2014 KS Senate debate: on Immigration

Greg Orman: Increase border patrols; reduce undocumented immigrant flow

Unlike Roberts, though, Orman supports a path to citizenship for some of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants now in the U.S. "It's just not practical to say that we're going to find and send back, to other countries, 11 million undocumented people," he says on his website. "If you are here undocumented, you should register, pay a fine, obey our laws, hold down a job and pay taxes, and then I think you should be able to stay here," he said at a Kansas State Fair debate earlier this month.

Roberts opposes any path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally--he calls it amnesty.

Pat Roberts: Increase border patrols; reduce undocumented immigrant flow

Unlike Roberts, though, Orman supports a path to citizenship for some of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants now in the U.S. Roberts opposes any path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally--he calls it amnesty. "Who do we honestly expect to raise their hand, identify themselves as an illegal immigrant, agree to pay years of back taxes, pay an additional fine, get in line for a chance, just a chance, at getting citizenship in about a decade?" he said in a 2013 news release.

Pat Roberts: 1986: Opposed Reagan's immigration limited amnesty bill

In 1986, as a member of the House, Roberts voted against an immigration bill backed by President Ronald Reagan. That bill, which became law, granted a limited amnesty to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants while prohibiting employers from knowingly hiring undocumented workers.

In 2007, as a senator, he voted to kill an immigration measure updating the 1986 law, including a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Randall Batson: Benefits of citizenship only if arrived by legal means

Chad Taylor: Unmuddy the waters and create a path to citizenship

Right now, our immigration process is confusing, inconsistent, and inhumane. That confusion incentivizes immigrants to come into our country the wrong way. We need to unmuddy the waters and create a path to citizenship that makes potential immigrants part of the process.

Milton Wolf: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry

Wolf: Strongly Agree

Greg Orman: Illegals already here should register and pay taxes

Because Congress has failed to act over the last 30 years, the US now has more than 11 million undocumented workers. Simply deporting all of those individuals is not practical, would be incredibly expensive and difficult to accomplish.