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Title: Poll Shows Growing Fear Among Immigrants
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... /03/28/national/a072425S46.DTL
Published: Mar 28, 2006
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2006-03-28 11:40:42 by Brian S
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Views: 76
Comments: 12
(03-28) 08:38 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- A majority of immigrants believe anti-immigration sentiment is growing in this country and are alarmed by the tone of the debate over reform, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Just under one-third of those surveyed, all of whom described themselves as legal immigrants, said Congress and President Bush are doing a good job on the issue. The findings come as the U.S. Senate considers immigration reform proposals, including legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday that would clear the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship. Lawmakers are also considering legislation that would make it a felony to be in the U.S. illegally, impose new penalties on employers who hire illegals and build more fences along the U.S.-Mexican border. The poll was conducted by the firm Bendixen & Associates between Feb. 24 and March 21. Researchers said they interviewed 800 legal immigrants in 47 states who were reached by random digit dialing in communities with large numbers of immigrants. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. When told about reform proposals in Congress, 68 percent of poll respondents said they supported temporary work permits for illegal immigrants and a way for them to apply for residency after learning English and paying a fine. That seems to conflict with arguments by some lawmakers who argue that a legalization program would be unfair to legal residents who played by the rules. "Nobody comes here to get on welfare," said Perias Pillay, 43, who was 18 when he immigrated legally from Malaysia and joined a massive immigration rally in Los Angeles. "They come here to work, and as long as we need workers we should let them come." The immigration debate has sparked rallies around the nation by immigrant rights supporters, including the weekend rally in Los Angeles that drew an estimated 500,000 people. The poll was commissioned by New America Media, a nonprofit San Francisco-based umbrella organization for more than 700 ethnic media outlets. More than 60 percent of those interviewed said they were alarmed by the tone of the immigration reform debate. Sixty-seven percent said they believed anti-immigration sentiment was growing. Asked about lawmakers' handling of immigration issues, 32 percent of those surveyed said Congress and President Bush were doing a good job. Democrats received the highest approval with 38 percent; Republicans garnered 22 percent. On jobs, 81 percent of those surveyed said illegal immigrants accept low-end jobs that Americans don't want, and 73 percent said illegal immigrants aided the economy by supplying low-cost labor. Delia Adene, 48, who immigrated legally from Mexico and joined the Los Angeles rally, said she was worried about the rhetoric. "I feel like people see us as criminals now because we want to help our families," Adene said. "We do need more control of the border, but politicians need to talk about this with human justice in mind." ___ On the Net: http://news.newamericamedia.org URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/03/28/national/a072425S46.DTL
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Just in case you thought the problem was merely illegals, rather than sheer numbers.
-- Nick Griffin, British National Party Try to get 700,000 whites to come out like that. I doubt you could do it.
“If a nation or an individual values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it will lose that too.” W. Somerset Maugham
Casting Call for new Reality TV show! Free Donuts! There ya go. They'll come in droves.
This tells me the poll, like most, is bogus.
You're right. You can drive 700,000 out though, one at a time.
-- Nick Griffin, British National Party I don't know, seems the French know how to "party" when their interests are threatened. Never though I'd see the day where I'd want Americans to act more French.
"The more I see of life, the less I fear death" - Me.
Oh man... Here's a new one. Immigrants fear what again??? THEY'RE NOT THE MINORITY ANYMORE!!! Southern California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, ALL ARE HISPANIC STATES NOW. I pray that they secede. Let them have those states. The people of this country were too fucking stupid to hang on to the land in the first place. It's just easier to cut our losses. Imagine how much money we'll save when they'll be cut from the Government Dole.
who immigrated legally from Mexico and joined the Los Angeles rally
Siding with Islam against the neocons is no more a viable tactic than volunteering to infect yourself with the Ebola virus instead of AIDS.
#2. To: Tauzero (#1)
Just in case you thought the problem was merely illegals, rather than sheer numbers.
#3. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
Try to get 700,000 whites to come out like that.
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
The poll was commissioned by New America Media, a nonprofit San Francisco-based umbrella organization for more than 700 ethnic media outlets.
#5. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
Siding with Islam against the neocons is no more a viable tactic than volunteering to infect yourself with the Ebola virus instead of AIDS.
#6. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
Try to get 700,000 whites to come out like that. I doubt you could do it.
#7. To: Brian S, *You Gotta Be Shitting Me* (#0)
 | What's that Mr. Nipples? You want me to ask the nice lady about her rack?. |
#8. To: Pissed Off Janitor (#6)
Yep. I remember back in the early 90s when French truckers went on strike. On day #3, the French gov't said to them, "You want some wine with that cheese?" ;0)
the French know how to "party" when their interests are threatened.
“If a nation or an individual values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it will lose that too.” W. Somerset Maugham
#9. To: Brian S (#0)
Fear? Why shjould I care, that's all the Bush admin has layed on me for five years, and I was born in Indiana. Want to buy some Porter County ditchweed? $100 a ton.
Thanks for Prohibition and the war against drugs. Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind their own business. Thanks for a nation of finks. Yes, thanks for all the memories-- all right let's see your arms!- William S Burroughs
#10. To: Dakmar (#9)
I'll take a pound of seeds so I can do my test plot and see how hemp conditions poor soil. Hemp has a dynamic root system which aids in soil fertility. Allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp would be a good thing. ;0)
Porter County ditchweed
“If a nation or an individual values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it will lose that too.” W. Somerset Maugham
#11. To: BTP Holdings (#10)
What if ants get high off the roots, and people all the sudden start eating ants and discover they are chock full of delta-9?
Thanks for Prohibition and the war against drugs. Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind their own business. Thanks for a nation of finks. Yes, thanks for all the memories-- all right let's see your arms!- William S Burroughs
#12. To: BTP Holdings (#10)
We'll need to Plow Everything Under, it's the only farming method that's fair to the bankers.
Thanks for Prohibition and the war against drugs. Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind their own business. Thanks for a nation of finks. Yes, thanks for all the memories-- all right let's see your arms!- William S Burroughs
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