Caution on that poll from Let’s Drive NJ Campaign
/The Pro-Illegal immigration lobbying group, Let’s Drive NJ Campaign, recently released the results of a poll they paid to have done. The poll purports to support claims that New Jersey voters are wildly in favor of handing over a New Jersey driver’s license to anyone who decides to over-stay their visa or who sneaks across the border illegally.
The poll is being used to stampede frightened Democrats into opening up new employment opportunities to illegal, non-union transport workers – and to silence squeamish Republicans. No doubt the Star-Ledger will make use of such a law to further drive down the costs of distributing its newspaper.
That said, before taking the poll too seriously (and it did sample just 561 people statewide), take a moment to read how the questions were structured. Actually it is more of a messaging development document than a poll on what people actually believe. In other words, if prompted by questions X and Y, would you respond to question Z in such and such a way. Here is a humorous send up on how it is done…