Minorities and Illegal Aliens
As I reported last week, 80% of Americans want the Federal Gov't to get tough with ILLEGAL Aliens, 62% oppose ILLEGALS being allowed to become citizens and 92% believe securing our borders is a top priority. But what do America's minorities think about the problem?
As usual it's the vocal radicals that are making all the noise against tougher immigration laws, against the will of the American people, including Hispanics and other minorities. Congress and President Bush had better listen to the MAJORITY and pass tougher laws, or they will find themselves out on the street come November. This is an American issue not a Red State/Blue State issue and we WANT Illegals to be deported and have to apply for immigration. And it better happen soon, no matter who protests, in fact they should be deported too.
Mr Minority
Contrary to conventional wisdom, minorities and the poor overwhelmingly favor a get tough approach on illegal immigration - as they proved just two years ago by supporting Arizona's Proposition 200 in a landslide.
As the 2004 election approached, the immigration crackdown, which proposed denying state services to anyone who couldn't prove they were in the country legally, was decried by critics as "draconian" and "xenophobic."
Proponents of the measure were outspent by almost two to one in the final days of the campaign.
And yet Prop 200 passed by a landslide - 56 to 44 percent, with the measure garnering its strongest support from minorities and the poor.
Exit polls showed that 65 percent of blacks, Native Americans and Asians backed Prop 200. But they were pikers compared to the working poor.
Among those with family incomes of $15,000 or less, 72 percent wanted Arizona to use Prop 200 to crackdown on illegals.
What about Hispanic voters, who pundits repeatedly warn will punish illegal immigration foes in Washington by withdrawing their support?
Almost half of Arizona's Latino voters - 47 percent - cast their ballots for Prop 200.
As usual it's the vocal radicals that are making all the noise against tougher immigration laws, against the will of the American people, including Hispanics and other minorities. Congress and President Bush had better listen to the MAJORITY and pass tougher laws, or they will find themselves out on the street come November. This is an American issue not a Red State/Blue State issue and we WANT Illegals to be deported and have to apply for immigration. And it better happen soon, no matter who protests, in fact they should be deported too.
Mr Minority
