Department of Items Tucker Carlson Might Spike! Fox claims that fewer Americans now favor deporting illegals over “setting up a system for them to become legal residents.” According to the network’s press release, now 30 percent favor deportation, down from 45 percent five years ago.” Never mind that those aren’t the only two alternatives — like all MSM polls, Fox’s leaves out “Let them stay ‘in the shadows’ while we install e-Verify” — Fox also subtly but significantly changed the question. The 2007, 2009 and 2010 version of the question [#30] asked about deportation “[i]f it were possible to locate most illegal immigrants currently in the United States.” The latest version leaves out that preface. Won’t people be more likely to consider deportation a viable option if the non-trivial problem of locating the deportees has been solved? Of course more pick deportation in the earlier version of the question. …
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Increased immigration has been subject to a flood of very similar polls, carefully crafted by skilled corporate PR, that claim to show great support for ‘reform.’ When asked, which is very seldom, the American people first want enforcement of the law. They hunger and thirst for justice.
From CNN in 2012:
“As for immigration, the new survey indicates three-quarters of Americans support the contentious Arizona law that allows police to arrest or detain suspected illegal immigrants during the enforcement of other laws.”
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/08/cnn-poll-americans-weigh-in-on-health-care-immigration/
The large number of polls that have showed support for reform are a tribute to establishment / corporate public relations skills.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-06/immigration-law-helps-economy-say-americans-split-on-bill.html
‘About three-quarters say they favor a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with no criminal records who pay back taxes and fines and wait more than a decade, the centerpiece of the pending bill.’
But when given the rare chance, Americans are clear that enforcing the law is their top priority.
‘Almost two-thirds also said they back deporting those already here illegally, and sealing the border so no others come in violation of U.S. laws.’
The exact same people carefully coaxed into backing reform by reciting a series of restrictions the people favor, would start by booting out and keeping out illegals.