2010 N.C. Senate Debates: on Immigration


Cal Cunningham: Stringent rules but with a pathway to legitimacy

The candidates agree on supporting immigration rules that don't send most illegal immigrants across the border. Cunningham favored a plan with a stringent method to become citizens, leading to what he called "a pathway to legitimacy."
Source: 2010 NC Senate primary debate, ABC/AP coverage Apr 18, 2010

Elaine Marshall: Don't send most illegal immigrants back

The candidates agree on supporting immigration rules that don't send most illegal immigrants across the border.
Source: 2010 NC Senate primary debate, ABC/AP coverage Apr 18, 2010

Elaine Marshall: Deport criminal immigrants, but don't send back others

The candidates agree on supporting immigration rules that don't send most illegal immigrants across the border. The prominent candidates, including Marshall, said they want Congress to approve a comprehensive immigration reform package that would include strong border enforcement and a methodical way to resolve the status of the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country. Marshall declined to say whether she believed creating a path to citizenship should be part of the comprehensive program but said immigrants deemed by judges as the worst criminals should be deported. "We've got to have something that's workable," she said. "Something that's fair to them, fair to industry, fair to other people."
Source: 2010 NC Senate primary debate, ABC/AP coverage Apr 18, 2010

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Candidates and political leaders on Immigration:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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