Thread: Support for Senate Immigration Bill Falls 49% Prefer No Bill

Latest Rasmussen poll on the amnesty bill:

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Support for Senate Immigration Bill Falls, 49% Prefer No Bill At All
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Public support for the Senate immigration reform bill has slipped a bit over the past week. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Monday and Tuesday night found that just 23% of voters now support the bill while 50% are opposed. Last week, 26% supported the Senate bill while 48% were opposed.

In the face of public opposition, some supporters of the legislation have argued that the compromise may not be perfect but doing something is better than doing nothing. Voters have a different view--a solid plurality believes it would be better for the country to pass no bill at this time rather than letting the Senate compromise become law.

Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters prefer no bill over the Senate bill. Just 32% prefer the legislative compromise over inaction.

For those in Congress who believe that passing the Senate bill will get the issue behind them, the data suggests otherwise.

If the current bill passes, 69% of voters say that it will “still be necessary to pass another law that focuses on securing the borders and reducing illegal immigration.â€

In the face of public opposition, some supporters of the legislation have argued that the compromise may not be perfect but doing something is better than doing nothing.

In this particular case, I would say doing nothing and what the Senate is proposing are the same thing. They are doing nothing for America, and everything for the private interests which have bought them out.
No bill is better than a bad bill.

One of the things I think that has been greatly overlooked by our leaders is this; what happens when they legalize all 20+ million illegals? Now they will start demanding equal pay, more benefits, etc. Then, businesses will complain they can't be competitive anymore, not to mention the other demands they will place on our leaders.

One of the things I think that has been greatly overlooked by our leaders is this; what happens when they legalize all 20+ million illegals?

Sippy!
What are you thinking? The current administration surely has prepared for that! Why, just look at the extensive planning that went into the Iraq war and it's aftermath, and how well that planning has served us! Those guys have all the answers, they just haven't thought of them yet....

Originally Posted by tiredofapathy

One of the things I think that has been greatly overlooked by our leaders is this; what happens when they legalize all 20+ million illegals?

Sippy!
What are you thinking? The current administration surely has prepared for that! Why, just look at the extensive planning that went into the Iraq war and it's aftermath, and how well that planning has served us! Those guys have all the answers, they just haven't thought of them yet....

Tired, you are right. I guess I had a temporary "brain hemorage".

What part of that poll do the clowns in the Senate not understand? It is a total indictment of what they are doing. They are determined to ram this legislation down our collective throats without regard to what the citizens of this country want. We must vote them out of office.

Originally Posted by Nouveauxpoor

What part of that poll do the clowns in the Senate not understand? It is a total indictment of what they are doing. They are determined to ram this legislation down our collective throats without regard to what the citizen of this country want. We must vote them out of office.

They haven't been listening to their constituents, and this poll proves that. We need to keep calling!

This is a good poll except for one listing.

Still, 65% of voters would be willing to accept a compromise that legalizes the status of illegal aliens.

Originally Posted by sippy

In the face of public opposition, some supporters of the legislation have argued that the compromise may not be perfect but doing something is better than doing nothing.

In this particular case, I would say doing nothing and what the Senate is proposing are the same thing. They are doing nothing for America, and everything for the private interests which have bought them out.
No bill is better than a bad bill.

One of the things I think that has been greatly overlooked by our leaders is this; what happens when they legalize all 20+ million illegals? Now they will start demanding equal pay, more benefits, etc. Then, businesses will complain they can't be competitive anymore, not to mention the other demands they will place on our leaders.

Not only are they thinking of that, the next step is to legalize 100 million Mexicans. Are there people who aren't seeing this?