2022 MA Governor's race: on Immigration

Geoff Diehl: Get undocumented processed as citizens as quickly as we can

Diehl differs from other Republicans on the status of undocumented people. He said there should be a faster process to naturalize people. He said when people are undocumented they have trouble getting things such as driver's licenses and legal jobs and can become dependent on government services. "Rather than just continue the misery, let's try to just nip it in the bud and get them processed as citizens as quickly as possible. That's something I'd like to see us as a state take a lead in." Source: The Patriot Ledger on 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race Jul 7, 2021

Maura Healey: Fought Muslim travel ban & family separation at border

Healey went to court to fight--among other issues--the travel ban targeting primarily Muslim countries, family separation at the United States--Mexico border, a push to let some employers deny health insurance coverage for contraception, multiple attempts to weaken protections involving student loans, multiple attempts to weaken regulation of environmentally damaging emissions by power plants and motor vehicles, and the attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census. Source: WGBH (NPR Radio) on 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race Feb 3, 2022

Maura Healey: End state involvement in federal immigration matters

Ensuring that eligible undocumented residents can receive a driver's license, regardless of immigration status.
Ending state and local law enforcement's involvement in federal immigration matters.
Expanding the state's capacity to meet the language access needs of our communities.
Providing health care coverage for children regardless of their or their parents' immigration status.
At the federal level, providing a meaningful pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Source: 2022 Massachusetts Governor campaign website MauraHealey.com Jun 7, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz: Proposed path for in-state college tuition for undocumented

Under the latest legislation filed by Democrats Rep. Michael Moran of Brighton and Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz of Jamaica Plain, an undocumented resident must have attended a Massachusetts high school for at least three years and graduated or achieved similar results in a Bay State adult education program to qualify for in-state tuition. Source: MetroWest Daily News on 2022 Massachusetts Governor race Jun 20, 2021

The above quotations are from 2022 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Click here for definitions & background information on Immigration. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Charlie Baker on Immigration.
*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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