A total of 43% of Hispanic adults identified immigration as the number one priority for the government to address, surpassing 36% of white respondents, 29% of Asians and Pacific Islanders and 19% of black respondents sharing the same sentiment, according to the AP. Moreover, 35% of American adults surveyed named immigration as a main issue, consisting of 55% of Republicans and 22% of Democrats, according to the poll.
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I can believe this. When I was in California, especially back in the 1980s and 90s, half of my friends were Hispanic, and to a man they were against illegal immigration.
There were a couple of them that were Californios who's families had been in California before California became a State, but most of them were children or grandchildren of Mexicans that came here legally and then became citizens. They thought it was pure bullshit that their families spent years going through the process while illegals were able to circumvent the system.
Where I used to work, the legal Mexicans were the first to turn in the illegal ones. We also had several legal immigrants from Africa who were not crazy about the illegals.
ReplyDeleteI've met a few Nigerians through a Nigerian immigrant at work. Solid people and they're even more conservative than me. If that is even possible!
DeleteEven the current illegal aliens will probably agree immigration needs to be fixed. After all they're in and will think any more will dilute their welfare pool.
ReplyDeleteYou're spot on with that comment. I don't watch the MSM but some time ago while channel surfing I came across a news person interviewing an illegal on the news. The illegal was against anymore coming and let slip out that his son was undergoing chemo and that anymore illegals might...He stopped right there as he realized what he was saying. -sammy
DeleteThe illegals here before biden would not want an influx that would need to be deported. They might get caught up in the sweep for the new ones. The biden waive is from all over the world. Even people from haiti are crossing. Someone is shipping them in from an island. There definitely are US government organizations doing the shipping to the border for the invasion.
ReplyDeleteMy wife is a Swede who legally immigrated and eventually became a citizen. For her to stay and get her green card we had to sign forms agreeing that she would never become a burden on the federal welfare system and if she did INS had the right to deport her. We have many friends who did the same. All of them seriously resent allowing illegal immigration and showering them with taxpayer funded benefits.
ReplyDeleteI remember back in the 60s-70s that Cesar Chavez hated illegals.
ReplyDeleteI remember when the government made actual refugees from Vietnam have US sponsors before they would let them in so that they wouldn't be on welfare.
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