Thread: Bogus Poll?

The Associated Press must be polling the illegals to come up with these numbers!!


Fact Sheet: Americans' Views On Immigration
A new AP-Ipsos poll shows that more than half the Americans asked are open to allowing illegal immigrants to seek legal status.

ABOUT THE POLL:
Associated Press and Ipsos international polling firm
1,003 adults polled Tuesday through Thursday
Sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points

TEMPORARY WORKER PROGRAM:
56 percent favor letting illegal immigrants with jobs apply for legal temporary worker status
62 percent of Democrats support idea
52 percent of Republicans support idea
65 percent of those age 18-29 support idea
54 percent of those 35 and older support it
65 percent of those with college degrees support it
54 percent of those with a high school education or less oppose it.
57 percent of those in urban areas support it
59 percent of those in suburban areas support it
47 percent of those in rural areas support it

CONTRIBUTION OR DRAIN:
51 percent say illegal immigrants mostly contribute to U.S. society
47 percent say illegal immigrants are a drain
61 percent of those age 18-34 say the contribution is positive
46 percent of those 35 years old and older feel that way
64 percent of those with college degree say they make contribution
62 percent of Democrats say they make positive contribution
41 percent of Republicans say they make positive contribution
61 percent earning more than $75,000 a year feel that way
61 percent of people 18-34 feel that way
61 percent of nonwhites feel they make a positive contribution
53 percent of people in rural areas say illegal immigrants are a drain
51 percent say illegal immigrants are a drain
33 percent of Democrats say illegal immigrants are a drain
50 percent of those over 65 say they're a drain
47 percent making under $25,000 year feel that way

WOULD A FENCE REDUCE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
Two-thirds say a fence wouldn't reduce the number of illegal immigrants
Majorities in all groups express a lack of confidence that a fence would make a difference


(Analysis by AP Manager of News Surveys Trevor Tompson)

This is definitely a phoney poll.

They probably confined it to Espanol and the target area was downtown Los Angeles.