Some interesting results from the latest Rasmussen poll on illegal immigration show that voters overwhelmingly support conservative public policy on the issue.
U.S. voters want aggressive action to restrict illegal immigration, but they don’t think immigrants should bear the brunt of the enforcement efforts on their own. Most say the federal government and those hiring illegal immigrants also need to be brought into the discussion.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% say the policies of the federal government encourage people to enter the United States illegally. Only 27% disagree, and 17% are not sure.
There is no larger area of disconnect between our politicians and our citizens than this issue. It is not surprising that it is the good people of this country who are exercising greater wisdom and common sense. During the amnesty discussion of 2007, the federal government via President Bush and Congress took the position that the main issue is our classification of illegal immigrants as illegal immigrants. The American people told Congress that the federal government is the problem.
The view that the federal government is enticing people to violate the law is consistent with earlier surveys. Among voters who are angry about immigration, 83% are angry at the federal government. Only 12% direct their anger at the immigrants.
I don't know anyone that doesn't understand why someone would want to enter America illegally. How can your anger be at them? The poll shows that we rightly direct our anger at the cause of the problem, a federal government that refuses to take steps to solve the problem.
Additionally, Americans overwhelmingly support the actions taken by my Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The new survey finds that 64% believe law enforcement officers should sometimes conduct surprise raids at places where immigrants gather to find work. An even larger number (71%) say those who do the hiring also should be arrested.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona has aggressively enforced laws against illegal immigration including raids of places where illegal immigrants gather to seek work. He is viewed favorably by 68% of Arizona voters, making him one of the state’s most popular political figures. Most in the state say the tough sheriff has been good for the state’s image.
Wonder why Americans are angry with the federal government? Look at the Obama administration's view of the popular sheriff.
However, Arpaio's activities have drawn greater scrutiny under the Obama administration. His department is now being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for alleged racial profiling in its street sweeps for illegal immigrants. Similar profiling concerns have prompted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to limit Arpaio's ability to arrest suspected illegal immigrants under federal law. His officers will still be allowed to check the immigration status of people brought into their jail on other charges but will no longer be able to conduct street patrols specifically looking for illegal immigrants.
Arpaio's solutions have worked in Maricopa County to the extent that they have been allowed to take place. The people of the county, state and nation support his policies and recognize the wisdom of them. Democrats attempt to prevent them. So this last bit of information should come as no surprise:
Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly believe that federal policies encourage illegal immigration. Thirty-two percent (32%) of Democrats agree, but 41% do not.
The problem with our liberal friends seems to be that they think so much that isn't so.
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You mean American KKK members & those with ties to over a dozen HATE Anti-Immigrant groups founded by John Tanton (for Race betterment) FAIR, NUMBERSUSA, CIS (Center for Immigration Studies)
It's called racial profiling...40-50% of illegal immigrants come from countries other than Mexico, so for Arpaio as long as you do not look like a Mexican you get a free pass.
Students and Civil rights activists are marching outside Rep. Paul Ryan’s Racine office Tuesday afternoon in protest of his recent appearance at an event sponsored by a controversial anti- immigration group.(Yes You have heard Tom Tancredo that America should stop all immigration)
The group, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its stand on immigration as well its founder’s views and ties to white supremacists.
But Ryan (R-Janesville) says he had no idea he was attending an event organized by the Federation for American Immigration Reform and has asked the group to take his name of the list of participants posted on its Web site.
The radio host was participating in an annual “radio-thon” dubbed “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” that was organized by hate group FAIR (John Tanton)
Yeah, that sounds like 64% of Americans, NoBS. Nice tactic. Might want to change your name. Racists don't like illegal immigrants having free access to our country, ergo, if you don't like illegal immigrants having free access to our country, you must be a racist. We could play this game all day long on every policy under the sun, and you, NoBS, will find yourself grouped with some people you wouldn't want to be grouped with.
Take your BS games elsewhere.
CNN pundit Lou Dobbs describes himself as tough, relentless and independent. What he doesn’t describe is how he provides a platform for anti-immigrant groups created by a proponent of white supremacy.
The Federation of American Immigration Reform (“FAIR”), Numbers USA and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) adore Dobbs. He rolls out the welcome mat again and again for their representatives to present themselves as simply immigration enforcement-only conservatives.
All three were established and funded by John Tanton. They are three branches rooted in his nativist, xenophobic and racist vision, with FAIR serving as a lobbying front, Numbers USA as on-the-ground mobilization and CIS as an academic face.
Tanton has for decades been at the heart of the white nationalist scene.” Tanton believes non European immigrants are inferior. He has shown an interest in eugenics and corresponded with Holocaust deniers and former Ku Klux Klan lawyers.
Neo-Nazi White Supremacists supporting Sheriff Joe Arpaio
youtube.com/watch?v=DqH_unPs8SQ
Some of these minutemen have very very primitive brains...an orungatan is more educated? than them.
arpaio can go F' himself!
"Every time I watch Sheriff Joe unleash his 'posse' on another neighborhood with a high Hispanic population, arresting people with brown skin for the most stupid of offenses — honking their horn, having a taillight out, not signaling when they change lanes I have to wonder how anyone could not see this as an assault on an entire race of people."
Columnist Jana Bommersbach (Phoenix June 2008)
"Over the past few weeks, sheriff Arpaio's actions have infringed on the civil rights of our residents. They have put our residents' well-being, and the well-being of law-enforcement officers, at risk."
A letter from Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to the then U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey calling for an investigation into whether Arpaio had committed civil rights violations. (Phoenix New Times, June 2008)
Pure garbage from the Examiner...I bet Arpaio would make Scott Martin wear PINK UNDERWEAR had he not written this crap!
Strange how people think it is a Federal problem but are supposidly happy to let local Sheriffs take action.
From afar Arpaio is obviously a racist. I'm just glad that I live in a free democratic country. (not the US)
Our Government, past & present, Republican & Democrat, have allowed the invasion of 20 to 30 million criminals and uneducated peons which is the largest invasion of any Nation, at any time, by any means & in direct violation of Article IV, Section IV of our Constitution.
This refusal to abide by our Constitution or enforce our Immigration Laws should be classified as Treason of the most foul kind, & as grounds for impeachment & trials for Treason!
Not only have they allowed the invasion, they force American tax payers to pay Billions on Billions of dollars to provide Welfare, Prison cells, Educate the invaders numerous children, and free medical care, at the same time the invading horde break numerous laws and massive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture and standard of living while Robbing, Raping, Killing & Assaulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE!
what would happen if twenty million illegals left our country?
www.redcounty.com/what-if-20-million-unlawful-immigrants-vacated-america#comment-12435
American citizens killed by illegal aliens
www.ojjpac.org/memorial.asp
www.immigrationshumancost.org/
Mexico's second highest income is from illegals sending money home! google it! do you understand how HUGE that is?? how many of them MUST be here illegally to make that happen?? 12 million? HA! more like 40 million?? we are being invaded, without one shot being fired! does anybody have a CLUE?? whos job it is to protect and defend the United States?? to ABIDE by the CONSTITUTION???? what does it mean? to break the law? why all the infighting? they broke the LAW! period! google "operation w*tback" Eisenhower had this same problem. he quietly and EFFECTIVLY took care of it! can we not do the same??? they walked, rode, swam over here. they can do the same going home taking their anchor babies with them! and then,THEY CAN GET IN LIN
Make illegal entry into the USA a FELONY with 5 years in prison, just like Mexico. When you Liberals stop crying about anti-immigration, hate, racism and welcome these illegal criminals into your own home I will welcome them too! (E.G. into your home). It's called "Walk the talk".
Once again a Bozo Joe Arputo supporter babbles on about things they know nothing about or copy from WHITE supremacist, Nativist ANTI-IMMIGRANT groups
Bozo Joe Twinkies are so full of poop it boggle's the mind how anyone can have some much fecal matter on their brains.
You cannot uphold "The Law" by breaking "The Law" Mr. Arputo
Once again a Bozo Joe Arputo supporter babbles on about things they know nothing about or copy from WHITE supremacist, Nativist ANTI-IMMIGRANT groups
Bozo Joe Twinkies are so full of poop it boggle's the mind how anyone can have some much fecal matter on their brains.
You cannot uphold "The Law" by breaking "The Law" Mr. Arputo
Arpaio is an idiot - I don't know where he gets off thinking that he can deport to the border if ICE refuses to pick up people.
I know of folks that were turned over to ICE right from MCSO jail and ICE discovered that the poorly trained staff at the MCSO jails didn't do a thorough job of inquiring status and it was at ICE that the discovery of U.S. Citizens were erroneously turned over.
ICE are the real trained officials, not these publicity hounds working for Arpaio.
I hope the FBI or US attorney puts a stop to him.. I don't know what DHS and DOJ have done since they say they've been investigating. Haven't they seen enough? What other proof do they need? Does a deputy need to go out and shoot himself a pregnant Mexican woman to finally get the attention of the DOJ ??
Arpaio must be stopped!
The mexican mantra
All of the laws should be enforced equally, regardless of race, religion, and/or national origin. That is with the exception of mexicans, and they should be above the law and exempt from the law. And the only purpose that a tonto gringo serves is to pay taxes to support the superior and noble mexican.
Anyone who disagrees with this philosophy is Xenophobic and a Racist.
Pancho
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, Animal Farm, ch.10, 1945
Even Glenn Beck is now laughing at Arpaio. Here's the interview...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZUTVuJ43No
But I think Arpaio is so lost these days that he doesn't understand that Beck was laughing at him...Arpaio is such a mess he can't explain himself to the clown of right wing wackos.
Arpaio to bankrupt Maricopa County:
AARPaio continuing his field "crime suppression" sweeps & arresting people just because they look “Mexican” without the 287(g) in place is dangerous. There are certain indemnifications specified in the 287(g) agreements that protect him from liability under certain circumstances. We no longer have these protections if MCSO is operating as usual. You will see more lawsuits coming without Federal $$$ to defend against them. Even if AARPaio can win each one, Maricopa County still has to pay to defend.
STOP ARPAIO!
THATS WHERE THE BLAME IS? WHO FIGHTS AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT ON ENFORCEING AMERICAS LAWS? HOMELAND SECURITY FEDS I.C.E. LARAZA MEXICO A.C.L.U. THATS WHO ANY QUESTIONS?THESE GROUPS AMERICAN AND OTHERWISE WORK TOGETHER. THEY UNDERMINE ALL OF AMERICAS LAWS AND POLICIES AT EVERY TURN.ANYBODY THAT SEZ THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT AND ITS NON AMERICAN GROUPS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE MIGHT BE FULL OF BEANS> AN AMERICAN>>AMERICANS CLEANUP AMERICA WHITE HOUSE TO HOME TOWN NOW?THANK YOU>>>>THINK>THINK>THINK>
Arpaio to bankrupt Maricopa County:
AARPaio continuing his field "crime suppression" sweeps & arresting people just because they look “Mexican” without the 287(g) in place is dangerous. There are certain indemnifications specified in the 287(g) agreements that protect him from liability under certain circumstances. We no longer have these protections if MCSO is operating as usual. You will see more lawsuits coming without Federal $$$ to defend against them. Even if AARPaio can win each one, Maricopa County still has to pay to defend.
STOP ARPAIO!
The people see through the hate sooner or later.
Arpaio is crazy. Sensible people see a mad man taking the law into his own hands for misguided support of a base most good Americans would never associate with. Yet Arpaio is proud to be their Cult Leader.
Sane people agree 100%. Those wanting stricter border security are joining with Humane Border advocates daily to stop Arpaio, 287G, racial profiling and abuse of any person who has not committed a crime.
Arpaio's media blitz of last week only proves our point.
I hope he does more interviews real soon.
Nappy got ICE to redo the contract will all 287G's. With Barry's insistance, they are attempting to gut the program and make it more difficult for local law enforcement to sign on and cooperate. The intention is to neuter the program and allow continued illegal entry into the US. Their goal is to legalize all the "undocumented Democrats" in the country to assure one party rule, just like in Mexico.
Sheriff Joe has another card up his deck. It's the 10th admendment and Arizona state immigration laws. These are felony entry laws in Arizona, not the feeble Federal civil law violations of common border jumpers. They also include smuggling laws, in fact the illegal alien is arrested for smuggling HIMSELF! These are felonies.
So good ol' Joe is not going to stop doing anything. He will continue to enforce Arizona immigration laws and leave the feeble Feds in their own donut shops. If ICE refuses to pick the illegals he arrests, he will personally drive them to the border.
You go JOE!
Seems there's lot's of La Raza types on this forum today...
If you like illegals, go to LA, they have plenty of them.
May an illegal drunk will ruin your day too.
The people see through the hate sooner or later.
Arpaio is crazy. Sensible people see a mad man taking the law into his own hands for misguided support of a base most good Americans would never associate with. Yet Arpaio is proud to be their Cult Leader.
Sane people agree 100%. Those wanting stricter border security are joining with Humane Border advocates daily to stop Arpaio, 287G, racial profiling and abuse of any person who has not committed a crime.
Arpaio's media blitz of last week only proves our point.
I hope he does more interviews real soon.
Somali and other African refugees are one of the biggest next threat to Whites in the United States.
Hillary Clinton was in Africa. She is talking to government officials regarding increasing African imports to U.S. (?).
What is in the news now, regarding the refugees, is their need for humanitarian aid and the pressuring of neighboring countries to make room for them.
What is not mentioned in the news is the deals to bring thousands of these Somali refugees to U.S.
Currently there are approx 84,000 Somalian refugees in the United States.
They have been invading stable White communities.
Keep tabs on what the U.S. is doing under the radar to destroy our civilized nation by bringing in negroes to take jobs (when they work), terrorize us with their violence, use up precious resources that Whites will be taxed for using, sit next to our sons and daughters in schools and eventually out breed us to extinction.
We are not white nationalists because of crime and economics. We are white nationalists for ideological reasons. We want to preserve fullpower of our race and our culture.
After flooding white countries with brown folks. Turning stable white countries into easily controllable multicultural hellholes. The jews are now worried that they cant control said brown people. Also the juden are getting scared of the coming white backlash. Who are angry about their countries turned into third world countries without their consent.
I'm not against immigrants or immigration 100 percent, I'm for immigration reform on a massive scale. So, if they asked me if immigrants have a positive effect on my life, I would have to say yes, because some do. The 10 percent of White immigrants are welcome. For example my employer is a Dutch immigrant my Doctor is a White South African.
...but if they asked me should immigration be reduced by 90 percent, I would say yes as well.
Support Arpaio!
Since we are talking polls;
NY Times/CBS Poll dated April 22-26, 2009; 65% would like to see undocumented immigrants legalized.
documents.nytimes.com/new-york-times-cbs-news-poll-obama-s-100th-day-in-office/page/16#p=16
Pew Research Center Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Path to Legalization for Undocumented.
immigration.change.org/blog/view/pew_poll_63_of_americans_favor_path_to_citizenship_for_undocumented
An April 30, 2009 ABC News/Washington Post poll finds 61% of Americans support Path to Legalization for Undocumented
abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1089a6HotButtonIssues.pdf
WHITE guys on Wall St and in London wrote $600 trillion in "derivatives" contracts which now threaten the entire world
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32086234/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/a-163516-trillion-derivatives-timebomb-958699.html
The $23.7 TRILLION American taxpayers are liable for went to banks, not Hispanic immigrants (legal or otherwise).
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aY0tX8UysIaM
Hence, blaming Hispanic immigrants for the collapse of the economy is vicious, hate filled, demagoguery at its worst...and frankly...it REALLY gets under my skin!
GOP Voters Support Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants shows recent Poll
America's Voice publicized a recent poll last week:
When given three choices for how to deal with the 12 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, 62% of Republicans said “They should be required to register, meet certain conditions, and eventually be allowed to apply for citizenship.” Eight percent of Republicans said “They should be legally allowed to stay on a temporary basis but not allowed to become U.S. citizens,” and 28% said “They must leave the country.”
The vocal critics of Immigration reform in the GOP fall in to one of three groups -
1. Those that genuinely oppose immigration reform and simply don't care what their constituents think;
2. Those that understand the numbers but are elevating in importance the vocal MINORITY that spends their days faxing, emailing and calling the Hill.
3. Those that are misreading the sentiment of the bulk of their supporters and falsely assume that the faxers, emailers represent the typical voter.
I suspect most of them are in the third category and if they don't wake up soon, they'll find themselves in even worse political shape than they are today.
POLL (Sept. 2009) : Californians support legal path for undocumented immigrants
Turns out Californians aren't so split on immigration: more than two-thirds of folks in the state, including nearly half of Republicans, support putting working undocumented immigrants on a path to legal status.
According to a Public Policy Institute of California poll, 69 percent of Californians think undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked in the U.S. for two years should be given a chance to keep their jobs and eventually apply for legal status.
Angela, you cannot "immigrate" undocumented into this country without "breaking the law". Irregardless if those "Undocumented immigrants' intercepted by Sheriff Arpaio and MCSO or ICE have a criminal record on file, the penalty for unlawful presence in this country or any other country is deportation. Beyond the illegal entry and presence civil crimes, invariably All illegal immigrants are guilty of I.D. theft,use of forged documents, falsification of offical docs (I-9's), tax evasion, driving w/o a license, insurance, rege etc., etc.
GOP, that's a funny moniker coming from an advocate and enabler of illegal immigration. Guess you don't keep up with current events because last week MALDEF has admitted that opposition is so fierce against AMNESTY (CIR) that they see no real support for Amnesty legislation in '09 or in the mid-term election year of 2010. They now suggest piecemeal legislation like the Dream Act or AgJobs would be more palatable to Congress(Not!). The national Chamber of Commerce has dropped its "requests" that immigration enfocement be suspended during the census taking. And finally Pres. Obama has repeatedly said that he will not drop the 287(g) program despite the petition presented to him and DHS by a national coalition of Amnesty adocates and their enablers.
RENE: "ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS..."
"Supreme Court Rejects Use of Identity-Theft Law Against Illegal aliens"
"Our assumption is that about three-quarters (75%) of other-than-legal immigrants pay payroll taxes," said Stephen C. Goss, Social Security's chief actuary, using the agency's term for illegal immigration."
"The Internal Revenue Service receives 8 millions of tax filings each year from illegal aliens — even helping illegals file their forms by giving them Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers. But under federal law, the IRS (more news | Web) is prohibited from sharing its data with other agencies."
" A stunning 8 Million illegal immigrants pay Medicare" yet the 1996 welfare reform bill disqualified illegal immigrants from nearly all means-tested government programs including food stamps, housing assistance, Medicaid and Medicare-funded hospitalization. The only services that illegals can still get are emergency medical care and K-12 education.
It's so funny when Racist Pigs hide their true agenda behind "The Law"
Deport arpaio
Local communities are increasingly rejecting punitive anti-immigrant law enforcement policies
The Police Foundation, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Major Cities Chiefs Association have all expressed concerns that the 287(g) agreements with Homeland Security serves to divert scarce resources and undermine public trust.
The program has been opposed by over 521 organizations including the Police Foundation for being out of control, full of abuses, and not actually fulfilling its stated mission of catching criminals.
Last week, an agency in New Jersey and two in Massachusetts announced plans to terminate their 287(g) agreements with Homeland Security. Police Chief Steven Carl, from the Framingham, Mass. Office, said, "It doesn't benefit the police department to engage in deportation and immigration enforcement.
Tom Kelso, county counsel for Middlesex, said the federal government "wants us to do their job at the county's expense."
There is outrage here in AZ and lawsuits brought against "THE sheriff". He is so busy doing his illegal racial profiling roundups that his department "does not have time" to go after the white collar crime that has taken over Maricopa County. He has taken the appropriated funds for his department to do their job but instead he is paying other OLD FAT WHITE MEN (PATRIOTS) to be his crony roundup deputies in his illegal political pursuit.
Yee-haw !
I'M A COWBOY ! ...m'aam....I don' take no orders frum no feds !!!!
YO SOY SHERIFF JOE !!!!
BANG, BANG, BANG !!!!
Yup, mccain's home state is always well-represented....
No more federal funding to make these arrests. Since he says he reports to the people of Phoenix lets see if the good people of Phoenix are willing to underwrite what he is doing.
I define the problem as the extremist nativist, Minutemen, John Tanton's hate-Anti-immigrant Network FAIR, CIS ALIPAC... false concern over illegal immigration.
Joe says:
"Neo-Nazi White Supremacists supporting Sheriff Joe Arpaio"
Most illegal alien lawbreakers support the racist organization National Council of La Raza (The Race).
Judy says:
"Some of these minutemen have very very primitive brains...an orungatan is more educated? than them."
If you truly believe this, then your brain is even more primitive than theirs!
Ray says:
"arpaio can go F' himself!"
What a foul little mouth you have. How old are you, 9 or 10? Perhaps your mommy should wash your mouth out with soap.
I see that Human Being, La Raza's Minister of Propaganda, has stopped by to copy and paste the same biased, deceptive, and out-of-context "facts", "statistics", and "quotes", and the same manipulated poll results that he has posted on numerous other forums and message boards. One thing that Human Being does is to blur the line between legal and illegal immigration, which renders most of his "facts" and "statistics" completely meaningless. And as we all know, poll results can be easily manipulated by wording a poll question in a particular way, and by controlling the number of answers that a person can choose from when answering a poll question.
I define the problem as the extremist nativist, Minutemen, John Tanton's hate-Anti-immigrant Network FAIR, CIS ALIPAC... false concern over illegal immigration.
Latoya AKA Sophia:
I don’t know much about La Raza, but here are some of their American Corporate Partners/Supporters:
The Allstate Corporation, Bank of America, The Coca-Cola Co., Citi Group, Ford, General Motors Corporation, Pepsi, State Farm Ins., UPS, Wal-Mart, American Airlines , Amex, Best Buy,
Bridgestone, Firestone, Chevron, Clear Channel Communications, Comcast , Coors Brewing Co., Chrysler,
Eastman Kodak Company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, General Mills, Hallmark, Harrah's Entertainment, Hershey Foods, Hess, J.C. Penney, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Lowe's, Marriott, McDonald's,Mercedes Benz, Merck, Schering-Plough, MetLife,MGM Mirage, Microsoft Corp. Miller Brewing Co. Morgan Stanley, Prudential, Qwest Comm., Sears, Silicon Valley Foundation, Southwest Airlines, Time Warner, Verizon Comm., Wachovia, Wells Fargo, Xerox Corporation...& MANY MORE
The KKK is not there or any of the Extremist HATE groups that support Arpaio or the ANTI-IMMIGRANT movement.
Kate says:
"It's so funny when Racist Pigs hide their true agenda behind "The Law""
That's exactly what the Racist Pigs at National Council of La Raza do! La Raza (The Race) hides its true agenda behind its interpretation of our immigration laws and our Constitution.
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