weston-ct.patch.com
By Chandra Johnson Greene
12:33 pm
A new poll commissioned by the Federation for American Immigration Reform reveals that most Connecticut residents believe overall immigration to the U.S. should be reduced.
Two-thirds, or 66 percent, of Connecticut residents that participated in a recent nationwide poll believe illegal immigration is hurting the Nutmeg State, according to a statement released by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
The poll, which was commissioned by FAIR and conducted by Pulse Opinion Research last month, also reveals that 67 percent of Connecticut voters oppose in-state tuition aid for illegal aliens looking to attend public universities. There is a bill currently being considered by the state that would allow children of undocumented immigrant aliens to qualify for in-state tuition.
State Sen. Toni Boucher, a Republican who represents Bethel, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport and Wilton in the 26th Senate District, told Patch last year that passing the bill would take away spots from citizens and legal aliens.
The poll also revealed that:"It is clear that elected officials in Connecticut and most of the state's congressional delegation in Washington are out of step with the views of the people who put them in office," Dan Stein, president of FAIR, said in the statement.
- 68 percent believe the state should be involved in immigration enforcement
- 39 percent believe illegal immigrants take jobs from American citizens, while 35 percent believe they fill jobs American workers will not do.
- 51 percent support reducing overall immigration to the U.S.
According to FAIR, there are 120,000 illegal aliens currently living in Connecticut with 85,680 of them in the workforce.
Poll: Majority Against Illegal Immigration - Weston-Redding-Easton, CT Patch
When Biden took office, one of his first acts was the elimination of our border security. Like a power-hungry dictator, Biden simply decided to ignore our immigration laws. His catastrophic border policy resulted in untold millions of unidentified foreign citizens from around the world pouring into our country. Its impact is now being felt in cities across the country. The worst is yet to come. PETER LEMISKA - AND WE'RE ALREADY THERE!!!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
POLL: AMERICANS (LEGALS) SAY NO TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - OBAMA SAYS GIVE THEM CITIZENSHIP AND THEY'RE NOT ILLEGAL!
Poll: Majority Against Illegal Immigration
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