Poll: Illegals Should Be Deported, Mexico Should Foot The Bill – Do You Agree?

by Austin Petersen

By Jonah Bennett

A new poll reveals that the majority of Americans want illegals deported as soon as possible, with the added suggestion that Mexico foot the bill for transportation costs, the Washington Examiner reports.

The poll, conducted by Rasmussen Reports, found that Americans want to hold Mexico — in addition to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — responsible for the waves of illegals pouring over the borders.

Most Americans also blamed the president for poor handling of the border situation, a situation which 75 percent of Americans are closely following in the news.

Not only did a significant number of Americans think the situation was the president’s fault, they also held the view that the Obama administration actively “encouraged this wave of illegal immigration.”

One of the central disputes is whether deteriorating conditions in South America are causing the recent flood of illegal immigration, or whether President Obama’s deferred action program is instead to blame.

Only 28 percent of Americans polled responded that the administration gets good or excellent grades for the way the border crisis has been handled.

The poll follows in the wake of Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador arguing on Sunday that the administration needs to act immediately to protect the integrity of the borders. “The thing this administration needs to do is immediately deport these families, these children,” Labrador said. “I know it sounds harsh, I know it sounds difficult. But they’re creating a crisis.”

Labrador was part of the bipartisan group last year that failed to negotiate a package for immigration reform.

“The violence has existed in these Central American countries for a long period of time. The level of poverty has existed in these Central American countries for a long period of time,” he said. “But it’s over these last two years that you have seen an increase in the number of children coming to the United States.”

The margin of error for the Rasmussen poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points with a confidence level of 95 percent. The survey included 1,000 Americans.

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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