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: Greg Siskind's Blog

HAS THE FEVER BROKEN?

By Greg Siskind

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Historically, immigration has ranked relatively low on the list of priorities for the average American. Most people are generally pro-immigration (though relatively passive in showing it), but ever couple of decades, passions get stirred up and the antis gain in influence. And then things subside and the country returns to the healthy dominant pro-immigration normalcy that has contributed to America's amazing economic success.

The last several years certainly fit in to the passions category. But recent polls are indicating that Americans are less interested in immigration. If that continues, members of Congress can get back to making immigration policies that they believe are in the best interest of the country as opposed to policies made out of fear of the political consequences. The latest poll on the subject comes from NBC and the Wall Street Journal. The poll asked what people considered their most important issues. Immigration ranked low - now down to the sixth highest issue, down from fourth in December 2007. In 2007, 12% of the public ranked immigration as the most important issue. This month, that figure is down to 5%. And for those who ranked it their second highest priority, the count was down from 19% to 12%.

Hopefully, members of Congress will look at these numbers and realize that the politics have changed.

You can see the data here. Download WSJ_NBC_SURVEY_June2008.pdf

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on June 13, 2008 (boomark / email).