answer: YES, NO, YES, NO

A. Yes, with the military partially trained by border patrol, barricades and technology.

B. YES for those who have been on welfare more than the time needed to get a job; all those with a criminal record (barring execution); drug/alchohol addicts; not supporting a family; those who do not cooperate with the immigrant tracking system (which will have to be made more efficient to do this job) and NO to those that members of terrorist organizations that we should interrogate; to criminals that we must interrogate/execute (for which their home country will pay for); and to those who are working, supportin a family, no other criminal record, no addictions, dependant on welfare, who will have to payback all expenses + fines + community service before legalization (Immigrant Parol), and who cooperate with the immigrant tracking system (which will have to be made more efficient to do this job as well). Assuming the question is for all, I will have to say NO

C. Yes, until the Immigration System and the Immigrant Tracking/Deporting System actually works.

D. No we should do the above. We should also encourage/support elected officials that are working hard to fix this problem such as the Immigration Reform Caucus, encourage actions taken by those who are SLOWLY fixing the problem for political reasons to SPEED up (Homeland Security, statement by Trent Lott supporting military on the border, appointment of a porsecuting attorney to INS etc.) and discourage actions that increase the problem (appointment of Tony Garza as ambassador, negotiating with Mexico w/out demanding a crackdown on corruption, amnesty, etc.)

That's my thought about it. To give opinions on these issue in two sentences is way too limited. It's also not needed. This web system can easliy support hundreds of sentences from hundreds of people.