There has long been a disconnect between the federal government and the public on the subject of illegal immigration. Consistently, the American people call for enforcement of laws against illegal immigration. Just as consistently, the political and media elite resist those measures, demanding a “path to citizenship” for illegals.
Well, the people of Arizona — where illegal aliens number in the hundreds of thousands and consume taxpayer-funded benefits — got fed up. State lawmakers there enacted a law to fight illegal immigration. And now, the contrast between the public’s view on the issue and the federal government’s view is even clearer.
The Obama administration and the liberal media have bitterly condemned the Arizona law, with the administration even calling for a federal probe of the law. “Civil rights” groups, meanwhile, want a boycott of Arizona. Yet a new survey by Quinnipiac University finds that by more than 6-to-1, the American people oppose boycotting the state. And 48 percent of respondents want their states to enact a law similar to Arizona’s, while only 35 percent don’t.
The poll found 51 percent approval of the law overall and just 31 percent opposition. And, the Los Angeles Times noted, “By 66 percent to 26 percent, those surveyed said they would like the nation to move toward stricter enforcement of immigration laws rather than integrating immigrants into society.”
“The numbers are on the side of those supporting (the law),” Peter Brown, of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, told the newspaper.
Are our “leaders” listening?