Minekey polls give Obama 83% support for his Immigration Agenda
posted on Oct 27 2008
Until mid-September, before the news media launched its daily assault on the American public with stories about the economic downturn, immigration consistently ranked as the first or second most important issue facing citizens of many states, particularly those in the West and Southwest.
A late August survey by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research of 2,400 likely voters in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming found that 53% wanted the estimated 12 million undocumented workers in the U.S. to be offered the chance to apply for legal status.
Barack Obama and John McCain both support the proposal to accommodate illegal workers in America. In 2006, Senator Obama voted for the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act – co-sponsored by John McCain and Ted Kennedy – which proposed to both give illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship and to boost security at the U.S.-Mexico border. Although the bill was passed in the Senate, it was defeated by Congress.
In spite of each candidate’s support for this legislation, of the 4,000+ people who voted upon McCain and Obama’s respective immigration agendas on the Minekey Election 2008 microsite, an overwhelming majority of 83% approved of Obama position, whereas only 33% gave a thumbs-up for McCain. Why? Primarily because the Obama plan emphasizes giving priority to those immigrants who have applied legally for citizenship, whereas McCain’s plan proposes offering VISAs (with conditions) to all those working in the country illegally.
Says one user in support of Obama’s plan, “the whole immigration and naturalization process should very well be revamped, from the ground floor, up. Kick out illegals, but streamline legalization.” Says another, “I agree with protecting our borders but I don’t agree that we should accept amnesty. Your intentions are good when giving everyone opportunity but if they broke the law that wouldn’t be fair for the legal immigrants who worked to get here by honesty & clean record.”
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