Survey suggests Arizona's stance on illegal immigration softer than thought
Russell Pearce, Joe Arpiao
Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, left, addresses the media late Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in Mesa, Ariz. as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpiao, right, listens. Voters in a Phoenix-area legislative district went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to oust state Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of Arizona's groundbreaking immigration enforcement law, in an unprecedented recall election. The recall election, forced by a petition drive, is the first for an Arizona legislator. Jerry Lewis is challenging Pearce in the recall. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Jerry Lewis, Pam Lewis Wessner
Arizona state senatorial candidate Jerry Lewis embraces his sister, Pam Lewis Wessner, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 at his home in Mesa, Ariz. Voters in a Phoenix-area legislative district decide Tuesday whether to oust state Sen. Russell Pearce, the sponsor of Arizona's groundbreaking immigration enforcement law, in an unprecedented recall election. The recall election, forced by a petition drive, is the first for an Arizona legislator. Lewis if challenging Pearce in the recall. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Russell Pearce
Senate President Russell Pearce addresses supporters Tuesday night after voters in his west Mesa legislative district recalled him.
Voting
Voters head to the polls to vote in Mesa's Legislative District 18 vote where voters will decide whether to keep Republican Russell Pearce or choose Republican Jerry Lewis, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
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Rational Human posted at 7:17 am on Fri, Dec 9, 2011.
The pollsters have a single "Big Trick" that skews all the results:
The polls don't give voters the option of Attrition Through Enforcement.
Instead, they make voters basically choose between mass deportations or mass legalizations. In the case of a National Journal poll just released, voters were given a third choice of half-mass deportations and half-mass legalizations (which is essentially the Gingrich Amnesty).
But nowhere do voters hear that there is an Attrition Through Enforcement option that doesn't involve mass deportations or mass legalizations. What Attrition does do is:
1.Quickly (over a couple of years) moves illegal aliens out of their payroll jobs.
2.Quickly takes away taxpayer-provided benefits
3.Gradually over perhaps 10 years causes illegal aliens to go home on their own.
quietgardens posted at 7:09 am on Sun, Nov 27, 2011.
I'm not sure who they asked in this survey, but I can't believe the results. There is no way this can be true. Take your own personal survey of Arizonans and see what information you can find on this topic.
Rational Human posted at 10:26 am on Fri, Nov 11, 2011.
Morrison Institute for Public Policy is a ASU front. They probably got the phone book of registered democrats and called just them. They found that 78 percent of Arizonans said they would support legislation allowing those in this country ILLEGALLY to become citizens under certain circumstances. That includes having NO CRIMINAL RECORD either here or in their home country. First off, illegal aliens are all MISDEMEANOR CRIMINALS in this county right now weather or not they committed any other crimes after sneaking into our country, and the one's who were previously deported and sneaked back in are FELONY CRIMINALS. They went on to say that 70 percent of Arizonans support SB 1070. Kind of a curious contradiction don't you think. How a survey question is ask can change the answer, and I'm sure this ASU front ask it in such a way as to elicit the result that they wanted. Not much they could do about the SB1070 support question though. You're either for it or against it and we are resoundingly in favor of it. Howy (La Ratza) Fischer is a dreamin'
Juggernaut8000 posted at 4:44 pm on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
Illegals should be spayed/neutered and a tattoo of 'illegal' be marked on their forehead and then shipped back to mexico. If cought here again, executed.
Masterrogue666 posted at 2:31 pm on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
No one called me! I say they need to go home, and get in line. There are those persons that are FOLLOWING THE LAW of OUR COUNTRY and they should be given PRIORITY, not a bunch of criminals.
AndyB posted at 1:37 pm on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
Illegal is still illegal despite what an ASU propaganda poll says.
samkat posted at 12:23 pm on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
I certainly did not get called or I would given them a much stronger opinion of amnesty for people who seem to think that jumping the line is acceptable.
Accuracy posted at 11:17 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
“Survey suggests Arizona's stance on illegal immigration softer than thought.”
Historically, Latinos vote Democratic, a party they feel has been more sympathetic to their causes. And immigration does top the list of liberal Hispanic concerns. They are looking closely at how both sides (of the divided Arizona politicians) are handling illegal immigration issues, green card status, and paths to citizenship for illegals.
HB 2162 legislation, that made changes to laws relating to the enforcement of federal and state immigration laws, is constitutional and essential for the State of Arizona, and it was left out of the telephonic survey of the 600 adult heads of households.
Arizona Willie posted at 10:55 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
Ah yes a survey from a business think tank that wants cheap labor .... nothing biased about a survey from those folks.
Arizona Willie posted at 10:44 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
As Randy Parraz was leaving the Lewis Victory Party he handed Lewis the first legislation he is to introduce.
By 2015 all students must speak Spanish in order to graduate.
By 2020 all new hires for any business or organization or government position must speak fluent Spanish and read and write Spanish as well.
ram1009 posted at 10:29 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
You can prove or disprove anything with a survey. It's all in how the questions are worded. I'm no fan of Pearce's campaign tactics but he's worth putting up with if he can affect the exit of illegals. I've lived in Az for over 50 years and one of the first things I learned about illegals is that they don't want to be citizens. They want to exploit our system. We already have enough Americans doing that.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 10:16 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
ASU....Morrisson Institute for Public Policy ...........Excuse Me......[wink]
chatmandu002 posted at 9:44 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
Build the wall, build it now.
Enforce all the laws all the time.
arizonaboy posted at 9:38 am on Thu, Nov 10, 2011.
Another bogus survey...I've yet to have anyone ask me for my opinion...