Let me tell you, if the GOP was doing everything possible to initiate policies that put my life in danger, make it more expensive, expose me to disease and crime, I’d damned sure not vote for them. I probably wouldn’t vote Democrat, but, look for a 3rd party. Democrats will still vote Democrat, even as the people they voted for, all the way from local officials supporting unfettered illegal immigration (as long as it’s Somewhere Else) up to POTUS
8 in 10 New Yorkers say migrant surge is serious problem: survey
More than 8 in 10 New Yorkers said the recent migrant surge to the Big Apple is a “serious problem,” which comes as New York struggles to house the influx of asylum-seekers into the state, according to a new survey.
A poll published Tuesday from Siena College found 82 percent of New York voters surveyed said the recent influx of migrants to the state is a “serious problem,” and 54 percent of participants described it as “very serious.”
Furthermore, 46 percent of the respondents said migrants resettling in the state over the past 20 years are a “burden” not a “benefit,” while 58 percent said the state has already done enough and should slow the flow, rather than continue to accept and assimilate new migrants.
“New Yorkers – including huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans, independents, upstaters and downstaters – overwhelmingly say that the recent influx of migrants to New York is a serious problem for the state,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.
One question not asked is “Do you blame yourself for voting for people who support unfettered illegal immigration?” And “Do you support being a sanctuary city/county now that it’s affecting your own?” Seriously, looking at the crosstabs for the survey, 60% of Dems approve of Kathy Hochul, 70% for Chuck Schumer, though, Eric Adams could be in trouble, with only 42% approve 27% and unsure. Kirsten Gillibrand is only at 54% approval. 47% of Dems want Biden to run in 2024, 46% want someone else. But, 71% approve to some degree the way Brandon is doing his job, so, even though he has significantly made the illegal alien situation worse, they’ll still vote for him.
77% of Dems say illegal immigration in NY is a problem.
The poll also found around 50 percent of voters support relocating new migrants from temporary accommodations to permanent housing in communities across the state, with strong support from Democrats and New York City voters. Greenberg said Republicans are strongly opposed to it, while independents and noncity voters are closely divided but lean toward opposition.
66% of Democrats want the illegals moved away from their own areas. Surprise! It’s also important to know that the sample was 48/22/27 for Dem/Republican/Independent. That makes it all look way, way worse.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” — me
Professor Einstein,
Can you tell us when you stated this? No one can absolutely attribute this to you. Indeed, it seems unlikely that a scientist of your stature would state such a simplistic notion. As an aside, your new photo does you no justice!
If you actually said this, with all due respect, your understanding of politics seems limited. Voters have to reconcile not just one issue, but multiple issues of various levels of importance, that eventually distills to that singular significant act, a vote.
Some Republicans oppose capital punishment but still vote Republican. Some Democrats are anti-abortion but still vote for Dems. Healthcare, gov’t spending, Social Security, taxes, defense spending, free speech, abortion, use of the military, immigration, street crime, white collar crime, terrorism, traditions, racism, education, religion, school choice, Supreme Court appointments, personal impressions, other judicial appointments, authoritarianism, climate change, election security and on and on. All if these issues “load” into an internal algorithm that yields a vote. One thousand inputs, many large, many small, some even imperceptible, come together to yield a single vote.
No doubt, America has a badly broken immigration “system” that needs a political solution but our political “system” is just as badly broken. One extreme would insist on open borders, the opposite extreme argues to stop immigration. The answer lies between those two extremes.