Gallup: Americans more negative on immigrants

It has always confused me as to the presidents claim to "fighting them over there" yet he invites them in by not securing the boarder.

It has always confused me as to the presidents claim to "fighting them over there" yet he invites them in by not securing the border.

RNC Bruce,

Raw meat!

Now Doogie, Americans (and I think that may even include you and many of your Leftist buddies) are not wild about rampant illegal immigration. It't not the legal immiration that AMERICANS are concerned about, but folks just crossing mainly the Mexican border at will. And before you Left Loons start using the racist card on me, there is not much of a problem with illegal immigration to the north because it's not happening, OK?
And, yes, Leftists, businesses should be punished if they knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
Also, it seems to me most folks don't like the idea of illegals protesting in this country demanding rights and priviliges that LEGAL citizens have.

Since we are a nation of immigrants, one wonders which native tribes participated in the poll.

Tom Tancredo will be very happy to know that his hate campaign is working.

I think the big story of 2007 is the way the press lied about the popularity of the illegal immigration amnesty bill and how they got called on it.

I also think that these statements I keep seeing about how "comprehensive immigration reform" will have to wait until the after the next election are wishful thinking on the part of the liberal press. "Comprehensive immigration reform" as defined by the 2007 Senate bill is off the table for a lot longer than that. No president, Democrat or Republican, is going to bring it up in 2009.

S. Sherman,

Nah.

I'm going to throw caution to the wind and go out on a limb and speculate that the big story in 2007 is the Iraqi Civil War.

Do you think the questions wqould have been different if they had a simple adjective LEGAL or ILLEGAL in fron of the word immigrant?

I think that what most Americans of the majority ethnic group is the possibility of their becoming a minority after centuries of domination and control on the basis of their race. A shift to a society that is heavily influenced by the other ethnic groups must cast a huge cloud of fear here, just as it does in Europe. Italy for example, and Spain, likewise, have negative population growth among the indigenous nationals. The immigrant populations from the Mideast and Africa have a population boom. I can see an America filled with walled and gated communities, behind which huddle all of the middleclass and well to do . You can see that happening now.

GW:

Please consider the possibility that Americans are upset over the issue of illegal immigration because there has been a hole in the government's ozone layer, so to speak, for the past 21 years. It is both alarming and frustrating that our government hasn't enforced the immigration laws for that long a period, and that its lack of enforcement has brought this issue to a crisis a second time. Such widespread laxity in enforcement of ANY law is a reason for alarm. It is symptomatic of a government that is failing to function.

I mean, what's next? Very soon we might be witnessing the federal government coming apart at the seams with regard to disaster recovery, ah ... , I mean with regard to pollution control, ah ..., I mean with regard to port inspections, and particularly inspections of food and medicines from foreign countries, ah . . . Oh, never mind. You know what I mean.

BTW, you do not see gated communities because of non-white immigrants. Non-white immigrants are admitted into those gated communities every day. We have gated communities because this country keeps turning out generation after generation of emotionally and educationally challenged sociopaths - from every socio-economic and ethnic group - who chose crime as a means of earning the money they can't make with their brains, back or hands.

The American people want our borders secure before we deal with the path to citizenship. The American mood is not motivated by hate we want legal not illegal immigrants with their crime, drugs, fake IDs, and terrorists a threat since 911. The central problem with the Kennedy McCain bill was that it made illegals legal immediately they only had to pay fines, back taxes if they became citizens. They don't want to be citizens if they have to pay penalties. We can't afford health care and other benfits for illegals. This bill will stay dead until the borders including the Canadian border are secure. Jerry White, Springfield, IL

READ THE BILL: Its obvious 95% of Americans have not read the bill. It is obvious that 99% of Mexican Americans have not READ THE BILL.

Who is a National in America? Who is a nonimmigrant in America? What is a H-1B Nonimmigrantor a Y-1 VISA vs a Y-2 and Y-3 Visa as the "Secretary shall Prescribe."

What is a Corporate "Assestation?"

Are you aware that the "Secretary" takes over Social Security as we know it today?

Are you in a High Impact Area? If so how much money does your County receive for being considered by the "Secretary" as a high impact area?

Assimilation is Futile: I think we all remember that on Star Trek, the Next Generation. Laugh if you will, but READ THE BILL.

Are you aware that Indians give up their Sovereignty.
YEAH, NATIVE AMERICANS READ THE BILL.

Are you a Merit-Based Immigrant?

Are you a admissable or a nonadmissable person?

Then you will understand why there are no ROSE GARDEN SHOWDOWNS for Congress to go back to work and get it passed.

I too am for Immigration Reform, but not this type of reform. I do not need to be reformed in being an American. I do not need to be assimilated in any way nor do people for that matter.

Be blind if you must, but if anyone reads this blog, take time to read the BILL. Homeland Security Nationality Act 2007. It's not a immigration bill it is a Nationality Bill that effects all of us.