Washington Examiner -- Republican leaders eyeing immigration reform have been shaken by new polling that shows a majority of their supporters oppose immigration reform, the Dream Act and citizenship.
“The leadership should run from this one,” said a key House leadership advisor.
According to a new YouGov poll, Republican voters are strongly opposed to the so-called “pathway to citizenship,” which some interpret as amnesty even if immigrants have to pay a fine. According to YouGov, 58 percent of Republicans oppose “providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United States to become U.S. citizens.”
It breaks down this way among Republicans: 33 percent don’t want illegals to be given any legal status, 23 percent would grant only temporary residency, 13 percent would grant permanent residency but not citizenship, and 27 percent would create a pathway to citizenship.
Democrats have long supported immigration reform and have been rewarded with votes from legal immigrants, making the issue extremely partisan.
The poll provides more ammo to those in the GOP urging House Speaker John Boehner and other leaders to back away from the issue until after the midterm elections.
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Blog author’s comments – John Boehner are you paying attention? We do not want the illegals given amnesty. We have laws they should follow if they want to become a legal citizen of the United States. I am surprised the percentage is only 58%. And despite the talking points of the left, I have a feeling that a high percentage of Democrat citizens, not lawmakers, also oppose illegal immigration.
I suspect this is another issue that the low information/intelligence voters simply do not understand which is the effect this would have on them and what it would cost the country. This is much like Obamacare, they'll understand it after it impacts them which will be too late. The only illegal immigration bill the GOP should be working on is to secure the borders.
But chances for a broad immigration bill to pass this year took a major hit Thursday when House Speaker John Boehner ruled out any action until President Obama proves to Republicans’ satisfaction that he is serious about enforcing the laws and no longer will try to work around Congress. I must assume the pressure Boehner has been feeling has changed his mind at least for the time being. Obama will promise whatever he thinks will satisfy the Republicans, but he has lied many times before. The White House still remains optimistic that the GOP will pass a bill that will grant some kind of legal status for illegal immigrants.
From what I'm reading, not many believe that Boehner won't pass amnesty, even if he has to wait until after the elections to do so. He has created as much distrust of the Republican leadership as he is claiming the House membership feels about Obama. This issue for the Democrats is not and never has been to secure the borders, it is to increase the voter base for the Democratic Party. I hope Boehner's price for pushing this is enough to warrant losing his Speakership if the GOP holds the House.
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