Poll Finds 23 Percent of Texans Think Obama is Muslim

A University of Texas poll has found that 23 percent of Texans are convinced that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim. Only 45 percent of the people polled correctly identified Obama as a Protestant Christian. Nationwide, the number of people who believe in the "Secret Muslim Conspiracy" is about the same as those who believe that the moon landing was faked (5-10 percent), which makes the high numbers in Texas unusual.

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Re:I guess I'm not suprised

[geekoid]

Um, illegal immigarants sdo not take jobs away from Americans, in fact they do jobs Americans wont.
The old ways were the best. The came into the country, they did seasonal work no one else would, and take cash back toMexico where it improved there live and allowed communities to grow to a point where they culd start making things better, which means less immigrants.
Then Reagan fucked that up pandering to ignorant fears. So now it's a one way trip.

Two years ago there were whole fields rotting becasue there where no immigrants, and no locals would pick cabbage.
The farmer was offering 10 - 12 and hour PLUS benefits. Acres just rotted.

Now you could argue that they shuodl pay for, except farming respond to other fixed factors.

I wonder what people would do when all there produce started costing 5 times + in price?

Have you ever picked? I have, for 3 hours and walked away. It's a damn tough job, and anyone who could would find other work for the price.

Immigrants I have lived near have all been hard working people, doing crap jobs and instilling strong work ethic into their kids so their kids don't have to pick.

Really, there needs to be a quick to get seasonal Visa for farm workers.

"Our federal government hands out money hand over fist for welfare, health benefit and education to people that have no legal right to be here."

No, not really to that degree. Also, people who work here pay taxes on their income. They will never get SS, but they pay into it.

Besides, since they can't reasonably go back after season anymore, they stay. This wouldn't be an issue if they could go back.

Add to that the fact that the cost of securing the border would be more then the money immigrants might be getting in services.

It's not like they come here and take bankers job, or tech jobs.

Don't even get me started on what it would take to send them all back.