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 News from Around the Americas | December 2005 
Many Americans Support New Border Barrier
 Angus Reid
| | A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Do you favour or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration? |
Many adults in the United States are in favour of erecting a new wall along the Mexico-U.S. border, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 58 per cent of respondents favour building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration.
On Nov. 10, U.S. ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza said the Bush administration would oppose the idea of building a giant wall around the United States, saying, "As the former governor of Texas, (the president) knows that such proposals are both unrealistic and undesirable."
In January 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush tabled his proposal for a major overhaul of the U.S. immigration system. The plan includes a "temporary worker program" that would grant legal status to undocumented workers, who would pay taxes, be required to return to their home country after three years, and receive no special preference if they decide to apply for permanent citizenship.
In September, homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff waived all legal challenges pertaining to the construction of a new wall that would separate California and Mexico.
Polling Data
A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Do you favour or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?
Favour - Dec. 2005 58% - Nov. 2005 60%
Oppose - Dec. 2005 27% - Nov. 2005 26%
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted on Dec. 9 to Dec. 10, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent. |
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