2018 AK Governor's race: on Immigration


Mike Dunleavy: Against relaxing immigration laws for refugees

Dunleavy, a State Senator,˙released his statements in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut. He wrote,˙"Obama and others are advocating bypassing our well-established individual immigration standards to resettle individuals from a very volatile region under the category of "refugee." The U.S. government is not requiring background checks, means of support, or job skills. No state should bear the brunt of this hasty, poorly thought-out reaction to unfortunate world events."
Source: Radio Kenai on 2018 Alaska gubernatorial race Nov 17, 2015

Mike Chenault: Proposes bill that could mean certain deportation by judges

Judges in Alaska may soon lose the power to help noncitizens stave off an almost-certain deportation--even if that means reducing a prison sentence by as little as 24 hours. House Speaker Mike Chenault, has proposed legislation, HB218, which prohibits judges from factoring in the possible deportation of a person convicted when deciding the punishment. "The immigration status of a person convicted of a felony should be a neutral factor in sentencing a person," said a senior staff to Chenault.
Source: Daily Herald-Extra on 2018 Alaska Gubernatorial race Mar 25, 2014

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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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