Eric Cantor's Immigration Stance... (illegal, polls, wisdom, borders)

[Winter_Sucks]

I keep hearing the conventional wisdom about how Eric Cantor's immigration stance was what doomed his chance at reelection and now immigration reform is dead. Then the data came in and that conventional wisdom from the media, DC, and the tea party is wrong.

Poll: Immigration didn

[Bideshi]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

I keep hearing the conventional wisdom about how Eric Cantor's immigration stance was what doomed his chance at reelection and now immigration reform is dead. Then the data came in and that conventional wisdom from the media, DC, and the tea party is wrong.

Poll: Immigration didn

Most people that say they want immigration reform mean to actualy enforce our existing laws and control our borders.

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by Bideshi

Most people that say they want immigration reform mean to actualy enforce our existing laws and control our borders.

And most also support a pathway to citizenship for those who came here illegally. So what's your point?

[pknopp]

Not so fast – at least according to one new poll........

........according to a poll by the left-leaning firm Public Policy Polling.

One poll does not a valid argument make. Is there any truth to it? Possibly but one poll doesn't simply trump every other argument.

The last question in the poll should have been.....do you trust the government to do what you say you would like to see done?

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

And most also support a pathway to citizenship for those who came here illegally. So what's your point?

Um no, Majority of U.S. citizens say illegal immigrants should be deported | Reuters

[Bideshi]

Originally Posted by Oldglory

Um no, Majority of U.S. citizens say illegal immigrants should be deported | Reuters

Which is what current law calls for. The law is not being enforced.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

And most also support a pathway to citizenship for those who came here illegally.

No.

"More than half of U.S. citizens believe that most or all of the country's 11 million illegal immigrants should be deported, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll

...Thirty percent of those polled think that most illegal immigrants, with some exceptions, should be deported, while 23 percent believe all illegal immigrants should be deported.

Only 5 percent believe all illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the United States legally, and 31 percent want most illegal immigrants to stay.

These results are in line with other polls in recent years, suggesting that people's views on immigration have not changed "

Majority of U.S. citizens say illegal immigrants should be deported | Reuters

Legalizing illegals IS a losing issue. Take heed.

[Winter_Sucks]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Not so fast – at least according to one new poll........

........according to a poll by the left-leaning firm Public Policy Polling.

One poll does not a valid argument make. Is there any truth to it? Possibly but one poll doesn't simply trump every other argument.

The last question in the poll should have been.....do you trust the government to do what you say you would like to see done?

Polls on left and right agree: Eric Cantor didn

[Driller1]

Wet foot/dry foot was only for Cubans......now they are trying to expand it......doing that is in violation of wet foot/dry foot.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

Polls on left and right agree: Eric Cantor didn

Americans for a Conservative Direction, the right-leaning branch of FWD.us, commissioned the poll. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched the broader advocacy group last year in his first foray into politics.

I'm not as gullible as some. Zuckerberg is a huge proponent of amnesty.