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Public Opinion About the Border, at the Border

BajaNaranja - 11-7-2019 at 12:05 PM

Interesting survey results published yesterday. U.S. Immigration Policy Center at UC San Diego surveyed 2,750 voters across the four southwestern border states—Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas from Oct 8 to Oct 22.

* 19.6% disapproval rating of the way the president is handling issues at the U.S.-Mexico border

* 36.7% “strongly approve” or “approve” of the way the president is handling issues at the U.S.-Mexico border

* 56.3% “strongly disapprove” or “disapprove” of the way the president is handling issues at the U.S.-Mexico border


Full study available here: https://usipc.ucsd.edu/publications/usipc-border-poll-final....

David K - 11-7-2019 at 12:23 PM

Public opinion is like the wind... it blows in different directions depending on conditions.

The United States is a republic, not a democracy... It is ruled by laws established and not opinions of the day.

Crossing at a border station is the law to protect the citizens of the United States. It doesn't matter if an opinion poll says people should just cross freely wherever they want. If checking who and what comes into the United Staes is no longer a good thing, then change the law.

The president is doing what seems to be the best way to stop lawbreakers. Do you have a better way? Do you think it doesn't matter who or what enters the United States at any place they want?

Laws of the republic protect the individual. Opinions in a democracy give in to the mood of the moment.

BajaNaranja - 11-7-2019 at 01:05 PM

LOL - probably about 36.7% of those polled won't like the data either.

Bajazly - 11-7-2019 at 01:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
...It is ruled by laws established and not opinions of the day.




Well, for us peons anyway.

motoged - 11-7-2019 at 01:39 PM

David,
Thanks for your blowing in the wind opinion. :biggrin:

Perhaps the issue isn't "if" the border should be managed, but rather "how".

Do you have a copy of the poll question(s)? Is your statement an assumption , a direct quote, or a thing you just made up:
"an opinion poll says people should just cross freely wherever they want" ?:?:

FYI:
" Russia's form of government is technically a semi-presidential republic, with a president, prime minister, three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial), and a legislature."

"Is Russia a democracy or a republic?
According to the constitution, Russia was to be declared a democratic federal republic. The fundamental basis of the state was representative democracy and federation of both national and territorial autonomous oblasts."
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Public opinion is like the wind... it blows in different directions depending on conditions.

The United States is a republic, not a democracy... It is ruled by laws established and not opinions of the day.

Crossing at a border station is the law to protect the citizens of the United States. It doesn't matter if an opinion poll says people should just cross freely wherever they want. If checking who and what comes into the United Staes is no longer a good thing, then change the law.

The president is doing what seems to be the best way to stop lawbreakers. Do you have a better way? Do you think it doesn't matter who or what enters the United States at any place they want?

Laws of the republic protect the individual. Opinions in a democracy give in to the mood of the moment.

ncampion - 11-7-2019 at 04:46 PM

Hardly worth comment. Look at the sample population, probably 75% Hispanic (probably even a few illigels). What would you expect.