Jose DelReal vs. reporting | a Twitter conversation
Jose DelReal vs. reporting
Jose DelReal of Politico misleads about the Gallup poll discussed here: 24ahead.com/n/12015
DelReal's "Poll: A shift on immigration reform" ( peekURL.com/zGbav2k ) subtly misleads in this paragraph: "The Gallup poll shows that 43 percent of those surveyed say securing the border is “extremely important” while 44 percent attach the same importance to dealing with the the status of undocumented immigrants in the country."
In fact, the Gallup poll said nothing about "status": that word doesn't appear anywhere in the poll. Claiming that the poll shows concern with "dealing with the the status of undocumented immigrants" implies that the respondents want to adjust that status, i.e., legalize illegal aliens. That cannot be assumed, as discussed at the link in the opening paragraph of this post.
DelReal's "Poll: A shift on immigration reform" ( peekURL.com/zGbav2k ) subtly misleads in this paragraph: "The Gallup poll shows that 43 percent of those surveyed say securing the border is “extremely important” while 44 percent attach the same importance to dealing with the the status of undocumented immigrants in the country."
In fact, the Gallup poll said nothing about "status": that word doesn't appear anywhere in the poll. Claiming that the poll shows concern with "dealing with the the status of undocumented immigrants" implies that the respondents want to adjust that status, i.e., legalize illegal aliens. That cannot be assumed, as discussed at the link in the opening paragraph of this post.
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11 years ago.@JDelReal: you claim the Gallup poll shows 44% want to deal with the "status" of illegal aliens. That word appears nowhere in the poll.
11 years ago.@JDelReal: "status" isn't in the questions Gallup asked & support for changing that can't be assumed. So, when will you post a correction?
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom: I noticed you've been tweeting at me. Let me address your concern (1/2)
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom: Gallup conducted the poll. "Dealing with illegal immigrants already in the US" synonymous w/ "status" in their survey. (2/2)
11 years ago.@jdelreal: addressing "status" of illegal aliens can only mean one thing: some form of legalization. That's not what the poll asked.
11 years ago.@jdelreal: name the question from that @Gallup poll that contains the word "status". Gallup's writeup does, but not the poll.
11 years ago.@jdelreal: the @Gallup itself (read the question!) had "developing a plan to deal with [illegal aliens]" as one option.
11 years ago.@jdelreal: I wouldn't be at all surprised if you think the only "plan to deal with" illegal aliens is to legalize them. Others disagree.
11 years ago.@jdelreal: other options include mass deportations, attrition, smaller amnesties, etc. The "plan" doesn't have to be bulk adjusting status.
11 years ago.@jdelreal: with that in mind, do you see how both you & @Gallup (in their writeup) misled about the Gallup poll?
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom The survey wording: "Developing a plan to deal with the large number of illegal immigrants who are already living in the US"
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom That would result in a change of their status, through mass deportation, through a path to legalization, etc.
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom The key finding is that Americans are now equally concerned with undocumented already here & border sec., not just border sec
11 years ago@24AheadDotCom We will have to agree to disagree. But I do appreciate your input. Have a nice day!
11 years ago.@jdelreal: I don't know if you're being creative or just confused, but changing an illegal aliens "status" only means ONE thing: legalizing
11 years ago.@jdelreal: if an illegal alien is deported, their #immigration "status" does NOT change. Thus, using "status" re the Gallup poll misleads.