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Friday, May 07, 2010

When economy goes down, intolerance goes up…

Most American voters think Arizona was right to pass its own immigration law, and think the Obama administration should wait and see how the new law works rather than try to stop it, according to a Fox News poll released Friday.

The new poll finds 61 percent of voters nationally think Arizona was right to take action instead of waiting for the federal government to do something on immigration.That's more than twice as many as the 27 percent who think securing the border is a federal responsibility and Arizona should have waited for Washington to act.

Most Republicans (77 percent) and independents (72 percent) support Arizona taking action. Democrats are divided: 43 percent think the state was right, while 41 percent think Arizona should have let the federal government take the lead.

Fox News

…But not everywhere

Polls have shown that there are close to two thirds of Americans that want the government to do a better job when it comes to securing the border around the United States. However, those same people seem to be forgiving to the illegal immigrants that have come to America and are working hard to support their families. Americans seem to be welcoming to the people that come to work, don’t get involved in bad habits and stay out of trouble. The USA Today/Gallup Poll has shown a lot of promising results when it comes to immigration reform and discovering what the people in America truly want.

The poll concluded that close to 8 of every 10 Americans feel that illegal immigrants bring down society especially in schools, hospital and government services. 77% of people in America agree that illegal immigrants are bringing down wages for the citizens of the country. However, that same 77% of people feel that enforcing strict laws and securing the border would mean that the illegal immigrants who have families and have done quite well in the United States would have to leave.

Newsopi

Of course, we’ve been through all this before



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