CNN Poll: Pro-immigrant plurality

The right is currently ecstatic that there is a majority opposed to helping undocumented immigrants become equal members of society.  Witness Scott Rasmussen, for instance, trumpeting opposition to  the McCain-Kennedy immigration reform framework.  But in a 6/22-24/07 CNN poll, we get a very different story.

19/19A.  Do you oppose the Senate immigration bill MOSTLY because you think it goes too far toward helping illegal immigrants, or MOSTLY because it does not go far enough toward helping illegal
immigrants?

Favor bill about illegal immigration (from Q.19) 30%
Oppose bill because it goes too far toward helping 28%
illegal immigrants
Oppose bill because it does not go far enough 15%
toward helping illegal immigrants
Oppose bill, no opinion on Q.19A 4%
Don't know enough to say (vol.) 19%
No opinion 3%

Poll link

So pluralists beat bigots 45%-28% (or 45%-32% if we're being generous).  This is reflected in other polls that say that a majority supports a pathway to citizenship.

In other news, cloture on the immigration bill has passed 64-35 (those 35 include 25 R's, 9 D's, and Sanders). Note that Bernie was probably the only opponent to have opposed the bill from the "left" - based on the guest worker program creating a permanent, two-tiered class of residents. Supposedly, this was the big procedural hurdle, and the final bill would have to pass by only a tie vote after all the Amendments are added (since Cheney's a vote in favor). The last cloture motion got 45 votes IIRC, so getting that to 50 seems doable.

Roll Call


Poll
Would you vote for the immigration bill?
Yes
Only if specific Amendments are passed
No, against Guest Worker Program
No, against "Amnesty"
No, against other provisions
Banana!

Votes: 8
Results : Vote Link : Polls

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Re: CNN Poll: Pro-immigrant plurality (none / 0)

good news for pro-immigrant advocates.


by JaeHood on Tue Jun 26, 2007 at 06:47:50 PM EST

Re: CNN Poll: Pro-immigrant plurality (none / 0)

Ramo, not only is the "right" estatic, but so is this liberal democrat.  We need a democrat besides Lou Dobbs and Senate D's who are up for reelection next year to speak up on behalf of the MAJORITY of us democrats who want the border secured, illegals who commit crimes automatically deported, and english only legislation, ENGLISH ONLY, ok, even legal hispanics want this. Guranteed that platform wins votes from the MAJORITY of the people which is what democracy is supposed to be about.


by Roberto on Fri Jun 29, 2007 at 07:07:37 PM EST


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