Sorry to barrage you with polls this morning, but there are quite a few important ones here. This is the latest. I know you’ll be shocked (shocked, I tell ya!), but most Americans don’t support giving benefits to illegal aliens that legal citizens don’t even get.

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 22% of voters support the proposal introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The Dream Act would have given legal status to children of illegal aliens who complete two years of college or military service. That low level of support is very similar to support for the “comprehensive” reform measure that failed in June.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of all voters oppose the Dream Act concept. Republicans oppose it by a 5-to-1 margin and unaffiliateds are opposed by a 3-to-1 margin. Democrats are a bit more evenly divided—49% opposed and 31% in favor—but Nancy Pelosi’s party certainly doesn’t provide a base of support for the Dream Act.

Bryan points out that there must be a lot of nativists and racists in this country (/sarcasm). Seriously, though, Democratic and Republican open-border legislators  once again find themselves on the opposite side of the American people on immigration.

As for how Americans feel the DREAM Act will affect illegal immigration?

Fueling opposition is a concern that passage of the bill would encourage more illegal immigration in the future. The view is held by 68% of the nation’s voters. The Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 15% disagree and 17% are not sure. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans, 76% of unaffiliated voters, and 55% of Democrats believe that passage of the Dream Act would encourage more illegal immigration in the future.

Imagine that. Giving excellent benefits to law breakers will actually cause more people to break the law…