Question for people opposed to undocumented workers?
NEW YORK (AFP) - A majority of Americans support proposed changes in US immigration laws that would allow illegal immigrants to gain legal status, according to a survey published by the New York Times on Friday.
The controversial immigration overhaul, which is currently going through the US Congress, includes a guest worker program designed to provide low-skilled foreign labor. Two-thirds of respondents said they supported the measure.
A slightly smaller 62 percent said illegal immigrants should be allowed to apply for legal status, while one-third said they should be deported.
The New York Times/CBS News poll also revealed sharp divisions over how open the United States should be to future immigration and mixed feelings over whether recent waves of immigration have benefited the country.
Can we stop the whining now? agree or disagree
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So if a poll doesn't agree with your views then it must be wrong? That's dumb. Wake up and realize it is going to happen. AMNESTY for ALL. Try to get over it
New York Times=Liberal.Check other polls.
Survey of 800 Likely Voters
May 21-22, 2007
From what you know about the agreement, do you favor or oppose the immigration reform proposal agreed to last Week?
Favor
26%
Oppose
48%
Not sure
26%
How Important is it to improve border enforcement and reduce illegal immigration?
Very important
72%
Somewhat important
16%
Not very important
8%
Not at all important
2%
This national telephone survey of 800 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports May 21-22, 2007. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Just 26% Favor Senate Immigration Plan
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
AdvertismentInitial public reaction to the immigration proposal being debated in the Senate is decidedly negative.
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey conducted Monday and Tuesday night shows that just 26% of American voters favor passage of the legislation. Forty-eight percent (48%) are opposed while 26% are not sure. The bi-partisan agreement among influential Senators and the White House has been met with bi-partisan opposition among the public. The measure is opposed by 47% of Republicans, 51% of Democrats, and 46% of those not affiliated with either major party.
The enforcement side of the debate is clearly where the public passion lies on the issue. Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters say it is Very Important for “the government to improve its enforcement of the borders and reduce illegal immigration.” That view is held by 89% of Republicans, 65% of Democrats, and 63% of unaffiliated voters.
Advocates of “comprehensive” reform have taken to arguing that those who want an enforcement-only policy must explain how they would deal with the 12 million illegal aliens already living in the country. The public reaction to that question appears to be “Why?” Only 29% of voters say it is Very Important for “the government to legalize the status of illegal aliens already in the United States.”
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Democrats believe that legalization is Very Important. Just 22% of Republicans and 27% of unaffiliated voters share that view.
Still, 65% of voters would be willing to support a compromise including a “very long path to citizenship” provided that “the proposal required the aliens to pay fines and learn English” and that the compromise “would truly reduce the number of illegal aliens entering the country.” The proposal, specifically described as a compromise, was said to include “strict employer penalties for hiring illegal aliens, building a barrier along the Mexican border and other steps to significantly reduce the number of illegal aliens entering the United States.”
The willingness of voters to accept compromise and allow a path to citizenship suggests both pragmatism and a strong desire to do what it takes to reduce the ongoing flow of illegal immigration. The challenge for proponents of the legislation is to convince voters that they are serious about enforcement and that the proposal will truly work. Until that can be accomplished, public opposition to immigration reform is likely to remain very high. In an era where voters overwhelmingly believe that members of Congress are more interested in their careers than the public good, that will be a difficult goal to achieve.
These survey results are consistent with other recent polling data showing that most Americans favor an enforcement-only reform bill. Support drops when a “path to citizenship” is added to the mix. President Bush’s Job Approval ratings dip every time comprehensive immigration reform tops the news.
In our question measuring support for the Senate bill, Rasmussen Reports did not describe the details of the proposed legislation. We asked survey respondents how closely they have followed news stories about “an immigration reform agreement reached by the Bush Administration and a bi-partisan group of Senators.” Seventy-eight percent (78%) said they were following the story Somewhat or Very Closely. We then asked respondents if they favored or opposed “the immigration reform proposal agreed to last week.”
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To don45123:The NYT is a liberal newspaper and they most likely cherrypicked the responders or did the poll incorrectly. They should of published the questions they asked people. Most of the polls out there are against what you advocating.
if you base all your facts on the New York Times, then you do have a problem. Try your survey in the midwest and see what you find. Then look at states public aid programs and see who costs us the most money
Feel free to stop whining whenever you want. Me, I intend to keep fighting to kill the amnesty bill, secure the border, and deport the invaders.
JMB
I love how these people pervert the english language.. they are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! ... ephasis on the word.. ILLEGAL. Not "undocumented" what a load of crap.
These people should all be exported and we should buid a concrete wall 20 feet high around our border. These people come into this country demanding we put everything in spanish for them... excuse me.. this is America... we speak english here. I wouldn't goto germany and demand they speak english for me. I'd at least TRY to speak german.
The gues worker program will just let more people in to "extend their stay" here illegally. They should all be deported.
If the New York Times reported "The World is Round" I'd be afraid of falling off the edge!
That liberal rag cannot be trusted to tell the truth, so when they say " majority of Americans support proposed changes in US immigration " they mean the "majority of libernazis"!
no amnesty!!!!
Most newspapers and news broadcasters are liberal stooges anyway, so you can't take anything they say seriously. I bet they only polled liberals and ignored anyone who gave a contrasting view.
Sorry but the screaming and the whining and the complaining and writing to Congress and calling Congress people will continue loudly! Your poll is totally WRONG!!! You can stop complaining about the truth any time you want!
You can get any poll to say whatever you want by asking the questions the right way. The New York Times and especially CBS are biased (liberal) sources.
Any publication that would claim that most Americans want amnesty for the illegal alien criminals , that are breaking our laws, are a bunch of liars! What group of people did they poll? How did they ask the question?
Every REASONABLE poll shows that most Americans DON'T want amnesty. This current piece of crap from the Senate is destructive and dangerous!
A recent poll just asked the question, "what are your feelings about the immigration bill?" No extra info added to the question. About 48% said they STRONGLY disagreed. They were passionate about this. About 26% they were fine with it - no strong feelings. The rest didn't know enough about the bill to answer. So basically in an UNBIASED poll, about 2/3 of the people that had an opinion didn't want it!
BTW, "undocumented worker" is an insulting term. It sounds like they misplaced some paperwork instead of the fact that they are criminals for breaking our laws!
WHAT PART OF ILLEGAL DON'T YOU GET? WHAT PART OF AMERICANS ARE AGAINST THIS BILL DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
has it ever occurred to people the ones who are filling out these surveys are kids and family members to illegals? i do surveys all the time, do you know how easy they are to get to? screw the surveys. we need to let the American people vote for this at the polls.
Stop calling them that. they are legally defined as "Illegal Aliens", and that is what they are. criminal invaders.
do you realize how ridiculous it is to refer to them as "Undocumented Workers?"
If we are going to play that game...then consider me an "Undocumented Immigrations & Customs Enforcement Agent"
No green card? *smile breaks out on my face* Then lets go Pedro...time to go home.
Here is a little something else to show you how ridiculous you sound with your political correctness...
"Calling an illegal alien a "undocumented worker" is like calling the drug dealer hanging around outside your kid's school an "unlicensed pharmacist."
'Nuff said
Do your survey in the southwest border states and watch how those numbers change.
I was just about to post a question as to whether anyone believed this ridiculous poll. Only 1,125 people were polled in a telephone survey and we don't even know anything about the people "chosen" for this survey.
I don't buy it for one second.
fukk the ny times and their crooked surveys and your make believe facts ,,,,,,What are you talkin about whining your the one bitc hin
I would like to see the exact questions asked. Because other polls say the exact opposite. And stop calling them undocumented. They are here ILLEGALLY!!!
Why should anyone be allowed to come into this country just because they want to?
Illegal Allien: "I am going to disregard your laws, hop the border, steal jobs from your citizens, clog up your highways and emergency rooms and schools, and demand that you pay for it and take care of me!"
U.S. Government: "That's OK. We'll use tax money from the American workers to pay for you. Don't worry. The average American is too stupid to know that they are getting completely fucked."
I agree. It is easy to slant a poll to support your agenda. The New York Times is as liberal as it gets.
Almost ALL Americans want SOMETHING done about illegal aliens. Be it immigration reform, amnesty, deportation them...or some sort of combination.
Few Americans want total amnesty with no conditions.
Some Americans want amnesty with some conditions.
MOST Americans DO NOT want amnesty PERIOD or anything to do with the current bill until the problems leading to the point we are at now with at least 12 million illegal aliens, possibly 15-20 million are FIXED.
1. Secure the borders.
2. Prosecute and jail employers hiring illegal aliens.
3. Do not allow illegal aliens to receive ANY monetary assistance from any govermental agency.
4.Deport those that are left.
THEN open discussions about immigration reform or a guest worker program.
Right now we are at the point we were before the last amnesty and nothing has been done to FIX the problem except a bunch of talk and promises like the last time.
The telephone survey questioned 1,125 people from last Friday through Wednesday. I wonder how many illegals were included in the poll and if the questions were translated into Spanish! LOL!
Undocumented, means no time Card, It the illegals, we want out. The New York Times, Reported today that a Shipment
of undocumented Cocaine was found aboard a Vessel. Liberal Rag.
the new york times is a left wing paper.liberlism is a mental disorder,i can actually think,therefore im a republican.
LMAO...a majority of Americans support proposed changes? Then at the bottom of the report it says The telephone survey questioned 1,125 people from last Friday through Wednesday.We dont need no stinking new immigration bill,we need our government to inforce our laws!!!!!
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