More Bad News for Paul Ryan: New Poll says 80% of Americans OPPOSE Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid!!! And 72% OPPOSE Tax Cuts for the Rich!

A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that Americans oppose cuts to Medicare or Medicaid by a WHOPPING 80 percent. Included in these numbers: Republicans (by 73%) and Independents (by 75%) . In fact 75% of Teapartiers OPPOSE cuts to Medicare / Medicaid!

The President is RIGHT! Ryan's plan is Massively Unpopular!

Also, 72% of Americans are AGAINST Ryan's proposed Tax Cuts for the Rich! Interestingly, 64 percent of voters support raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 to pay down the deficit, with 63 percent of independents backing this approach.

Polls are proving: REPUBLICAN AND TEAPARTY VOTERS ARE FINALLY UNDERSTANDING THE REPUBLICAN BIG BUSINESS AGENDA is AGAINST "WE THE PEOPLE!" -- WHAT WE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL THEM FOR YEARS!!! THE POLLS ARE PROVING IT!

I think we are going to see Lots of Backpeddling by Many Republicans off of their core agenda and off of the Birther issue. I would LOVE to see the AMERICAN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND DEMAND OUR POLITICIANS SUPPORT:
1. TAX INCREASES FOR THE RICH (especially for those who earn over $1 M)
2. DEMAND BUSINESS BRING THEIR OFF-SHORE WORK BACK TO AMERICA OR PAY a stiff Penalty
3. DEMAND CONGRESS FOCUS ON JOBS JOBS JOBS TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY!

4. FIND WAYS TO KEEP MEDICARE AND MEDICAID -- OUR PROMISE TO OUR SENIORS!

Here is an sb1070 Poll We'd Love to See! Most sb1070 polls are Ridiculous and Ask the Wrong Questions!

Here is an sb1070 poll I'd love to see! Most sb1o70 polls are ridiculous and ask the wrong questions. They don't reference the content of the Bill nor do they ask serious questions as to what is wrong with the bill.

I just read another sb1070 poll and I just shook my head! No wonder people are voting in favor of the bill. First of all, the associated articles DO NOT accurately describe the content of the bill. Second, the questions asked DO NOT ask questions pertaining to the specifics of the bill. Third, the listed responses do not provide appropriate selections to the actual content of the bill.

Let me give you an example. Here is the question asked in a recent sb1070 poll:
Question: Do you support a law that requires police to determine someone's immigration status if there's "reasonable suspicion" that he or she is an illegal immigrant."

Here are the available responses to choose from:
a. yes, inconveniencing some US citizens is a reasonable trade off.
b. yes, because the fed govt hasn't done its job so now its up to local police.
c. no, because there's no way for the police to carry out the law without racial profiling.
d. no, we're not a country where police can require proof of citizenship from anyone they want.

No wonder Americans are voting in favor of the bill. First of all, most sb1070 articles do not clearly articulate what is in the bill and more important, the associated polls do NOT ask the appropriate sb1070 questions.

Here are sb1070 questions that should be asked:
1. Do you support our state having a bill that racially profiles latinos as has been committed in suppression sweeps by sheriff arpaio and his masked deputies?
2. Do you support a law that criminalizes friends and family by confiscating their cars, fining them $1000 and charges them with a class 3 misdemeanor?
3. Do you support a law that encourages citizens to call in and report anyone they suspect are illegal immigrants and if the police don't come out, they can sue the police?

A poll asking these questions is a Poll I would LOVE to SEE! Then let's publish the answers provided by every day Americans.

SB1070: Polls Say Majority of Americans Believe Bill Racially Profiles Latino Citizens and they Just Don't Care!

The Pew, NBC and Wall St. Journal polls are out and the polls say:
. 60% of Americans polled support sb1070
. 71% of Americans polled think legal Latino citizens will be harassed by the police.

New polls of AZ Latino Voters say:
. 81% of Arizona Latino voters oppose SB 1070
. Arizona Latino voters overwhelmingly oppose SB 1070, are increasingly frustrated by federal inaction, and are moving swiftly away from candidates who support the bill.

These polls provide us three insights:
1. The majority of those polled by Pew, NBC and NY Times are non-latino, believe sb1070 racially profiles Latinos and do not care the bill racially profiles Latinos.
2. The majority of Latino voters polled believe the bill racially profiles Latinos, oppose the bill and oppose being racially profiled.
3. The majority of Latino voters polled believe the state bill and federal inaction on immigration reform is increasing Latino Voter frustration which is resulting in a heightening of political awareness and a call to action by Latino voters across the U.S.

When I study the poll results, I am saddened. It seems so unfair. We see how Arpaio and his masked goons are racially profiling Latinos in his suppression sweeps in Latino neighborhoods in Maricopa County. We know how the bill, with its "Citizen Reporting of Latinos" clause will magnify the current racial profiling rates. The polls say Americans know the bill racially profiles Latinos, but they don't care. They just don't care.

This isn't the first time polls reflect the majority of Americans do not care about the oppression of minority groups. Back in the 60's, Jim Crow laws in Alabama and Mississippi were vastly supported by the great majority of Americans. During World War 2, there was virtual consensus that the government had done the right thing in establishing Japanese Internment Camps and moving Japanese aliens away from the coast. 59 percent of the interviewees also favored moving American citizens of Japanese ancestry into these Internment Camps.

What the polls tell us are people's state of minds. That doesn't make them right or wrong. It just tells us the truth about what people are thinking. It tells us everyday Americans believe sb1070 racially profiles Latino citizens and those polled just don't care. Part of the reason they don't care is because Latinos have been far too humble, far too meek, far too mild, too docile, too accommodating. We continue to spend our money in businesses that support racial profiling. We have not registered to vote nor voted in sufficient numbers. Heck, Latinos don't even participate in Pew, or NBC or Wall St. Journal polls. That is clear! We are not being asked. No one is asking us and up until now, there have been no ramifications. None!
We continue to spend our money, work our hearts out, serve in the front lines of the military, go to church and keep to ourselves. Latino Citizens are 50M strong in this great country of ours. We are close to 20% of the population, but we are only 8% of the vote.

So now, our lack of participation in the polls and in the voting booth is resulting in our getting stepped on, racially profiled and Nobody Cares.

I ask all Latinos who read this blog and who have studied these polls, do NOT get Mad! Instead, we have two lessons we Latinos and our Humanitarian supporters can learn from this:
1. BOYCOTT: Stop Spending $ in Arizona; Stop Spending $ in any Business that supports sb1070. Encourage your relatives and friends to do the same.
2. VOTE: Register to Vote and VOTE! Vote in 2010. Vote in 2012. Vote! Study the Issues. Vote for people who support your beliefs. Vote against anyone that opposes your beliefs. Encourage your relatives and friends to do the same.

To President Obama: Anytime you have a majority infringing upon the rights of a minority, then that's usually when the Justice Department does need to stand up. President Obama, please ask Eric Holder to provide us the results of the DOJ/FBI investigation against Arpaio and his masked goons. Ask him to support the lawsuits which say sb1070 violates Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.