82 % OF AMERICANS WANT MORE FROM GOVERNMENT
RASMUSSEN POLE
STOP the AMNESTY:
The poll finds that after two weeks of debate and a major offensive by Bush and Chertoff:
-- Approval of S. 1348 has not grown and remains at only 26%!
-- Just 16% Believe Senate Bill Will Reduce Illegal Immigration!
-- Sixty-six percent (66%) believe it doesn't make sense to debate new immigration laws, until we can first control our borders and enforce existing laws. (BINGO!)
-- 82% believe the federal government could do more to reduce illegal immigration.
-- 41% believe the Senate bill will actually lead to an increase in illegal immigration!
-- 75% would “make changes to increase border security measures and reduce illegal immigration.” Just 29% would” make it easier for illegal immigrants to stay in the country and eventually become citizens!
-- 81% of American voters are closely following news stories about the issue, including 37% who are following it Very Closely.
-- 72% of voters believe it is Very Important for “the government to improve its enforcement of the borders and reduce illegal immigration.”
-- 68% of Americans believe it is possible to reduce illegal immigration, while just 20% disagree
-- Senator John McCain (R), a strong proponent of the Senate bill, has slipped into third place in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. President Bush’s Job Approval ratings have fallen to the lowest levels of his Administration, when the immigration debate began dominating the news.
