Fifty-six percent of Americans oppose an anticipated federal government challenge to the immigration law recently passed in Arizona, according to a recent Rasmussen Report.
Set to take effect in July, the new law allows police officers to question a person’s immigration status during a “lawful stop” if an officer has “reasonable suspicion” that the person is in the country illegally. "Race, color or national origin" alone do not constitute reasonable suspicion. The state law mirrors federal law.
Rasmussen’s national telephone survey asked 1,000 voters: Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?
Fifty-six percent opposed a legal challenge to the new law while 26 percent of Americans supported such a lawsuit against Arizona and 18 percent were undecided.
The poll was conducted on May 26-27, before the Justice Department or White House confirmed plans to move forward with a lawsuit against Arizona.
According to another poll from Rasmussen, 71 percent of Arizona residents favor the new immigration law and 58 percent of all Americans favor the passage of similar laws in their states.
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You don't need a poll. We know how illegals are costing us billions that we don't have.
ReplyDeleteEVERY STATE in the Union should have the SAME law on their books. let's push for maryland, deleware and virginia to do the same. remember to VOTE in november.....
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand...
ReplyDeleteYou must have legal documentation to be in the US (and every other country for that matter). Don't have it, well then it's illegal to be here. When I'm stopped for a traffic violation, do they not ask for proper ID, a driver license which is used for legal documentation for IDing me?
Where is the problem?
Politicians dont change the world, solders do.
ReplyDeleteRegarding that poll, I'm thinking that the 18% undecided didn't speak much English....
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