2020 NJ Senatorial race: on Immigration


Hirsh Singh: Illegal immigration should not be allowed

Singh said, "I love legal immigration. Illegal immigration should not be allowed."

"It's a poke in the eye of every single person who's come here, wanting to become American -- going through the process," he continued. "Going through years of getting a green card, becoming a resident, then applying for citizenship -- for someone who comes here illegally and is getting the rights of someone who's gone through the process, [it's unfair]."

Source: Fox News on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Jan 7, 2020

Hirsh Singh: Illegal immigrants getting driver's licenses will ruin state

On immigrant rights: "Allowing illegal immigrants to get a driver's license in NJ will irreversibly ruin our state and permanently turn NJ into a Sanctuary State. We must stop this," Singh said. "If Governor Murphy gets his way New Jersey will be flooded by illegals looking for driver's licenses.and we know what that means."
Source: Shore News Network on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Dec 6, 2019

Hirsh Singh: End undermining the sanctity of American citizenship

New Jersey Democrats recently followed in the footsteps of California and New York. Driver's licenses will now be issued to illegal aliens. If you or I wished to get a New Jersey driver's license, we'd need to provide six points of identification. If an illegal alien wishes to get a license, all it takes is a single utility bill. The Democrat Party is treating us like second-class citizens. It's time to end the massive abuse of power that undermines the sanctity of American citizenship.
Source: 2020 New Jersey Senate campaign website HirshSingh.com Jun 11, 2020

Rik Mehta: For the wall; against healthcare for illegal immigrants

Rik supports building the wall and opposes taxpayer-funded education and healthcare for illegal immigrants. While compassionate towards all those seeking a better life in the United States, Rik believes that immigrants coming to this country should do it the way his parents did--legally. Rik is also completely opposed to Governor Phil Murphy's radical Sanctuary State policies, including college tuition aid, legal aid, and drivers licenses for illegals.
Source: 2020 New Jersey Senate campaign website RikForNJ.com Mar 18, 2020

Stuart Meissner: Not fair for illegal immigrants to cut the line

Meissner said that "As a child of an immigrant, I'm in favor of legal immigration as the backbone of our country, but I also feel strongly about law and order.' He added "It isn't fair for illegal immigrants to cut the line in front of legal ones."
Source: Jewish Link NJ e-zine on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Jan 22, 2020

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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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