02-27-2010, 08:34 AM
Quote:Of the 800 students, 65 percent are Hispanic and for most of them, English is a second language. Half the students are failing every subject, with 55 percent skilled in reading and 7 percent proficient in math, officials said.
Lest some open borders turd out there should accuse you of being xenophobic on the subject, see this article:
Most Hispanics Think Immigration Too High
Quote:By Roy Beck, Thursday, February 25, 2010, 2:45 PM EST
...But a massive Zogby poll shows Hispanic views to be quite different.
If 56% of likely Hispanic voters (according to Zogby) think immigration already is too high, and only 7% think it is too low, why would a politician push for a jump in immigration? Not only would it apparently satisfy only 7% of likely Hispanic voters, but it definitely would turn off the majority of other voters concerned about high unemployment.
...But when Zogby gave likely Hispanic voters the choice between making illegal immigrants go home over time through better enforcement and giving them a path to citizenship, they favored attrition through enforcement by 52% to 34% over amnesty.
The one thing the consultants have right is that it makes a difference how politicians oppose amnesty and oppose foreign labor importation. Obviously, if the rhetoric is aimed at opposing Hispanics specificially, that is going to hurt with the Hispanic vote. But both Democrats and Republicans need to constantly remember that immigration policy is not about ethnicity but about numbers.
It is nice to have Zogby's confirmation that likely Hispanic voters look for a practical numerical immigration policy in about the same way as the rest of U.S. voters.