New Poll: 69% Now Say Controlling the Border More Important than AMNESTY!
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 69% Now Say Controlling the Border More Important than Legalizing Aliens
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Rasmussen
Reports
A growing majority of Americans believe that gaining control of the
border is more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, and three
out of four (74%) say the government is not doing enough to make that
happen.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters in a new Rasmussen
Reports national telephone survey say controlling the border is more
important than legalizing the status of undocumented workers, while
just 21% think legalization is more important.
Only 14% think the government is doing enough to secure the borders.
Thirty-four percent (34%) say the current immigration situation makes
them angry, and another 25% characterize themselves as mildly
frustrated. For 40%, immigration is just one of many issues.
These numbers are comparable to the findings in a June survey on the
same topic. At that time, 83% directed their anger at the federal
government, while only 12% blamed the illegals themselves.
But in June only 63% rated controlling the borders more important than
legalization and 28% felt the latter was of primary importance. The
numbers had changed little in the past year, but the new findings show
an uptick of concern among voters.
Slightly over half (53%) now say the nation’s immigration policy should
welcome all except criminals and those who pose a national security
risk. But 28% of voters disagree.
Voters are evenly divided on whether it is even possible for the United States to end illegal immigration.
Increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of federal action, states
and localities are attempting to deal with the problem of illegal
immigration on their own. Both major presidential candidates have
called for stronger border enforcement but have not made it a central
element of their campaigns, as they court the country’s growing
Hispanic population.
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Just today, Obama told a questioner in southern Virginia that he also
favors a crackdown on employers who hire illegal aliens and wants
illegals to register, pay a fine, learn English and be placed at the
bottom of the list of those seeking citizenship. McCain, who in the
Senate pushed a guest worker program that many viewed as amnesty for
illegal immigrants, now calls for securing the border before anything
else is done.
Support for gaining control of the border is high in nearly all age,
income, political, gender and racial categories. Only those who
describe themselves as liberals are more divided, although they favor
border control slightly more than legalization.
For 86% of likely McCain voters, gaining control of the border is more
important than legalizing the status of undocumented workers. Potential
Obama voters are more divided, with 53% favoring control of the border
versus 35% who put legalization first.
Likely McCain voters are a lot angrier about the current immigration
situation, too, with 47% describing themselves that way as opposed to
only 19% of potential Obama voters. By contrast, 57% of likely Obama
voters feel immigration is just one issue out of many, a feeling shared
by just 24% of potential McCain voters.
The two sides are closer to agreement when asked if the government is
doing enough to secure the borders. Only eight percent (8%) of likely
McCain voters and 19% of potential Obama voters believe that to be the
case.
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Rasmussen Poll: Voters Angry Over Immigration
Friday, August 22, 2008 1:43 PM
By: Jim Meyers Article Font Size
About 70 percent of voters believe that controlling the U.S. borders is
more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, a new Rasmussen Reports national phone survey reveals.
Only 21 percent think legalization is more important.
Three out of four respondents said the government is not doing enough
to secure the borders, while just 14 percent said the government’s
efforts are sufficient.
Backers of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in the presidential race have differing views on immigration, Rasmussen found.
Among likely McCain voters, 86 percent believe gaining control of the
borders is more important than legalizing undocumented workers; only 53
percent of likely Obama voters feel that way.
Nearly half of McCain supporters say they are angry about the current
immigration situation, compared to just 19 percent for Obama backers.
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