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Posted on 01/07/2009 1:01:47 PM PST by rabscuttle385
When it comes to immigration, it seems the chaos on the border is exceeded only by the chaos in Washington.
That is especially curious since Members of Congress are usually famous for being able to read which way the political wind is blowing. In this case, however, it appears they would be well served to commit to reading the results of a recent, reputable bi-partisan national survey of voter attitudes on immigration.
What its findings show is not at all startling, and is indeed testimony to the common sense of US Americans.
With solutions to border, immigration, and guest worker issues so logical and obvious, it can only be the handiwork of feuding Washington special interest groups to have befuddled and complicated what is clear and simple.
Most noteworthy for Congress among the findings is that two-thirds of all voters say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who favors the type of immigration approach identified in the survey!
Here are highlights from the findings of a bi-partisan poll on immigration taken in March by Republican pollster Lance Tarrance, and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, commissioned by the National Immigration Forum.
The survey shows that fully 75% of likely voters favor a proposal with the following components:
* Registration of undocumented workers as temporary guest workers,
* Temporary work visas for seasonal and temporary workers,
* Provides newly registered workers with a multi-ear process for legal residency and eventual citizenship,
* Provides newly registered workers with no preferential treatment for citizenship,
* Provides penalties for workers or employees who violate these laws
* Puts a priority on reuniting close family members.
Seems logical and fair enough! Which is undoubtedly why it enjoys the support of 78% of Republicans, 77% of Independents, and 70% of Democrats, and 70% of Hispanics and 78% of whites, alike. Moreover, 69% of likely voters said they would be more likely to support a Congressional candidate who favored a comprehensive approach to reform, rather than the ad-hoc, piecemeal approaches currently working their way through Congress. Enforcement-only strategies miss the point, and the majority of people recognize them for what they are: emotional reactions that do not recognize nor solve the problem. Everyone recognizes that the system is broken and needs to be fixed. But let’s not make the cure worse than the disease.
Most Americans, including myself, have legitimate concerns about the need to keep our borders secure from terrorists. This is no trivial concern in a post-September 11th world in which our intelligence services continue to uncover evidence of terrorist intentions.
Our message to Congress should be this: “Let’s prioritize this issue! Let’s bring together the political leadership of both nations, immigration leaders, Hispanic leaders, and other interested parties to start hammering out the framework of a reform proposal that is comprehensive, bipartisan, fair and worthy of the people of two great nations. Why not create a U.S.-Mexico Congressional Summit in Washington, D.C. that brings some sanity out of the chaos?”
I believe it is time now for Congress to put the issue of immigration on a front burner before the next election cycle causes the issue to become mired in election-year politics.
Fair, pragmatic, bipartisan, comprehensive-yet-fairly-simple solutions are possible. The time is now for Congress to wake-up and lead on immigration reform. Survey results clearly show the American people stand prepared to politically reward those do so.
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Bring it on you quisling SOBs.
Oh my.
This article cites the results of a poll taken in March. I’d want to see the results of the same poll questions if they were asked today with the current financial situation we’re in.
FU Juan!
Did anyone get a say in this survey?
There are days I wished I believed in suicide...or at least murder!
I want a survey. Not a phony propaganda piece like Juans. Some questions I never see asked.
1. How many illegal aliens are in our country?
2. How many immigrants should we allow in yearly, legally?
3. How many immigrants do we allow in legally now?
4. Should babies born to illegal aliens be given automatic US citizenship?
I want to see those answers.
Hear! Hear!
A March poll? Nope, not quite current enough, IMO.
The only proper immigration reform for America is to provide travel back to whence they came, and lock down the border, all of it.
This entire poll is nonsense. I expect all those questions were asked out of context and nothing said about rewarding illegal behavior, or giving illegals a path to citizenship. If questions are fairly straightforward, 70% of Americans oppose all these steps that reward law breakers.
Their poll on deporting illegals would probably ask: “Do you favor snatching nursing anchor babies from their mothers breasts, deporting the parents and throwing the babies into the street to starve?”
But that doesn’t mean we don’t have some politicians who’ll wave these bogus polls around to justify their support of amnesty for all.
Whoa, why only a mention of Hispanic leaders there, Juan? Is this an unintended admission that the illegal alien problem is overwhelmingly an Hispanic problem? What about the Chinese, and Irish, and Canadians, and all the others who have people here illegally?
Anyone else see Mexican Bund/La Raza decorated blue-ribbon member, and Already Been Chewed `Prime Time’ propagandist John Quinones (you will have to imagine the little squiggle over the first `n’) last night?
His crew did one of their fearless undercover “gotchas” in a sandwich shop—see “Incident at Ft. Bragg” by Tom Wolfe—and tried to present the owner and customers as racists because they admitted resenting having to pay the freight for 10% of Mexico’s unwanted population—medication, education, three hots and cots, etc.
I’m still waiting for one of the MSM to enter a mosque and accuse moose-limbs of being ... well, odd—but I guess the MSM is the price we pay for liberty of thought and conscience, as opposed to, say, the way things are in Iran. And Mexico.
Last I saw, one of our disgruntled foreign guests broke down in tears. I think it may have been because he felt unwanted. That was all I could stomach.
“newly registered workers with a multi-ear process”
What? More than two? Are we letting in mutants?
In the old days someone would simply put this guy’s lights out and be done with it. And we call the current situation “civilized”. He can go straight back to Mexico, don’t pass go, and don’t collect $200.
Now there’s a step by step plan I can get behind.
Translated from hispanola:
" If'n you gringos don't kneel in obeisance to all of our demands, we will unleash every criminal, desperado, and drug lord from downtown Tijuana into your neighborhoods. These boys pack Ak-47's that will be aimed at your backs........unless we get ours."
Like I told Tancredo: " By populating the United States with millions of Hispanics tied economically, politically and linguistically to Mexico, we are able to exert enormous influence and pressure on US policy and its dealings with Mexico."
"The Mexican government has been patient long enough. We will undermine your nation and your national security unless you start shoveling billions our way."
Silver lining alert -
When the powers-that-be screw us on immigration, at least we can blame the DEMOCRATS, and not our RINO Republicans.
That may be true. But I think it’s a HUGE mistake not to hold the RHINO’s responsible for the role they’ve played. Look how quickly folks put aside McCain’s partnering with Kennedy to produce Senate Bill 2611...only to make McCain our candidate for POTUS. How sick is that? There were even some here who were initially opposed but were able to be bought off with Palin.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform (only one piece of the puzzle) is one of the most bipartisan efforts I’ve ever seen intended to strip this country of it’s sovereignty & security...with an CFR agenda that will ultimately wipe out borders and create a North American Union. Only a bipartisan effort can stop it.
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