60% of Americans Agree With Arizona Bill… Only 31% Agree With Radicals & Obama
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, April 26, 2010, 12:01 PM
Despite the fact that the state-run media continues to report this as an unpopular and controversial bill, a new Rasmussen poll shows that 60% of Americans agree with the new Arizona law that authorizes local police to verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. Only 31% agree with Obama and Al Sharpton.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 60% of voters nationwide favor such a law, while 31% are opposed.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republicans support the law along with 62% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Democratic voters are evenly divided on the measure.
At the same time, however, 58% of all voters are at least somewhat concerned that “efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants will also end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens.” That figure includes 29% who are Very Concerned about possible civil rights violations.
Voter support for empowering local police comes at a time when most voters (56%) believe it is unlikely Congress will take action to gain control of the border. Only 31% say Congress is even somewhat likely to take such an action.
Another poll in Arizona shows similar results.
70% of Arizona voters agree with new immigration legislation signed into law on Friday.
But, not Al Sharpton or Barack Obama.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 78 Comments
Militant Conservative commented:
Keep that Godzilla size ego Barry, pride goeth before the fall. LOL Your going down hard punk. Go ahead, make our day. powder is dry.
Ohio commented:
USC 1304(e) states that “Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to him pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Any alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not to exceed $100 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.” So this, too, was already part of the federal law and has been for quite some time.
Bwahahahahaha. So Obama is going to have his stooges look into the Arizona law only to find out it duplicates Federal law. Hahahahahaha, snicker snicker, snort snort. This is going to be good. Hehehehehe, bwahahahahaha.
bill-tb commented:
If they had video, what a normal unbiased media would do, it would probably climb to over 80% in a day.
VIVA LA RAZA!! commented:
It’s OVER Gringos! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkAP_M4ZAM
SI SE PUEDE! SI SE PUEDE!
VIVA OBAMA!
newton commented:
“Ohio
April 26th, 2010 | 1:19 pm | #4 ”
Do you honestly think Barack Obama cares one bit about Federal law?
Remember what he said: “I won.” “The election is over.” Etc…
“L’ etat, c’est moi!” – Louis XIV
Richard Romano commented:
Michael Medved is ranting and raving on this — he’s saying that this will cost Republicans.
70% of Arizonans support the bill, yet Republican candidates will pay if they support it?
I don’t get it.
DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH! commented:
Smile Illegals, you’re on http://www.BorderInvasionPics.com
TJ commented:
Let’s squelch any concerns of racism here.. I’d suggest that we verify the citizenship/immigration status of anyone detained.
The rights granted by our government apply to our citizens (who also have responsibilities).
We can no longer afford to pay the way for those who are among us illegally. Politicians who have aided and abetted in this, should be prosecuted.
sliderblaze commented:
waiting for a group to come out and say “the other 95%” like, cant these idiots do simple math lol
avery commented:
Illegal have no civil right,Al shapton want Black to lose even more jobs,well white also.I wish more state would pass this law.
sliderblaze commented:
TJ amen
Second, Medved seems to be part of that Repub. group who want us to court minorities cus that in their opinion is the only way to win an election. NO, stick to conservative principles and the rest who dont normally vote, will go out and vote. Nobody wants to vote for a wishywashy repub. thats not our thing thats the dems platform.
IN MEMORY OF MARY JO commented:
Some AMERICAN CITIZENS killed by ILLEGAL ALIENS – http://www.ojjpac.org/memorial.asp
Who protected their CIVIL RIGHTS?!
noislamocommie commented:
Michael Medved & McCain need to get a room together.
ExExZonie commented:
The law does not provide for a “driving while here illegally” stop. Once the LEO has stopped a car or person, he can ask for identification, but if the driver is obeying the law, he can’t just stop him because he looks different.
That said, try driving 1000 feet before breaking some driver law.
The “round ‘em up and deport ‘em” meme is being set already, and it’s infuriating to see it repeated ad nauseum.
Sonia commented:
Does it really matter what most Americans want? Not to this administration. They will do as they please.
To the non-Americans who are here illegally- I hope you all get rounded up and sent home. Come here legally and you will be accepted by all. Come here illegally and you will be discriminated against. Discriminated against not for the color of your skin or your nation of origin, but for the fact that you have already broken our laws!
sliderblaze commented:
hey ExEx it’s called federal law… if we’d enforce it once in awhile…
i cant get away with anything, illegals shouldnt either, i once got a trespassing charge that stuck…. because i parked my truck on a farm field inlet to go back and pick up some trash that fell off the back… next thing i know, i get a ticket in the mail. So, the Const. offers us equal protection under the law. Not get all wishywashy just because that law offends some people or makes up their voting constituants
Txn4Evr commented:
If the MSM was reporting what is really happening on our border with Mexico the Nation would be screaming for more of these laws.
sliderblaze commented:
Also, can we get off this stupid “it’s profiling” BS. No crap it’s profiling… if you are white or black, im sure you wont get asked for your papers cus, how many white or black people with an american accent do you think came across the boarder? If the police are looking for a white male that committed a crime, do you actually think that they would stop a car driven by a mexican or black guy HELL NO!!! So seriously, those who profess that arguement can stfu, you make no sense. Man this country makes less and less sense everyday
averagemelon commented:
It has become glaringly apparent that America no longer needs the federal government. It cannot perform the duties we have required of it and mucks up everything else by passing laws we do not want. Bravo to Arizona, you’re patience has ended and we support your efforts. Let the illegals rush to California for safe refuge and become THEIR problem until the majority finally gets fed up with them! SEND THE ILLEGALS BACK HOME. This is the lanmd of the FREE not the FREE RIDE!
Ladue Pundit commented:
31%–it’s the new majority!
John C. commented:
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Let’s enforce this law, and let the chips fall where they may.
John Gargano commented:
Its too bad it has come to this, however, this has been brewing for quite some time. Unfortunately our federal government has let us down and now they threaten to act in a manner that is contradictory to what the majority of the people want.
Its time we the people take matters into our own hands and begin to economically isolate the law breakers of any ethnicity. We don’t need to act out against good and decent Hispanic people – and we know who they are. We should now engage in economic isolation of the defiant criminal Hispanics and any other type of illegal immigrant – and we should know who they are as well.
We need to stop patronizing their businesses, stop hiring them, stop being civil to them. No matter how many of them are here, they still do not have any real economic power because they refuse to embrace education to raise their economic and social class status. Thus, we have leverage against them and we now need to use it. We need to isolate them economically. There is absolutely nothing the government can do about it. We need to starve them out. Its a sad fact, however, if the government won’t do it what else are we left to do?
Starting right now, boycott them to high heaven! Do whatever you can do to make sure they don’t get a penny of our money. If we act in concert we can make this problem go away – the government be damned!
Valerie commented:
Greta Van Sustren just had one of the sponsors of the bill on, and asked him directly whether the police would be able to just come up to someone on the street and demand proof of citizenship. She went at it several different ways, and the answer came up the same way, every time.
This law does NOT get rid of the probable cause requirement.
pjean commented:
This state has the largest number of illegals than any other state AND 63% of the crimes committed by illegals. If the federal government will not intervene and seal the border then why is it wrong for the state to apply federal law with seriousness?
Unless one lives in Arizona, I don’t think you can criticize the position it’s citizens are in.
Valerie commented:
Phil Gordon (D) mayor of Phoenix, either plainly hasn’t read the law, or presumes that the law will routinely be violated. Hard to tell which, because he claims “rational reason” is the basis for a stop and detention (no- distinct probable cause is required); it will result in racial profiling (which is specifically prohibited), and illegal detention of American citizens, because ICE has detained American citizens. On Fox with Laura Ingram.
Valerie commented:
pjean,
If 70% of Arizonans support this legislation, that means a LOT of Hispanics support it.