Commie Day Protests Did Not Have Positive Impact on Immigration Debate

Rasmussen has the details (h/t Gateway Pundit):

Following weekend protests against the new Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration, support for the Arizona policy remains unchanged.

However, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 25% have a favorable view of those who marched and protested for immigrant rights in major cities. Fifty percent (50%) hold an unfavorable opinion and another 26% are not sure.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters still favor legislation like Arizona’s that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law. Those figures are virtually unchanged from a week ago.

The support remains even though 57% of voters are at least somewhat concerned that efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants will end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens. Forty percent (40%) do not share that concern.

When you see the video from the San Diego Commie Day rally perhaps it's easy understand why these scenes would not be persuasive to someone unsure about amnesty for illegal immigrants (from the John Doe Report):



I guess they didn't get the memo about not bringing Mexican or Commie flags. I'll bet, however, if someone had flown the Stars and Bars there would have been a federal investigation.