2020 VA Senate race: on Immigration


Daniel Gade: Limit low-skill workers; welcome cream of foreign economies

Q: Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

A:

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 Virginia Senate race Nov 3, 2020

Daniel Gade: Would limit humanitarian asylum

Q: Path to citizenship for "DACA" participants brought to the U.S. as children? Expand border walls?

Daniel Gade: No position found on DACA. Supports temporary guest worker program and "recruiting high-skilled workers from other countries." Would limit humanitarian asylum.

Mark Warner: Yes. Co-sponsored bipartisan amendment offering path to citizenship for "DREAMers," along with $25 billion for border wall funding. Opposed Trump diversion of funds for wall.

Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 Virginia Senate race Sep 30, 2020

Mark Warner: Co-sponsored path to citizenship for "DREAMers"

Q: Path to citizenship for "DACA" participants brought to the U.S. as children? Expand border walls?

Mark Warner: Yes. Co-sponsored bipartisan amendment offering path to citizenship for "DREAMers," along with $25 billion for border wall funding. Opposed Trump diversion of funds for wall.

Daniel Gade: No position found on DACA. Supports temporary guest worker program and "recruiting high-skilled workers from other countries." Would limit humanitarian asylum.

Source: CampusElect survey of 2020 Virginia Senate race Sep 30, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Immigration:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN)
Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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