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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (48898)	6/12/2006 8:01:38 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 90947

"Produce the polls that back that statement." Fox News/Opinion Dynamics: "There have been several proposals regarding how to deal with the issue of illegal immigration. Please tell me if you favor or oppose each of the following. . . ." Favor Oppose Depends (vol.) Unsure % % % % "Allowing illegal immigrants who have jobs in the United States to apply for legal, temporary-worker status" 5/16-18/06 63 29 5 2 4/4-5/06 69 25 3 2 CBS News Poll: "Would you favor or oppose allowing illegal immigrants who have done the following to stay and work in the United States: paid a fine, been in the U.S. for at least five years, paid any back taxes they owe, can speak English, and have no criminal record?" Favor Oppose Unsure % % % 5/16-17/06 77 19 4 "Would you favor or oppose a new program allowing foreign workers to work in the U.S. on a temporary basis and then return to their home country?" Favor Oppose Unsure % % % 5/16-17/06 61 36 3 CNN Poll: "Would you favor or oppose each of the following proposals? . . ." Favor Oppose Unsure % % % "Creating a program that would allow illegal immigrants already living in the United States for a number of years to stay in this country and apply for U.S. citizenship if they had a job and paid back taxes" 5/16-17/06 79 18 3 CBS News/NY Times: "If you had to choose, what do you think should happen to most illegal immigrants who have lived and worked in the United States for at least two years? They should be given a chance to keep their jobs and eventually apply for legal status. OR, They should be deported back to their native country." Chance to Keep Jobs Deported Unsure % % % 5/4-8/06 61 35 4 "Well, it's happened, fella... You been to SoCal recently?" The Mexican Army is there? Wow! And the news networks are oblivious! "And why wouldn't Big Labor let them? UFW would make a good addition to the dying AFL-CIO." Umm, Laz, unions generally want to limit the labor supply, not increase it. And the UFW was instrumental in killing the last guest worker program this country had, 41 years ago.