Poll results – December 27, 2007 – Illegal Immigrants

The question that was asked:

Do you believe the court decision to send the 23 illegal immigrants, who ran aground at Culatra island in Olhão on Monday (December 17), back to Morocco was the correct one?

The results:

92% voted Yes

6% voted No

2% voted Don’t Know

AN OVERWHELMING majority of online readers believe that the court decision to send the 23 illegal immigrants, who ran aground at Culatra island in Olhão December 17, back to Morocco was the correct one.

A total of 92 per cent of voters said that they believed the Moroccan immigrants should be returned to Morocco, while six per cent believed they the court made the wrong decision in returning them to their country. Two per cent were unsure or did not have an opinion.

The Resident runs an online poll every week – log on to our site and you will find the current question on the right hand side of the page. Voting runs from each Tuesday for a week. Your vote will be registered as soon as you click and you will see in an instant how your vote has affected the poll.