{"id":3250,"date":"2010-05-18T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedustininmansociety.com\/blog\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2010-05-18T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:59:39","slug":"new-insideradvantage-poll-georgians-want-jessica-colotl-deported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/18\/new-insideradvantage-poll-georgians-want-jessica-colotl-deported\/","title":{"rendered":"New InsiderAdvantage poll: Georgians want Jessica Colotl deported"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern Political Report <\/em> <\/p>\n

New InsiderAdvantage poll: Georgians want Jessica Colotl deported<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Gary Reese<\/p>\n

May 18, 2010 \u2014 <\/p>\n

Most Georgia voters who know about the he unfolding story of Kennesaw State University student Jessica Colotl want the 21-year-old illegal alien deported to her native Mexico. That\u2019s according to a new poll conducted by InsiderAdvantage for Atlanta\u2019s WSB-TV\/Channel 2. <\/p>\n

The poll asked: \u201cRecently a student at Kennesaw State University who entered the United States at the age of 10 from Mexico and who is now 21 has been in the news. Are you…\u201d <\/p>\n

Aware of story and support efforts to deport her: 46%
\nAware of story and oppose efforts to deport her: 16%
\nNot aware of the story and so have no opinion: 38% <\/p>\n

The poll was conducted by InsiderAdvantage for WSB on May 17, 2010. The margin of error is plus or minus 4%. The data have been weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation. <\/p>\n

Colotl has become national news, all the more because her story has cropped up right when America is intensely debating the issue of illegal immigration, and particularly the new law passed in Arizona to deal with illegals. <\/p>\n

Colotl was arrested in March in Georgia for driving without a license. Immigration officials later placed her in a detention center in Alabama. She was released after much effort on her behalf by school officials, sorority sisters and others at Kennesaw. Now federal officials say they won\u2019t pursue her case until after she completes her college studies. <\/p>\n

But Cobb County law enforcement officials obtained a warrant for Colotl\u2019s arrest. Cobb Sheriff Neil Warren said she lied about her address when she was originally booked into jail \u2013 a felony in Georgia. So her legal problems continue, and her career at Kennesaw may still be in jeopardy. Colotl turned herself in on May 14, and was later released on bail. <\/p>\n

Whatever happens legally, Colotl\u2019s story has become a political hot potato in Georgia and across the nation. Much media fanfare has been raised on her behalf, but most Georgians aren\u2019t sympathizing with her. <\/p>\n

Significantly, opposition to Colotl staying in America isn\u2019t coming predominantly from the political right. While 46% of all Georgia voters support deportation, the number swells to 67% among voters who label themselves as independents. This startling number may tell us about more than just the illegal immigration issue; it may reveal broader implications about the political landscape in Georgia, the South and the nation as we head into the contentious 2010 election season. <\/p>\n

Said Matt Towery, CEO of InsiderAdvantage and a national newspaper columnist with Creators Syndicate: \u201cThe poll indicates that independent voters are more upset about issues such as illegal immigration than are established Republican voters. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe poll\u2019s crosstabs show that self-identified ‘independent’ voters are far more aware of this issue, and are more likely to want a strict response to situations such as Jessica Colotl\u2019s, than are even more partisan voters. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt also suggests that GOP primaries may be filled with voters who do not describe themselves as Republicans, and who may be moving to the more conservative side of issues,\u201d said Towery. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Southern Political Report New InsiderAdvantage poll: Georgians want Jessica Colotl deported By Gary Reese May 18, 2010 \u2014 Most Georgia voters who know about the he unfolding story of Kennesaw State University student Jessica Colotl want the 21-year-old illegal alien deported to her native Mexico. That\u2019s according to a new poll conducted by InsiderAdvantage for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}