Online Poll results: Send illegal aliens packing
Respondents want illegals deported

Most Baxter Bulletin Online Poll respondents think all illegal aliens should be deported. A smaller percentage think they should be able to apply for citizenship, but only after first returning to their native countries.

Immigration has been a hot-button issue among Americans, although it appears to have been put on the back burner in Washington. Various alternatives have been suggested, from sealing American borders to granting amnesty to those already in the country. None have been acceptable to all.

Tuesday, thousands of people took part in demonstrations across the country asking for immigration reform and a way 12 million people in the country illegally could become American citizens. That prompted the Online Poll question:

• Which, if any, of these alternatives for addressing illegal immigration would be more acceptable to you?

— Deport all illegal aliens

— Give illegal aliens amnesty

— Allow illegals to apply for citizenship if they first return home

— An immigration moratorium until the issue is resolved

There were 425 responses. Of those, 275, 64.7 percent, said all illegals should be deported. Eighty-eight respondents, or 20.9 percent, thought it would be acceptable to allow illegal aliens to apply for American citizenship if they will first return home.

There were 48 respondents, 11.3 percent, who favored granting amnesty to the
illegal aliens. Only 14, 3.1 percent, indicated they favor a moratorium on immigration until the issue is resolved.

This is not a scientific poll. It is an opportunity for you to indicate your opinions and comment on the issues.


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