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The Zogby Interactive poll of 8,300 adults nationwide finds just 3% of Americans viewing Congress’s handling of the immigration issue in favorable terms, while 9% say the same of the President-even as respondents in the survey rated it the second most important issue facing the country, after the war in Iraq.

• UPI/Zogby Poll: Government Mishandling Immigration

UPATE (by Jeff): I recently contacted Senator Corker regarding the new immigration bill.  Here’s a part of his response.  Although a form letter, I think he (his staff writers?) nailed it pretty well:

“We have lost credibility in Washington on this issue, and before the American people will be willing to get behind an immigration policy, we need to demonstrate to them that the federal government is going to do what it says it will do, especially when it comes to controlling our borders.”  He even talks about the need to be in “a position to actually enforce our immigration policy.”