Poll: Bank of America is encouraging illegal immigration

[Joanne98]

Poll: Bank of America is encouraging illegal immigration

Jacksonville Business Journal - 1:11 PM EST Thursday, February 22, 2007

There is no doubt how Business Journal readers feel about Bank of America Corp. offering credit cards to illegal immigrants.

In an online survey, 81 percent of 457 respondents think Bank of America is encouraging illegal immigration and should stop. Only 19 percent think the bank should be able to pursue any customers it wants within the law.

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that BofA was offering credit cards in Los Angeles to people without a Social Security number or a credit history, as long as they had held a checking account with the bank for three months with no overdrafts. The bank plans to expand the program nationwide later this year.

Readers opposed to the plan think BofA should end it even though it's legal.

"Who in America doesn't have a Social Security number?" asked one reader. "Illegal immigrants. Obviously, Bank of America doesn't care that it's helping these lawbreakers. Shame on them."

The minority that supported BofA think the company should be able to pursue customers as long as it's within the law.

"As long as the credit offered is the bank's money and if the defaults are absorbed by the bank, then I say no problem," wrote one of the few supporters of BofA. "Immigrants play a needed role in our society."

The opposition to BofA's plan came with a fair amount of anger. Many readers said they will no longer do business with the company.

"I personally have more than $300,000 in various BofA accounts and I can promise you that I will be moving all of it if BofA pursues this course," wrote one. "My $300,000 may not be much in the grand scheme of things, but I'll wager that there are a lot of us who feel the same way."
http://washington.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/02/19/daily27.html

[Vincardog]

1. BOA is also giving home loans to Illegal immigrants at better rates than they give to citizens.

[Joanne98]

4. They did that in the 80's with business loans...

When we were all paying 15% for business loans, RONALD REAGAN (servant of the Chamber). not only increased immigration by (*&^&%) but he gave immigrants 5 % percent business loans.

The immigration bill now before congress is being pushed by THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA. THE VERY SAME THING WE ON DU CRY ABOUT EVERY DAY. BUT BECAUSE OF THE CHANTERS (racist, sexist, anti-gay)..THE CULTURE WARRIORS, WHO DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY ON THE LEFT TO TALK ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.. !!! MONEY!!! We have to SHUT UP. As our jobs are INSOURCED!

Oh BTW! Lou Dobbs reported last night that TED KENNEDY. The "defender" of American workers is letting the US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WRITE THE IMMIGRATION BILL .

SSSSHHHHHH!!!! Don't tell anyone. It's a secret.

[Tom Joad]

2. This anti-immigrant hysteria has got to end....

[Joanne98]

3. It's not hysteria to worry about your job being taken...

Why don't you pro-migrant people give the worker's in this country a FUCKING BREAK!

[Tom Joad]

5. They are workers in this country, and the enemy is not migrants

but Capital. Workers should not be pitted against each other, or we are sure to lose.

Why not end unfair trade agreements that improvish workers and farmers in Mexico instead of blaming working people?

[Joanne98]

6. I post news articles everyday. Trying to empower the countries to the south.

I hate the trade agreements. It's all a conspiracy of the wealthy to me. But that doesn't change the fact that the poor in this country will suffer from the immigration bill. I hope we can figure out a way to defend ourselves. I want the best for all of us. I hate the capital schemes.