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"Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.''

Glenn Beck on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 in commentary on his television show

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Glenn Beck says President Obama is out of step with the nation on Arizona's immigration law

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With the stroke of a pen, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer catapulted herself into the national spotlight. On April 23, 2010, she signed into law what many call the toughest bill on illegal immigration in the country. The bill makes it a crime to stay in the country illegally, requires all aliens to carry immigration paperwork, and sanctions employers who knowingly hire illegal workers. Facing criticism that the law would legalize racial profiling, the Arizona Legislature modified the law on May 1, 2010. It now states that police officers cannot use race as the sole grounds for suspecting that someone is in the country illegally.

The law produced mixed reactions among political leaders. President Barack Obama commented that it threatened ''to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.''
But some people argue that President Obama's reaction is unfounded, given that the majority of Americans actually supports Arizona's immigration law. During his May 27 show, talk host Glenn Beck said that "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law. Yet we're going to -- we're actually -- our government is going down there to fight them. Eric Holder is fighting them in court. They're becoming more and more brazen each and every day." Beck is referring to an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that the U.S. Department of Justice may challenge the law in court.

Given the public outrage over the law, is Beck correct that more than 6 in 10 Americans stand behind Arizona? We decided to find out.

The number that Beck cites comes from a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll that was conducted in early May. The poll found that 64 percent of Americans were either somewhat or strongly supportive of the law. There are other polls, however, that show a slightly different result.

• An April 27-28 Gallup poll found that of those Americans who have heard of the law, 51 percent support it. Among all Americans, 39 percent favor it, 30 percent oppose it, and 31 percent either had no opinion or have not heard of the law.

• A Pew Research Center poll conducted between May 6 and May 9 found that 59 percent approve of the law.

• A May 19-24 poll by the Quinnipiac University found 51 percent of American voters support the Arizona law. Moreover, 48 percent say that they want their state to pass an immigration law similar to Arizona's.

All of the polls that we've looked at show that more Americans favor the law than oppose it, but the numbers vary widely.

To recap. Glenn Beck said on his program that 64 percent of Americans support Arizona's new immigration law. That statistic, however, comes from a single poll. Other polls show slightly lower approval ratings. Still, his underlying point that most Americans agree with Arizona is correct. We rate this one Mostly True.

This was from a link on Facebook. It was funny reading some of the comments because some of the posters felt that the poll had to be rigged for it to support the Arizona law and that the site was risking its reputation by saying that Beck was accurate. It appears that he say a single truthful thing in some people's opinion. Or maybe it is that they can't believe the majority of people disagree with them on this issue. I report, you decide
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So, we're giving Glenn Beck credit for being able to cherry-pick polls? Not sure what the point of this thread is...

 

Originally Posted by Lord Supremo

So, we're giving Glenn Beck credit for being able to cherry-pick polls? Not sure what the point of this thread is...

points are

most Americans support the Arizona immigration law (which mirrors the Federal Law)

some people can't believe that Beck is correct about anything

some people can't believe that Obama is wrong about anything

some people can't believe that the majority of Americans do not agree with them

 

Originally Posted by sosa2004

Thats sad you believe that.

believe what?

 

Originally Posted by SluggerWV

most Americans support the Arizona immigration law

I do, God bless my homestate.

and the mexicans took it from the indians. who took it from the bears.

the mexicans were the indians

the spanish fucked the indians until they were mexicans

The spanish mixed with the Mexicans. Soon everyone will be mixed with Mexicans.

 

Originally Posted by SluggerWV

sorry thought you were saying I spelled his name wrong Im a little distracted from work and misunderstood your post

btw what does mmk stand for?

Maybe, Maybe Knot

 

Originally Posted by SluggerWV

sorry thought you were saying I spelled his name wrong Im a little distracted from work and misunderstood your post

btw what does mmk stand for?

 

Originally Posted by MadProfesor

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lol that was the best part :)

 

Originally Posted by SluggerWV

the Mexican law on illegal immigration carried criminal penalities which were stiffer than those imposed under the AZ statute.

10 years in a mexican prison.

 

Originally Posted by Lord Supremo

I like how your side thinks this is somehow relevant.

It is sad that the establishment elite in this country have conditioned American peasants in to choosing "sides."

Why can't all you die hard repubs and dems see this?

People who tow party lines, especially otherwise intelligent people, truly disappoint me.

You are a remarkable person, perhaps even Supreme. I have nothing bad to say to you.

Live well and prosper.

Edit: btw, there are two sides to this immigration debate, and they generally transcend party lines.