Poll: Americans Favor Enforcement Before Amnesty
A new Fox Poll surveying 1,000 registered voters over the last several days has found that 73% of Americans favor securing the border before making changes to immigration policy. This percentage is up from polls in April and February showing 68% and 69%, respectively, support for enforcement before amnesty. The Gang of Eight's bill, S.744, puts the amnesty before the enforcement provisions kick in.
In the crosstabs, the poll found broad bipartisan support for enforcement before amnesty. 82% of Republicans, 71% of Independents, and 69% of Democrats support "completion of new border security measures FIRST before making other changes to immigration policy."
Today, Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) is introducing a new bill entitled "Keeping the Promises of IRCA." The bill would fulfill the broken promises of the 1986 amnesty bill by securing the border, increasing interior enforcement, and requiring all businesses to use E-Verify.
For more on the poll, see FoxNews.com.