New York Times Offers Selective Analysis of its own
Immigration Survey
Respondents to New York Times/CBS News Survey say Latest Wave of Immigration
Will Make America Worse, Cause Problems.

Despite glowing headlines in the New York Times touting “wide support” for a proposed immigration bill that would offer an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants amnesty, a more thorough  look at the newspaper’s own survey reveals some stark conclusions regarding attitudes on immigration—survey facts that apparently did not warrant coverage by the major daily news outlet.

Either buried in the New York Times coverage or ignored completely by the news organization are stark survey results regarding American opinions about the impact of immigration on the United States. 

• 49% of the survey respondents said that present levels of immigration need to be decreased. Only 35% said present immigration levels should be maintained. 
• When asked if the most recent immigrants to this country contribute to society or cause problems, 44% of Americans responded by saying they believe the most recent immigrants to this nation will cause problems. 34% said the present immigrant population contributes to society.
• When asked if recent immigrants to the US will make American society better, only 16% of the survey responded said they thought society would be better. 41% of survey responded said American Society would be worse off.
• 49% of survey respondents said that we need to completely rebuild our immigration policy. 41% said there should be fundamental changes to US policies regarding how we accept immigrants.  
  

The poll questions also limited respondent choices to two stark options; mass deportations or legalization.  The "Attrition through Enforcement" approach is an alternative that honors rule of law, but does not equal mass deportations and does not include amnesty.

“If you look past the headline and the spin, this New York Times survey reveals what many have known all along, that Americans are very wary about increasing immigration levels in this country and want fundamental changes to policies that currently allow close to two million legal and illegal immigrants each year,” said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA.  

“The coverage of this survey is a classic example of an open-borders spin on an issue that has most Americans very concerned. The vast majority of Americans will not support this immigration bill once the facts are revealed,” Mr. Beck added. 

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