Hi, another survey for my paper ...

[sponger42]

Originally Posted by AnnaGrrrrrl

1) How important is illegal immigration to you?

B) Somewhat

2) Is the government doing an acceptable job with illegal immigration?

C) Not at all

3) What are the most important issues of illegal immigration to you?

A) Crime
B) Cost of social services
C) Communicable diseases
D) Assimilation
E) Other = All of the above + the shifting of the burden of paying employees a living wage (so they may handle their own expenses) from employers of illegals, to social services in the areas where illegals reside. (In other words, the state makes up the difference in the underpayment of wages to illegals, thus setting up a system in which the state essentially pays for part of the cost of an illegal employer's workforce)

4) Do you feel illegal immigration is helping or hurting our economy?

A) Helping the economy

5) If you think illegal immigration is helping our economy, how is it helping our economy? Please select one.

C) hard working, law abiding people

Low-cost labor benefits the economy. Because illegals provide the same amount of work as a US Citizen for less pay, their net productivity is higher. This is great for employers, but a bad situation for illegals.

7) What do you think would be the best way to help remedy illegal immigration?

D) Leaving the borders open, be more lenient with immigration

This is the closest.
Close the borders, amnesty, reform the legal immigration system to allow reasonable legal immigration based on employment (and tied to unemployment %) and not family connections.

8) Some studies estimate there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, others think that this is not a correct number and think the total is closer to 20 million. If the total is 12 million do you think that this is an acceptable number and one that the U.S. can handle?

B) It is still too high

Everyone should be documented legal immigrants. There should be no illegals.

9) A lot of illegal immigrants say that the process to apply for citizenship takes too long and there is too much paperwork, so they just skip it altogether. Do you think …

A) It should be made simpler so that more people can get in faster

This is an ignorant question. The truth is that most illegal immigrants would normally be barred from legally immigrating to the United States as there is no path to citizenship for them if they do not have: 500K to invest in the US, a job that transfers them here, or a brother, adult child, or parent who is a US citizen or PR.

10) With your encounters with people whom you think are living here illegally, what has been your impression of them?

D) Mind their own business and stay out of the way

11) Please specify what city and state you live in.

California

[austinsmom]

Originally Posted by AnnaGrrrrrl

Thank you to all who had responded to my other survey, I have a big favor to ask you all of you who did and any others who would like to participate, could you, if you don’t mind, answer these questions? They are almost the same - just different format. I would really appreciate it!

1) How important is illegal immigration to you?
A) Very
B) Somewhat
C) Not very
D) Not at all
E) No opinion

2) Is the government doing an acceptable job with illegal immigration?
A) Very
B) Somewhat
C) Not at all
D) I don’t know
E) No opinion

3) What are the most important issues of illegal immigration to you?
A) Crime
B) Cost of social services
C) Communicable diseases
D) Assimilation
E) Other (please specify)

4) Do you feel illegal immigration is helping or hurting our economy?
A) Helping the economy
B) Hurting the economy
C) No opinion

5) If you think illegal immigration is helping our economy, how is it helping our economy? Please select one.
A) keeping prices low on fruits and vegetables
B) working jobs that Americans do not want to work
C) hard working, law abiding people
D) after the first generation they are like any other American

6) If you think illegal immigration is hurting our economy, how is it hurting our economy? Please select one.
A) driving down wages
B) taking jobs from legal citizens
C) sending money made here in the U.S. out of the country
D) taxes being raised to keep up with the need for social services

7) What do you think would be the best way to help remedy illegal immigration?
A) Build the fence along the border
B) Employ more border agents, give them more power
C) Government enforcing the laws already on the books
D) Leaving the borders open, be more lenient with immigration
E) Give Amnesty to all that are here and then enforce illegal immigration
F) Go after the employers who promise them jobs and bring them here in the first place

8) Some studies estimate there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, others think that this is not a correct number and think the total is closer to 20 million. If the total is 12 million do you think that this is an acceptable number and one that the U.S. can handle?
A) It is an acceptable number
B) It is still too high
C) No opinion

9) A lot of illegal immigrants say that the process to apply for citizenship takes too long and there is too much paperwork, so they just skip it altogether. Do you think …
A) It should be made simpler so that more people can get in faster
B) Keep it the way it is, it is a long process so they can weed out the criminals
C) When they have a child in the U.S. they should be able to become citizens
D) Immigration should stop all together, we have all we can handle
E) No opinion

10) With your encounters with people whom you think are living here illegally, what has been your impression of them?
A) Nice, “law abiding“, hard working people
B) Feel they are entitled to what legal citizens have, arrogant
C) Rude by not even trying to learn the language and speaking it in public
D) Mind their own business and stay out of the way
E) No opinion, don’t know anyone like that

11) Please specify what city and state you live in. Dallas, NC

12) What is your income? Please select one.
A) 0 - $5,000
B) $6,000 - 19,000
C) $20,000 - $34,000
D) $35,000 - 44,000
E) $45,000 - 54,000
F) $55,000 - $70,000
G) $70,000 and up

13) What is your race?
A) White
B) Hispanic
C) African-American
D) Pacific Islander
E) Asian
F) Other (please specify)

14) What is your age?
A) Under 18
B) 19 - 24
C) 25 - 34
D) 35 - 40
E) 41 - 50
F) 51 - 60
G) 61 and up

Thank you again for your help! I really appreciate it!

My answers are bolded in red for you! Hope it helps.

[AnnaGrrrrrl]

I love the red, it makes it very easy to read! Thank you!
Please if anyone else who hasn't responded please feel free! I would love to get some more feedback. Thank you!

[Stormcrow73]

1) How important is illegal immigration to you?
A) Very

2) Is the government doing an acceptable job with illegal immigration?
C) Not at all

3) What are the most important issues of illegal immigration to you?
A) Crime
B) Cost of social services

4) Do you feel illegal immigration is helping or hurting our economy?
B) Hurting the economy


6) If you think illegal immigration is hurting our economy, how is it hurting our economy? Please select one.
B) taking jobs from legal citizens

7) What do you think would be the best way to help remedy illegal immigration?
F) Go after the employers who promise them jobs and bring them here in the first place

8) Some studies estimate there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States, others think that this is not a correct number and think the total is closer to 20 million. If the total is 12 million do you think that this is an acceptable number and one that the U.S. can handle?
B) It is still too high

9) A lot of illegal immigrants say that the process to apply for citizenship takes too long and there is too much paperwork, so they just skip it altogether. Do you think …
A) It should be made simpler so that more people can get in faster

10) With your encounters with people whom you think are living here illegally, what has been your impression of them?
D) Mind their own business and stay out of the way

11) Please specify what city and state you live in.
AR

12) What is your income? Please select one.
F) $55,000 - $70,000


13) What is your race?
A) White

14) What is your age?
D) 35 - 40

[AnnaGrrrrrl]

Thank you Stormcrow 73, keep 'um coming!