Grassroots Rally Team

Poll: Mexicans Say Amnesty Would Increase Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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...

 --  An overwhelming majority (69 percent) thought that the primary loyalty
        of Mexican-Americans (Mexico- and U.S.-born) should be to Mexico. Just
       20 percent said it should be to the United States. The rest were
unsure.
   --  Also, 69 percent of people in Mexico felt that the Mexican government
        should represent the interests of Mexican-Americans (Mexico- and
        U.S.-born) in the United States...