Poll: Mexicans Say Amnesty Would Increase Illegal Immigration
Mexicans also Feel Mexican-Americans Should Be Loyal to Mexico WASHINGTON (October 14, 2009) – A new survey by Zogby International finds that people in Mexico think that granting legal status to illegal immigrants would encourage more illegal immigration to the United States. As the top immigrant-sending country for both legal and illegal immigrants, views on immigration in Mexico can provide insight into the likely impact of an amnesty, as well as other questions related to immigration. The results are available online at the Center for Immigration Studies' website . Among the findings: A clear majority of people in Mexico, 56 percent, thought giving legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States would make it more likely that people they know would go to the United States illegally. Just 17 percent thought it would make Mexicans less likely to go illegally. The rest were unsure or thought it would make no difference. Of Mexicans with a member of their immediate househ...