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**Rasklad** · 12-20-2010, 06:03 PM

Why do we need to compromise though? The people generally think illegals should be sent home. We are simply waiting for the politicians to actually enforce the already existing laws that everyone supports.

Poll indicate otherwise for how to deal with those already rooted here versus wanting to crack down going forward. For example, support for the DREAM Act is in the majority (and in a distressed economy too where one expects numbers to be lower than usual), e.g.,

According to the survey results, 70% of Americans favor the DREAM Act, a notable increase in support compared to a similar 2004 poll that placed public support at 58%. Public Support for the DREAM Act | First Focus

Gallup and Rasmussen have the polls lower but still a clear majority, and as they note, when the terms of the act are explained, support jumps.

. . . A slight majority — 52 percent — of likely U.S. voters said children brought to the U.S. illegally who complete two years of college should get a path to legal status, while 36 percent said these children should not be given an opportunity to become citizens.

Voters were more supportive of paths to citizenship for illegal immigrant who serve in the military: 78 percent said children brought to the U.S. illegally who serve in the military should get a chance to become citizens. . . . Rasmussen: Voters Support Idea of DREAM Act | The Washington Independent

Slim Majority of Americans Would Vote for DREAM Act Law

12-20-2010, 06:03 PM	#32
Rasklad Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 390 Senior Member	Why do we need to compromise though? The people generally think illegals should be sent home. We are simply waiting for the politicians to actually enforce the already existing laws that everyone supports. Poll indicate otherwise for how to deal with those already rooted here versus wanting to crack down going forward. For example, support for the DREAM Act is in the majority (and in a distressed economy too where one expects numbers to be lower than usual), e.g., According to the survey results, 70% of Americans favor the DREAM Act, a notable increase in support compared to a similar 2004 poll that placed public support at 58%. Public Support for the DREAM Act \| First Focus Gallup and Rasmussen have the polls lower but still a clear majority, and as they note, when the terms of the act are explained, support jumps. . . . A slight majority — 52 percent — of likely U.S. voters said children brought to the U.S. illegally who complete two years of college should get a path to legal status, while 36 percent said these children should not be given an opportunity to become citizens. Voters were more supportive of paths to citizenship for illegal immigrant who serve in the military: 78 percent said children brought to the U.S. illegally who serve in the military should get a chance to become citizens. . . . Rasmussen: Voters Support Idea of DREAM Act \| The Washington Independent Slim Majority of Americans Would Vote for DREAM Act Law
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