a:1:{s:15:"field_news_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:7903:"<span style="font-size: xx-large;">POLL OVERVIEW<br />
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The U.S. House will be considering giving </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>Illegal Immigrants</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> a pathway to citizenship after a recent push by several congressional republicans.<br />
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House Republicans have ramped up support for amnesty legislation and discussed bills they plan to introduce in the coming months. <br />
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Comments by several Congressional Republicans include:<br />
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA):<br />
</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>I believe there is a path that we get a bill on the floor by August. We</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>re going to have to push that this is a legal status, not amnesty,</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX):<br />
</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>will soon introduce a bill that will establish a path to citizenship for the minor children of illegal immigrants and a guest worker program. If the only illegal act they committed was coming into the country without proper documentation we</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>d put them on a path to legalization,</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL):<br />
</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>Republican leadership is as close as we have ever been, it is still a big, big, heavy lift... I think we</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>re going to get there. I think we finally have the policy right. And what we</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>re finding is more and more people out there as they</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>re seeing it, different aspects of the policy, are starting to say, </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>Hey, that is something that makes sense.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'<br />
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Rep. Peter King (R-NY):<br />
</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>It would be in our country</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>s national interest as well as the interest of our party if this could be achieved and I want to assure you of my support as this effort goes forward</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Do you feel it</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>s time for Congressional Republicans to approve an </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>amnesty</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> or </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span>legal </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> status</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span></span> bill?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature not pass legislation to bail out Detroit unless the Unions get </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>Skin in the game</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">'</span>?<br />
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Yes - 87%<br />
No - 13%<br />
Undecided - 0% <br />
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TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION<br />
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COMMENT #1:<br />
detroit bail out<br />
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Why does the rest of the state have to keep putting money into Detroit? They over-padded their pensions with money they didn't have, to be paid by future taxes, &amp; now that the tax base is gone, i have to give up the money i work hard for to fund their shortfall? Nobody in Detroit is going to bail out my business if i fail, nobody is going to put money into my 401k if i don't put enough in. They need to go back to all those leaders they elected who failed them, go after their assets, not mine!!!<br />
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COMMENT #2:<br />
Detroit bailout<br />
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Let Detroit save itself. There is no reason the rest of us should pay for their poor judgement.<br />
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