(Information
courtesy of OnTheIssues.org)
Joe
Biden on Immigration
* Sanctuary cities exist because feds can't enforce
their laws. (Sep 2007)
* It's impractical to deport 14 million illegal
immigrants. (Jun 2007)
* Voted for border fence, but to tackle drug
trafficking. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform.
(Jun 2007)
* Voted NO on declaring English as the official
language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant
guestworker program. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into
the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted NO on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun
1997)
Sam
Brownback on Immigration
* Push enforcement at the worksite. (Sep 2007)
* Oppose amnesty, but guest worker program ok. (Sep
2007)
* Balance principles: nation of laws vs.
compassionate society. (Jul 2007)
* No new paths to citizenship, but reform bill ok if
enforced. (Jun 2007)
* Toughen the borders & combine enforcement with
legalization. (May 2007)
* Increase legal immigrants & build a fence on
Mexican border. (Mar 2007)
* Raise the number of legal immigrants over time.
(Feb 2007)
* Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun
2007)
* Voted YES on declaring English as the official
language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
* Voted NO on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant
guestworker program. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into
the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun
1997)
Hillary
Clinton on Immigration
* FactCheck: Denied saying licensing illegals "made
sense". (Oct 2007)
* More border patrolling on both Mexican AND
Canadian borders. (Sep 2007)
* Immigration reform needs family unification as one
goal. (Sep 2007)
* Anti-immigrant bill would have criminalized Jesus
Christ. (Sep 2007)
* Sanctuary cities ok; local police can't enforce
immigration. (Sep 2007)
* Opposes illegal immigration, but doesn't vote to
follow up. (Jun 2007)
* Making English official imperils crises needing
translators. (Jun 2007)
* Comprehensive reform to get 12 million out of
shadows. (Apr 2007)
* Keep New York-Ontario border passport-free for
tourism. (Oct 2006)
* Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform.
(Jun 2007)
* Voted NO on declaring English as the official
language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant
guestworker program. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
Chris
Dodd on Immigration
* Teach more Spanish, but not as a second national
language. (Sep 2007)
* Mexico is a neighbor and ally, but supported
border wall. (Sep 2007)
* Sanctuary cities ok to deal with millions here
already. (Sep 2007)
* More language training is needed in a global
economy. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform.
(Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
* Voted NO on allowing more foreign workers into the
US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun
1997)
John
Edwards on Immigration
* More technology at the border, but address
underlying causes. (Sep 2007)
* Undocumented workers deserve same rights as
American workers. (Sep 2007)
* Enforce borders & employers, and allow earning
citizenship. (Sep 2007)
* Roadmap to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants. (Jan 2004)
* Differentiate terrorists from the immigrants. (Jan
2004)
* Welcome immigrants with earned legalization
program. (Jan 2004)
* Hard working immigrants earn right to citizenship.
(Sep 2003)
Rudy
Giuliani on Immigration
* Sanctuary city policy helped make NYC most legal
city in US. (Oct 2007)
* FactCheck: NYC not "sanctuary" but did welcome
illegals. (Oct 2007)
* Declared NYC a sanctuary city, and crime fell.
(Sep 2007)
* FactCheck: Feds deported 4,000 illegals in NYC,
not 2,000. (Sep 2007)
* Need tamper-proof IDs, and database for
immigrants. (Jun 2007)
* Reform bill fails to document who left US and
who's here. (Jun 2007)
* Shouldn't be debating LEGAL immigration, only
ILLEGAL. (Jun 2007)
* Allow immigrants to work, with tamper-proof ID
cards. (May 2007)
* Let illegals' kids go to school, or they'll be on
streets. (May 2007)
* Change rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* Supports Senate guest worker plan & path to
citizenship. (Nov 2006)
* NYC services for illegal aliens. (Oct 2005)
Mike
Gravel on Immigration
* Immigration issue is national scapegoating. (Sep
2007)
* Embarrassed at building a wall on southern border.
(Sep 2007)
* Suspend immigrant raids that separate families.
(Sep 2007)
* I'm first-generation American; we're all
immigrants. (Sep 2007)
* Make whole country a sanctuary city. (Sep 2007)
* I'm ashamed that we're building a fence on
southern border. (Sep 2007)
* Make English the official language of the US. (Jun
2007)
* Illegal immigrants come here for jobs; don't
deport them. (Jun 2006)
Mike
Huckabee on Immigration
* Focus on demand: penalize employers of illegal
immigrants. (Sep 2007)
* Some anti-immigration advocates are based on
racism. (Sep 2007)
* People are angry at government for failing to
track illegals. (Sep 2007)
* Problems with McCain-Kennedy: credibility;
secrecy; spending. (Jun 2007)
* Allow in professionals as legal immigrants, but
seal border. (Jun 2007)
* Change rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* Path to citizenship if illegals admit guilt &
pay fine. (Jan 2007)
* Share costs of legal immigration between states
& federal. (Feb 2001)
* Federal government should deal with criminal
repatriation. (Feb 2001)
* Import farm workers from Mexico. (Sep 2001)
Duncan
Hunter on Immigration
* Folks here illegally have to leave, to protect our
jobs. (Sep 2007)
* Rescind Bush's order allowing Mexican trucks on US
roads. (Sep 2007)
* Complete fence, despite difficulties, because it's
the law. (Sep 2007)
* FactCheck: Only 9 miles of fence in San Diego
after 11 years. (Sep 2007)
* This administration has "the slows" on border
enforcement. (May 2007)
* Keep rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* I built the 854-mile border fence and it cut down
crime. (May 2007)
* FactCheck: 854-mile fence shifted crime more than
cutting it. (May 2007)
* Hinting at amnesty causes a rush to the border.
(Feb 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about
Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive
hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules.
(May 2001)
* Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled
workers. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record
restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
Dennis
Kucinich on Immigration
* Promote Spanish as a second national language.
(Sep 2007)
* Build relationships between nations, not walls.
(Sep 2007)
* Sanctuary cities follow moral law if not federal
law. (Sep 2007)
* Stop blaming immigrants for our system of slave
labor. (Jun 2007)
* Roadmap to citizenship for immigrants. (Jan 2004)
* Bush immigration program is indentured servitude.
(Jan 2004)
* Extend our arms to world-immigrant amnesty and
more. (Sep 2003)
* Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about
Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive
hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules.
(May 2001)
* Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled
workers. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record
loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
John
McCain on Immigration
* 12 million illegals in country now is de facto
amnesty. (Sep 2007)
* Amnesty is forgiveness; we offer fines; lines;
& long waits. (Sep 2007)
* No official English; Native Americans use own
languages. (Jun 2007)
* Immigration reform needed for national security.
(Jun 2007)
* Hispanics serve our country, like every wave of
immigrants. (Jun 2007)
* America expects us to work on immigration
together. (May 2007)
* Bipartisanship shows preparedness for presidency.
(May 2007)
* Change rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* Comprehensive reform requires temporary worker
program. (May 2007)
* Comprehensive reform must include border security
first. (Apr 2007)
* Make possible for immigrants to do a job Americans
won't do. (Oct 2004)
* Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come
to America. (Oct 2004)
* More help for legal immigrants when immigrating
& once here. (Jul 1998)
* No more ballot initiatives against immigration.
(Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform.
(Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on declaring English as the official
language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into
the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun
1997)
* English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul
2001)
Barack
Obama on Immigration
* Immigration system is broken for legal immigrants.
(Sep 2007)
* Reform must include more border security, and
border wall. (Sep 2007)
* Sanctuary cities show that feds are not enforcing
law. (Sep 2007)
* Pathway to citizenship, but people have to earn
it. (Aug 2007)
* Let's be a nation of laws AND a nation of
immigrants. (Aug 2007)
* Do a better job patrolling the Canadian and
Mexican borders. (Jun 2007)
* Give immigrants who are here a rigorous path to
citizenship. (Jun 2007)
* Extend welfare and Medicaid to immigrants. (Jul
1998)
* Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform.
(Jun 2007)
* Voted NO on declaring English as the official
language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program.
(May 2006)
* Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to
participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to
citizenship. (May 2006)
Ron
Paul on Immigration
* No amnesty, but impractical to round up 12 million
illegals. (Sep 2007)
* Immigration problem is consequence of welfare
state. (Sep 2007)
* No amnesty, but border fence isn't so important.
(Jun 2007)
* We subsidize illegal immigration, so we get more.
(Jun 2007)
* Keep rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about
Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive
hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules.
(May 2001)
* Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled
workers. (Sep 1998)
* Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record
restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
Bill
Richardson on Immigration
* We pay for immigrant healthcare; have them pay
into system. (Sep 2007)
* Increase H-1B visas to permit more skilled
workers. (Sep 2007)
* Border wall is horrendous example of misguided
policy. (Sep 2007)
* Federal raids are ineffective; we dehumanize
immigrants. (Sep 2007)
* Sanctuary cities ok until we have comprehensive
policy. (Sep 2007)
* Include same-sex couples in binational marriage
sponsorship. (Aug 2007)
* Comprehensive reform needed; but McCain-Kennedy
bill flawed. (Jun 2007)
* McCain-Kennedy bill is not amnesty; it has strong
standards. (Jun 2007)
* A wall on Mexican border is not America. (Jun 2007)
* A wall divides families and doesn't solve the
problem. (Jun 2007)
* The 2007 immigration bill is not an amnesty bill.
(Jun 2007)
* Opposes compromise immigration bill: it tears
apart families. (May 2007)
* Border fence hasn't worked; border patrols &
tech have. (May 2007)
* Driver's licenses & scholarships for illegals;
not amnesty. (May 2007)
* Legalization plan, not this stupid wall being
proposed. (Mar 2007)
* Declared state of emergency on Mexican border.
(Nov 2006)
* Path to legalization if illegals pay taxes &
learn English. (Nov 2006)
* Reduce immigration; no automatic citizenship for
kids. (Nov 1996)
* Guarantee human services to illegal immigrants.
(Nov 1996)
Mitt
Romney on Immigration
* Reduce federal funding to sanctuary cities. (Sep
2007)
* Z-visa is not technically amnesty; but is in fact
amnesty. (Sep 2007)
* FactCheck: NYC never declared itself a "sanctuary
city". (Sep 2007)
* Enforce the law against 12 million illegals here
now. (Jun 2007)
* Proposed Z visa allows illegal aliens to stay in
America. (Jun 2007)
* Make English national language; communicate in
Spanish too. (Jun 2007)
* McCain's plan gives special pathway to those here
illegally. (May 2007)
* Keep rule barring immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* Tuition breaks encourage illegal immigration. (Nov
2005)
Tom
Tancredo on Immigration
* FactCheck: no plan exists to pay Social Security
to illegals. (Oct 2007)
* Amnesty is worst possible public policy you can
ever have. (Sep 2007)
* No guest worker program; it creates second class
citizens. (Sep 2007)
* It's not based on racism--it's about the rule of
law. (Sep 2007)
* Illegal immigrants especially hurt
African-American workers. (Jul 2007)
* Illegal immigrants especially hurt
African-American workers. (Jul 2007)
* Consequences of immigration bill are survival of
the nation. (Jun 2007)
* FactCheck: McCain's bill does not codify federal
non-English. (Jun 2007)
* Enough is enough: timeout on LEGAL immigration.
(Jun 2007)
* Keep law that bars immigrants from running for
president. (May 2007)
* We already have scores of programs for legal
immigration. (Mar 2007)
* We CAN deal with 20M immigrants by enforcing on
employers. (Mar 2007)
* Parts of Miami are like a Third World country.
(Dec 2006)
* Opposes chain migration from anchor babies
citizenship. (Dec 2006)
* No net benefit from immigration; annual $70B loss.
(Jun 2006)
* Eliminate "chain migration" where illegals bring
in families. (Jun 2006)
* It's a myth that illegal immigrants benefit our
economy. (Jun 2006)
* Our society is intoxicated with multiculturalism.
(Jun 2006)
* Immigration agency acts as greeters; should act as
enforcers. (Jun 2006)
* Left supports immigration for votes; right for
cheap labor. (Jun 2006)
Amnesty
* McCain's plan is soft on immigration &
amnesty. (May 2007)
* Letting immigrants stay is amnesty. (May 2007)
* Tried guest workers in 1986; led to more illegal
immigration. (Mar 2007)
* Guest-worker program equals amnesty. (Dec 2006)
* Bush's "guest worker" program IS amnesty. (Jun
2006)
Mexican Border
* Rescind Bush's order allowing Mexican trucks on US
roads. (Sep 2007)
* No campaign ads in Spanish; preserve English. (Jun
2007)
* Anchor babies: pregnant Mexicans give birth to US
citizens. (Jun 2006)
* End "catch & release" along Mexican border.
(Jun 2006)
* Spend billions more to enforce border fully. (Jun
2006)
* Erect fence along entire Mexican & Canadian
borders. (Jun 2006)
* Deploy military troops to support Border Patrol.
(Jun 2006)
* Disallow Mexican "matricula" cards as valid ID
cards. (Jun 2006)
* Supports employer verification in 2005 reform
bill. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican
border. (Sep 2006)
* Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about
Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive
hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules.
(May 2001)
* Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record
restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)
Fred
Thompson on Immigration
* Voted for law to abolish sanctuary cities. (Oct
2007)
* Secure our borders and end "sanctuary cities".
(Sep 2007)
* Protecting our border is part of being a sovereign
nation. (Sep 2007)
* Eliminate welfare incentives for illegal
immigrants. (Sep 2007)
* Immigration reform failed because feds lost
credibility. (Sep 2007)
* Immigration in large part has to do with national
security. (Aug 2007)
* Opposes amnesty in any form. (Jun 2007)
* Nation loses sovereignty if it cannot secure its
own borders. (Apr 2007)
* Can't round up 12M illegals, so focus on
preventing next 12M. (Mar 2007)
* Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into
the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
* Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
* Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun
1997)