Thread: TX City Residents Don't Want Immig. Regs. to Affect Taxes

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Carrollton residents don't want
immigration regulation cost to affect services, taxes

05:08 PM CST on Monday, February 9, 2009
By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News
ssandoval@dallasnews.com

Carrollton residents want their city to do what it can under federal law to regulate illegal immigration, but they don’t want increased taxes or cuts in services to pay for it.

The majority of the 407 people who responded to a January phone survey said police, economic development, libraries and parks and recreation were more important than illegal immigration.

About 51 percent said the city should pursue local ordinances on illegal immigration even if it costs money. But 74 percent said the city should not increase taxes to pay for it, according to the survey results released Monday.

“Some of the City Council members fought me on illegal immigration, so we decided to do this survey to find out who’s more in tune with our citizens,â€

And they think illegals don't raise their taxes with their demands for free medical, education and incarceration? Geesh!

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

And they think illegals don't raise their taxes with their demands for free medical, education and incarceration? Geesh!

They must've polled mostly pro-illegals and illegal aliens to get that result.

About 92 percent of residents surveyed said they knew little to nothing about the 287(g) program.

Now why is that? Could it be the MSM in the area don't report about it? I know for a fact that the MSM here in NYC don't! Call me a conspiracy nut (I have been before) but I believe this is by design!