2022 RI Governor's race: on Immigration


Dan McKee: In-state college tuition regardless of immigration status

McKee signed the Student Success Act which grants in-state college tuition rates to all Rhode Islanders, regardless of immigration status. "No matter your immigration status, you are a Rhode Islander, you are valued, and your education and future matter to us, not only for you, but also for the state of Rhode Island," he said. "Our children are quite literally the future, and the success of our economy, our workforce, and our state depends on them."
Source: WPRI CBS-TV-12 on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Jul 6, 2021

Gina Raimondo: Driver's licenses for DREAMers, pathway for citizenship

Raimondo signed legislation giving all children of illegal immigrants the right to obtain driver's licenses once they've reached 16 years old. Her stance on the licenses, she said, is evocative of a broader willingness to take a stand against the Trump administration's immigration policymaking that she says is immoral and inhumane. Raimondo said the government must provide a pathway to citizenship for people whose parents brought them into the country when they were children.
Source: Providence Journal on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Jun 19, 2018

Gina Raimondo: COVID: Get tested; no immigration officials at testing sites

[On COVID]: "I want to speak directly to Rhode Island's immigrant community. We want you to be safe and we want you to come forward, get tested and get healthcare," said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo during her daily press briefing. "None of the information that we take from you will ever get into the hands of an immigration authority. There are no immigration officials at any of these testing sites, even though they look official and there are people in uniforms."
Source: Uprise RI on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Apr 7, 2020

Matt Brown: Provide drivers' licenses to undocumented Rhode Islanders

[Brown heads this RI coalition].
Source: GoLocalProv.com on 2022 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Sep 22, 2021

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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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