CNN-Telemundo debate in Texas: on Immigration
Ben Carson:
Stop illegal immigration, then have a fair path to residency
After we stop illegal immigration, we need to be reasonable. I would give a six-month period to register as a guest worker. They have to pay a back-tax penalty, have to pay taxes going forward, but they don't have to live underground.
They do not become American citizens, they do not vote. If they want to become an American citizen, they go through exactly the same process that anybody else goes through. I think that's fair.
Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary
Feb 25, 2016
Donald Trump:
Let the good ones come back in; that's not amnesty
CRUZ: The people that get forgotten in this debate over immigration are the hardworking men and women of this country, millions of Americans who are losing their jobs. We have always welcomed legal immigrants, but
I think it is a mistake to forgive those who break the law to allow them to become U.S. citizens, and that's why I've led the fight against granting citizenship to those here illegally.
TRUMP: We have at least 11 million people that came in illegally. They will go out. Some will come back, the best, through a process.
They have to come back legally. It may not be a quick process, but I think that's fair. They're going to get in line with other people.
Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary
Feb 25, 2016
Marco Rubio:
45% of the problem is visa over-stays
When I'm president, before we do anything on immigration, we are going to secure the border. And, that's not just the physical border with Mexico, it's visa overstays.
That's 45 percent of the problem. That's why we need e-verify, and entry-exit tracking system, and so-forth. Until that happens, we're not doing anything else. Then we'll see what the American people are willing to support.
Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary
Feb 25, 2016
Marco Rubio:
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is unconstitutional
Q: DACA is a program that has protected young people, brought to the U.S. by undocumented immigrants.RUBIO: DACA is an executive order that is unconstitutional. I will cancel it on my first day in office, which means people who currently hold those
permits will not be allowed to renew them, and new people will not be allowed to apply for them. I am sympathetic to the plight of someone who came here when they were 2 years old, but you can't solve it doing something that is unconstitutional.
Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary
Feb 25, 2016
Ted Cruz:
Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens
Q: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals--DACA--is a program that has protected young people, brought to the U.S. by undocumented immigrants.
RUBIO: DACA is an executive order that is unconstitutional. I will cancel it on my first day in office, which means people who currently hold those permits will not be allowed to renew them, and new people will not be allowed to apply for them.
I am sympathetic to the plight of someone who came here when they were 2 years old, but you can't solve it doing something that is unconstitutional.
CRUZ: Existing law provides that those who are deported cannot come back here legally. U.S. citizens can come back. That's existing law.
Source: 2016 CNN-Telemundo Republican debate on eve of Texas primary
Feb 25, 2016
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