Lynne Varner, of the Seattle Times, wrote a piece for yesterday’s paper on the subject of the pro-illegal immigration rallies.
While it isn’t a bad piece of the usual tripe that gets printed on that particular fish wrapper, I think she might want to make a little better selection for her opening lines
She chose this: “The sleeping giant is awake, and boy, is he angry.”
Well, Ms. Varner, you might not want to say that. Especially with the information to be gleaned from this information from a Zogby poll:
A Zogby survey of nearly 8,000 people shows coast-to-coast protests against immigration proposals in Congress – particularly to make it a federal felony to be an illegal worker in the U.S. – have not persuaded a majority of likely American voters.
Asked whether the protests have made likely voters more or less sympathetic toward undocumented workers, 61 percent said they’re less likely to be sympathetic to the plight of illegals as a result of the protests, while only 32 percent of respondents said they’re now more sympathetic. Younger respondents to the poll were more likely to be sympathetic than were older participants. And while 56 percent of Democrats said the protests made them feel more sympathy for unlawful workers, just 6 percent of Republicans felt that way.
Geez, no wonder the press has been using tightly cropped shots of the protests. Can’t let actual Americans see thos Mexican flags.
Because it pisses us off.
But you want to know what pisses us off more, limpwristed immigration proposals,
Asked specifically whether Bush or Congress is trusted more to properly handle the immigration issue, 50 percent said they don’t think it’s likely either branch of government will get the job done properly. Another 22 percent said they trust Congress more, while 17 percent said they think Bush is more likely to come up with the right answer. There was some difference depending on the age of the respondents – those over age 65 said they trusted Bush more, while those under age 30 said they put more trust in Congress.
Likely voters said their biggest concern about illegal immigration is the burden it places on government social services at all levels. While 27 percent said the increased burden was their top concern, another 22 percent said they hold a companion worry – that illegals will trigger an increase in the cost of government services.
Oww, that’s gotta hurt!