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Jerry Pournelle: Amnesty but do not panic

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-11-21 10:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Poll Shows Huge Opposition To Oval Office Amnesty

Eighty percent of voters polled on Election Day say new jobs should go to Americans and legal immigrants, not to illegal immigrants, including the potential beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s planned executive amnesty, says an election-day poll of 806 voters.

“Voters overwhelmingly prefer an immigration system that protects American workers,” says a memo released with the poll by Kellyanne Conway, founder of the polling company.

“Members of Congress should feel confident that voters will support actions using the power of the purse to protect American workers from Obama’s executive amnesty threat,” the memo said.

GOP leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have already warned Obama against announcing an amnesty or enforcement rollback.
The new telephone survey of 806 voters matches other data showing that most Americans strongly oppose Obama immigration policies, and that many members of his base and that many Latinos also oppose his immigration policies.

Seventy-four percent of respondents in the election-day poll say the president “should work with Congress rather than around Congress on immigration … [and] 80 percent want new jobs created by the economy to go to American workers and legal immigrants already in the country,” said the memo.

It showed that “majorities of men (75%), women (74%), whites (79%), blacks (59%), and Hispanics (54%) all recommended that the President collaborate with Congress before changing immigration law.”

Posted by Phainter the Obscure5980 2014-11-21 10:40|| 2014-11-21 10:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I read this earlier. This guy's an idiot.

Posted by tu3031 2014-11-21 11:58|| 2014-11-21 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 If the ruling class had in fact secured the border as the public demanded in the 00's, amnesty would be negotiated now. Consensus would have been achieved. Instead Dear Leader betrays and throws down the border.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-11-21 12:08|| 2014-11-21 12:08|| Front Page Top

#4 This guy, tu3031, is Jerry Pournelle. Look him up.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-11-21 13:30|| 2014-11-21 13:30|| Front Page Top

#5 I know who he is and he comes off like an idiot on this. Just because he worked for Reagan doesn't get him off the hook.

Posted by tu3031 2014-11-21 17:23|| 2014-11-21 17:23|| Front Page Top

#6 majorities of men (75%), women (74%), whites (79%), blacks (59%), and Hispanics (54%)
Doesn't mean squat in view of the large number of pro-amnesty representatives those same voters just sent back to the Congress. Interesting how this highly valued issue was not discussed in the recent Congressional campaigns.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-11-21 19:05|| 2014-11-21 19:05|| Front Page Top

#7 He should stick to writing SF and maybe up his Geritol dose a bit. The man is going senile.

Posted by Woodrow Stalin1308 2014-11-21 20:47|| 2014-11-21 20:47|| Front Page Top

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