Nathan, I think that's probably in line with national thinking as well and not surprising. I think it also blows the lid off the stupid racist meme that gets thrown at those of us who see the need for better immigration law enforcement. The problem people have is the connotation of "amnesty". It would be a physical impossibility to deport 12mm to 25mm illegal aliens to their home countries, but citizenship should not be automatic and without stipulations either.
"More than three-quarters of the 755 Oklahomans surveyed by SoonerPoll.com July 16-21
said they favor allowing illegal immigrants to remain if they admit they broke the law, pay fines and back taxes, learn English and begin the process of obtaining legal residency. "I think they should be given that opportunity and not just up and deport them unless they're part of some criminal element," said poll respondent Lee Oliver of Bixby. "I think they should at least be given a chance."
Ninety-three percent of those surveyed said they support stronger border security and immigration law enforcement throughout the country. Eighty percent favor requiring Social Security cards with fingerprints or other biometric information to make it harder for illegal immigrants to get jobs.
"There are several reasons for controlling people who come into our country," said Michael Kendrick of Collinsville. "Everybody seems to think about Mexico, but there are a lot of (other) people coming in illegally."
Kendrick said he thinks most people coming to the U.S. illegally are just looking for work, but public health and security concerns make tighter controls necessary."
Read more from this Tulsa World article at
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20100808_16_A1_Inmate724589I totally agree. And some of you say that Oklahoma is a bigoted, hateful state. Feel free to send me your address so I can ship you a jump-to-conclusions mat. Sheesh.
