Americans love the immigration plan, and they want Congress to get it passed, right now!
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Most Americans back a guest-worker program and a proposal allowing illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens that were part of legislation the Senate shelved last week after it failed to gain sufficient support.
A new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows that at least a plurality of Americans favors the two most contentious provisions of the bill, the proposal to offer 12 million undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship and the program for temporary workers. Of a third provision -- a point system for immigrants based on professional qualifications -- many say they don't have enough information to have an opinion.
Americans hate the immigration plan, and want Congress to slow down a little!
Just 20% of American voters want Congress to try and pass the immigration reform bill that failed in the Senate last week. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 51% would like their legislators to “take smaller steps towards reform” while 16% believe they should wait until next year. The survey was conducted on Monday and Tuesday night as the President was publicly attempting to rally support for the legislation.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters would favor an approach that focuses exclusively on “exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration.” Support for the enforcement only approach comes from 84% of Republicans, 55% of Democrats and 69% of those not affiliated with either major party.
Pick your predisposition and design a poll to get the results you want. Or cite the one you want to reinforce the position you have. I would choose Rasmussen. Anyone who thinks the American people support this mess is delusional.
