State Officials Speak Out on Immigration Poll
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The poll also found 55 percent of Rhode Islanders think local law enforcement authorities should be able to check the citizenship and immigration status of all people—including citizens.
Amy Kempe, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, said the poll results validate what Kilmartin has always believed about public support for the immigration law enforcement program he has backed since taking office, the Security Communities program, which allows state and local police to check the immigration status of someone against a national database. The program also does not go as far as the Arizona law.
“The Attorney General firmly believes … that the majority of Rhode Islanders support the Secure Communities policy, which is a law enforcement tool,” Kempe said. “All of the feedback the Attorney General has gotten from the public is that they support Secure Communities.”
But state Rep Peter Palumbo, the sponsor of a bill to restore E-Verify for state employees, was disappointed in the results. He said most previous polls he has seen on the issue show much overwhelming public support for local enforcement of immigration laws—not a divided public as the poll indicated. “I don’t believe that poll,” said Palumbo, D-Cranston. “I was laughing seeing those numbers saying it was that close.”
A spokesman for Governor Lincoln Chafee—who opposes both E-Verify and the Arizona law—did not respond to several requests for comment.
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Comments:
Dave Francis
6:24pm on Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Nowadays it is bad news for all those illegal nationals who entered this country, without permission. State laws are tightening up, as the feds have refused to tackle this battle ground Issue. A few States are going against the grain of most US citizens and legal residency. Those particular States as Utah and Washington State are soon going to be painfully aware, as the word gets around of poorly enforced laws. Supplementary States that are leaving the illegal alien floodgates open will also be paying dearly, which means fiscal suffering for their legal people. Better be ready for an onslaught of economic thunder as they head your way? It will not be pleasant as Americans will unseat the pro-illegal alien politicians, who crushed any chance of constructive restrictions. California--the well and truly tested Sanctuary state must now pick the pockets of taxpayers again, because illegal workers and families have flooded in and drained part of the 46 billion deficits the state is facing.
This also goes for billions of welfare dollars spent in the illegal alien high population state of Nevada. But now with a few more less restricting States, thousands will constantly leave the original policing State of Arizona and head outwards? As with Governor of New Mexico who has been less happy with the circumstances of handing out drivers licenses under the previous Governors watch of Gov. Bill Richardson and therefore many will also pack up and move on from there. Currently illegal migrants and immigrants have unlimited access to welfare entitlements, schooling and free health care and Include the obvious costs of jail and imprisonment. Birthright citizenship will be having its day in court. Even if it is not amended, the parents--HAVE NO RIGHTS TO STAY--and should be deported. The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and will amend current U.S. code to entail at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to obtain automatic citizenship.
You as a heavily laden taxpayer should incessantly harass your representative and demand their sponsorship for an amendment. Another controversial bill that will also save federal and State taxpayers is ending "Chain Migration." There is a mounting list of 21 co-sponsors for Rep. Phil Gingrey's Nuclear Family Priority Act (H.R.692) that would end chain migration. H.R.692 would purge all family-preference visa classes, except for spouses and minor children, and creating a renewable visa class for parents. Of course the radical Liberal other side under the pretense of polling people by the University of Texas and Texas Tribune has addressed the subject of 14th Amendment. Not only did these two parties misinform the public being asked, but also misrepresented the act of the birthright citizenship law. Anybody can engineer the questions asked to get a favorable answer in any poll.
Something that the Leftists progressives have intentionally forgot in their radical diatribe, that although The Fourteenth Amendment extends citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof"; but it also grants Congress the power to enforce and define the necessities of the amendment. The US Constitution also grants us free speech. So if you are against supporting financially anymore the illegal immigration invasion? First you can join NumbersUSA and not only fax for free the Congress, but join millions of Americans who want to halt this continuous travesty by Liberal politicians. You can also become a member of the local TEA Party with a huge influence gaining momentum in Washington, to stop the Tax and Spend Liberal-Democrats.
Add your voice to the uncountable numbers of people who are fed up with illegal’s stealing their jobs, lowering wages. Here is also the Washington Switchboard number 202-224-312 to bombard your unconcerned Senate and House. Personally, I’m thoroughly frustrated and furious that we must educate the children of illegal immigrant, and pay for their health care; when we cannot even pay for our own families needs?
National News today: America has the highest deficit in US history, and the majority of that debt is owned by Communist China.
SAVE OUR JOBS, buy American, if you can find it?