Poll shows most Americans oppose taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens

Chad Groening OneNewsNow.comDecember 14, 2007 illegal aliens sneaking over fence

A North Carolina-based immigration political action committee says a recent poll shows a vast majority of Americans are tired of being told they must foot the bill for illegal alien benefits.

The poll, published by American Pulse, surveyed nearly 4,100 people and found that most Americans are opposed to any benefits for what the poll describes as "undocumented immigrants." According to the survey, more than four out of five do not think the government should give a driver's license, business license, or housing assistance to illegal aliens -- and similar majorities (roughly three-fourths) feel the same way about educational benefits and job training.

William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), says the mainstream media has failed to report that such high percentages of Americans want no part in taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens.

"It's a poll which the mainstream media is not covering that shows that 77 percent of Americans wanted no taxpayer[-provided educational] benefits whatsoever for illegal aliens, and 81 to 83 percent wanted no licenses for illegal aliens. A very significant poll -- but of course, the traditional media ignored [it]," he says.

Gheen says the will of the vast majority of Americans has no meaning to policymakers. "Eighty percent of Americans feel a certain way and it's not happening for them. That means that the American population is being enslaved," he continues. "Illegal immigration [is] rampant across the country and American taxpayers [are] getting stuck with the bills. And someone else is calling the shots and telling us how it's going to be."

The American Pulse poll also asked respondents about the qualities they would like to see in candidates running for federal office. Topping that list were honesty (81.4 percent); a willingness to tell the truth, even if it hurts the candidate's position (77.6 percent); and a willingness to stand for what they believe in, even if it is not in line with the position of the candidate's political party (77.1 percent).


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