2012 Del. Senate Debate: on Immigration


Alex Pires: Don't split up members of immigrant workers' families

Asked for his opinion on undocumented workers, Pires said he employs many Hispanic workers in his eight companies in Sussex County, and that while border-control should be reformed, he said he would never support legislation that split up members of immigrant workers' families.

Carper said he has worked to establish legislation that secures U.S. borders, and that children who have migrated here with their families should not be forced to leave.

Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

Kevin Wade: It's not hard to come here legally; follow the right away

Asked for his opinion on undocumented workers, Carper said he has worked to establish legislation that secures U.S. borders. Wade disagreed that America's borders are secure, and said that while immigration "feeds the American spirit," it should be done properly. "There are many right ways to do it, and there's a handful of wrong ways to do it. It's not hard to come here legally; it's not hard to become a citizen. Let's just follow the path that others have taken that have built this nation."
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

Tom Carper: If immigrants stay out of trouble, they can stay

Asked for his opinion on undocumented workers, Carper said he has worked to establish legislation that secures U.S. borders, and that children who have migrated here with their families should not be forced to leave. "If they've stayed out of trouble, if they're doing well in school, they can stay," he said. "They can't become citizens, but they can stay."
Source: Newark Post on 2012 Delaware Senate debate Oct 19, 2012

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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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