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A new poll shows that only 21 percent of Americans strongly support President Barack Obama’s plan to block deportations of illegal immigrants.
In contrast, 33 percent of respondents strongly oppose Obama’s Nov. 21 amnesty, which was favorably described in the YouGov poll as “plans to halt deportations for as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants, such as parents, those who came to the U.S. as children and others with long-standing ties to the country.”
The poll of adults was taken over three days, Nov. 20 to Nov. 23, ensuring many respondents gave their answers before knowing the contents of Obama’s edict. Also, polls of likely voters tend to show greater skepticism towards Obama’s immigration policies.
Obama’s amnesty awards work permits to roughly one-third of the 12 million illegal immigrants living in the country. It also gives four million illegals access to tax benefits and government aid, sharply boosts the number of guest-workers who are invited to take jobs sought by U.S. graduates and dismantles border protections, even though unemployment is high and wages have been stalled since 2000.
The poll — which was done for the left-of-center Huffington Post site — asks adult Americans if they “strongly or “somewhat” oppose or support Obama’s policies. That’s useful, because it helps reveal respondents’ true priorities rather than their public statements, such as a claimed loyalty to a particular group or politician.
For example, 51 percent of African-Americans told YouGov they would support Obama’s new policy, which will force them to compete with more low-skill, low-wage workers from Latin American and Asia. Thirty-three percent say they would oppose his policy.
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But that 51 percent to 33 percent split is misleading, because the YouGov poll also shows that only 30 percent of African-Americans strongly support Obama’s policy, while 23 percent strongly oppose his policy.
Similarly, only 38 percent of Hispanics strongly support Obama’s amnesty, while 12 percent strongly oppose the amnesty.
Moreover, 21 percent of Hispanics say they’re not sure of their views. That’s almost twice the 12 percent in the overall poll who said they’re not sure. That spike suggests many Latinos are reluctant to endorse Obama’s amnesty plan, despite demands for ethnic solidarity by Latino advocates, Democrats and Spanish-language TV.
The Nov. 4 midterm election results reinforced that suggestion, where 35 percent of Hispanics supported GOP candidates in the privacy of the voting booth.
Media reports about the poll minimized the scale and intensity of public opposition. “Americans are not crazy about the idea of undocumented immigrants who are the parents of U.S. citizens being allowed to stay in the country without being able to work,” said a report in Huffington Post.
The YouGov poll was published one day after Rasmussen released a poll showing 50 percent opposition, 40 percent support, for Obama’s plan.
The YouGov poll, with its emphasis on children and parents, also shows a big gender gap. Forty-percent of men — but only 26 percent of women — strongly oppose Obama’s policy.
In contrast, 33 percent of respondents strongly oppose Obama’s Nov. 21 amnesty, which was favorably described in the YouGov poll as “plans to halt deportations for as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants, such as parents, those who came to the U.S. as children and others with long-standing ties to the country.”
The poll of adults was taken over three days, Nov. 20 to Nov. 23, ensuring many respondents gave their answers before knowing the contents of Obama’s edict. Also, polls of likely voters tend to show greater skepticism towards Obama’s immigration policies.
Obama’s amnesty awards work permits to roughly one-third of the 12 million illegal immigrants living in the country. It also gives four million illegals access to tax benefits and government aid, sharply boosts the number of guest-workers who are invited to take jobs sought by U.S. graduates and dismantles border protections, even though unemployment is high and wages have been stalled since 2000.
The poll — which was done for the left-of-center Huffington Post site — asks adult Americans if they “strongly or “somewhat” oppose or support Obama’s policies. That’s useful, because it helps reveal respondents’ true priorities rather than their public statements, such as a claimed loyalty to a particular group or politician.
For example, 51 percent of African-Americans told YouGov they would support Obama’s new policy, which will force them to compete with more low-skill, low-wage workers from Latin American and Asia. Thirty-three percent say they would oppose his policy.
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But that 51 percent to 33 percent split is misleading, because the YouGov poll also shows that only 30 percent of African-Americans strongly support Obama’s policy, while 23 percent strongly oppose his policy.
Similarly, only 38 percent of Hispanics strongly support Obama’s amnesty, while 12 percent strongly oppose the amnesty.
Moreover, 21 percent of Hispanics say they’re not sure of their views. That’s almost twice the 12 percent in the overall poll who said they’re not sure. That spike suggests many Latinos are reluctant to endorse Obama’s amnesty plan, despite demands for ethnic solidarity by Latino advocates, Democrats and Spanish-language TV.
The Nov. 4 midterm election results reinforced that suggestion, where 35 percent of Hispanics supported GOP candidates in the privacy of the voting booth.
Media reports about the poll minimized the scale and intensity of public opposition. “Americans are not crazy about the idea of undocumented immigrants who are the parents of U.S. citizens being allowed to stay in the country without being able to work,” said a report in Huffington Post.
The YouGov poll was published one day after Rasmussen released a poll showing 50 percent opposition, 40 percent support, for Obama’s plan.
The YouGov poll, with its emphasis on children and parents, also shows a big gender gap. Forty-percent of men — but only 26 percent of women — strongly oppose Obama’s policy.
