Editor’s note: This is re-posted from Potomac Tea Party Report because I thought it would be of interest to readers here as well.
Tell us again, Marco, why you support amnesty?
That is the headline from the latest Pew Research Center Survey of Hispanics and Asians living in the US.
A lot of the other information they came up with is pretty interesting too which should make some Republicans, those who are endorsing amnesty and kissing up to the Hispanic “voter,” re-think their position in support of so-called “comprehensive immigration reform.”
55% of Hispanics surveyed say they aren’t hankering to become voting citizens of the US.
Here are some of the results of the survey that interested me. From Pew Hispanic Trends Project, thanks to reader Paul (emphasis and re-arrangement mine):
While lopsided majorities of Hispanics and Asian Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants, two new surveys from the Pew Research Center also show that these groups believe it is more important for unauthorized immigrants to get relief from the threat of deportation.
By 55% to 35%, Hispanics say that they think being able to live and work in the United States legally without the threat of deportation is more important for unauthorized immigrants than a pathway to citizenship. Asian Americans hold a similar view, albeit by a smaller margin—49% to 44%.
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Immigrant Hispanics are especially supportive of deportation relief; by 61% to 27%, they say it is more important to unauthorized immigrants than having a pathway to citizenship. [I’m not seeing why this statistic is different from the 55% mentioned earlier in the article.—ed]
And, get this! Only 36% of LEGAL Mexicans in the US have bothered to become citizens. Of course, it makes me wonder if many are voting anyway.
Not all legal immigrants necessarily choose to become U.S. citizens. In a report published earlier this year (Gonzalez-Barrera, Lopez, Passel and Taylor, 2013), the Pew Research Center found that among all Hispanic immigrants who are in the U.S. legally, just 44% have become citizens; the remainder are legal permanent residents. Among legal immigrants from Mexico, which is by far the largest country of origin for Hispanic immigrants, just 36% have gone through the naturalization process and become U.S. citizens.
Most illegal immigrants don’t know what is in the bill (S.744), but they will mostly blame Republicans if it fails. Obama and the Dems are not, however, off the hook!
The surveys find that while large majorities of both groups say they have heard or seen at least a little about the legislation pending in Congress, roughly seven-in-ten Hispanics (67%) and Asian Americans (72%) also acknowledge they don’t know enough about the details of the bill to say if they support it or not.
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If the immigration bill dies, a plurality of Hispanics (43%) and Asian Americans (48%) say they would mostly blame Republicans in Congress. But sizable minorities of each group—34% of Hispanics and 29% of Asian Americans—say they would hold Democrats in Congress and/or President Obama mainly responsible.
Even the illegal aliens get it! Granting legal status will REWARD ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR!
…..majorities or pluralities of both groups say that granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants would reward illegal behavior (53% among Hispanics and 48% among Asian Americans) and lead to more immigrants coming the U.S. illegally in the future (51% among Hispanics and 61% among Asian Americans).
Nearly 3/4th of those already with a foot in the door want BORDER ENFORCEMENT increased.
About seven-in-ten (68%) Hispanics and 73% of Asian Americans support a proposal to increase enforcement of immigration laws at U.S. borders.
So, is immigration reform a top issue for immigrant Hispanics and Asians—NOPE!
For both Hispanics and Asian Americans, the surveys find that among five domestic issues tested—jobs and the economy, education, health care, the federal budget deficit and immigration—immigration ranked last.
There is a lot more—-read it all!
It is, however a top issue for the Left looking to increase its voter base. And, for the likes of Grover Norquist and his big business cronies looking to keep wages low.
From PolicyMic:
For big business owners, what is not to like about an increased supply of labor, driving competition in the job market up and wages down?