American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation immigration propaganda

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation released a press release touting a poll they commissioned which allegedly shows public support for the Bush/Fox/Kennedy/Reid/ANSWER/ISO/WCW illegal alien amnesty scheme. Now, quite unsurprisingly, the White House is touting the AHLEF/AHLA poll.

I spent a little time looking around their site trying to find the actual questions and results without luck. However, via this the poll itself is located in this PDF file.

The newly-sane folks at PoliPundit provide an alternative, pro-American press release about the poll:

57% of Republican Voters want their Congressman to stand on principle, even if that means no immigration bill will pass this year.

A majority (51%) of all voters support treating illegal immigrants as felons so they would have to be deported.

A majority (52%) of all voters support treating people who assist illegal immigrants to come here or remain here as felons.

By 46% to 40%, voters consider the following as amnesty, "giving illegal immigrants an opportunity to become a U.S. citizen if they pay back taxes, pay a fine, learn English, have a job, do not have a criminal record, and go to the back of the line." [That's the stock Bush/Kennedy/et al line -- LW]

When given a choice of plans, 47% of voters favor plans that do not include any path to citizenship while 40% support plans that have a path to citizenship.

77% of Republican Voters think it is important for Congress to pass legislation "combating illegal immigration" this year.

Immigration · Fri, 06/30/2006 - 10:07 · · Importance: 1