A Rasmussen poll released Monday shows Tennesseans overwhelmingly want tough action taken against illegal aliens. Only 22% believe checking immigration status would lead to discrimination.
Eighty percent (80%) say police officers should check the immigration status of anyone they stop for a traffic violation. Seventy-five percent (75%) say anybody found to be an illegal alien should be deported. Those figures are a few points higher than the national average.
Only 22% believe that an obligation to check immigration status would tend to encourage discrimination based on such characteristics as accent or ethnicity.
[Tennessee 2008 Presidential Election - Rasmussen - 11-12-07]
- News 2 at 5: Tonight, tune in to That’s Messed Up as Andy Cordan looks at how Nashville deals with illegal immigrants on our streets
- News 2 at 10: Tonight, part 1 of Christine Maddela’s report takes you to the U.S. / Mexico border where one Tennessee man volunteers to patrol for illegal aliens.
