Take Back the Flag

Warning:  I only took one statistics course, and I’m definitely not a survey or polling expert.  But this poll seems ridiculous–of course a majority of Americans are against “illegal” immigration and want to see fewer people here illegally.  Does that tell us anything?  Our brave founders established a unique and incredible foundation for America.  Since then immigrants have too made their mark (see interactive map on TBTF via NYT).  We need to have logical policies to allow people from all over the world to reach the American dream, while reducing the incentive to sneak in illegally.  Hopefully these same respondents who oppose “illegal” immigration don’t also oppose immigration altogether–doing so would be a slap in the face to millions of Americans

CNN Poll: 3 out of 4 want illegal immigration decreased
A new national poll indicates that nearly three-quarters of all Americans would like to see a decrease in the number of illegal immigrants in the country.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/22/cnn-poll-3-out-of-4-want-illegal-immigration-decreased/