Public Still Supports Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

[High Plains]

This is from a Gallup poll last week. I hope I didn't miss it here. I post it because we have a vocal contingent who insist the American public wants a hard line on immigration.

Below is the link to Gallup and the first four paragraphs of their story:

http://www.galluppoll.com/content/default.aspx?ci=26875

March 14, 2007
Public Still Supports Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
Republicans more likely than Democrats to support deporting all illegal immigrants

by Joseph Carroll

GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderon met on Tuesday as part of the Bush's five-nation tour of Latin America to discuss, among other things, the issue of illegal immigration into the United States. Earlier in the week, Bush said that it is not feasible to either grant illegal immigrants automatic citizenship or to deport all of them, and that he would work with both parties in Congress to find common ground on the issue.

The March 2-4, 2007, USA Today/Gallup Poll updated a question asked several times last year that measured Americans' preferences for the handling of illegal immigrants already in the country:
Which comes closest to your view about what government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government -- ?

Given these three options, the majority of Americans, 59%, support the government allowing illegal immigrants to remain in this country and eventually become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements. Fifteen percent of Americans support allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the country to work for a limited period of time. About one in four Americans, 24%, say all illegal immigrants should be deported back to their home countries.

Across the four polls on which Gallup has asked this question since the illegal immigration controversy heated up last spring, most Americans have consistently supported the idea of allowing illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens after meeting certain requirements. However, slightly fewer Americans favor this idea than did so last year. At the same time, there has been a small uptick in views that the government should deport all illegal immigrants.

[Somawas]

1. If Bush thinks he can afford to build a 700 mile fence

he can afford to deport them all. Call the mofo's hand. Demand deportation of all illegals aliens.

[RB TexLa]

2. Waiting for the Stormfront/KKK talking points to be delivered

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Shhh!! Don't tell Grand Imperial Kleagle Lou Dobbs. He might soil his robes.

[AX10]

4. Don't forget Wizard Tancredo.