Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2020-2024: on Immigration


Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: I will enforce a secure border & expand LEGAL immigration

Kennedy promised to enforce immigration laws and strengthen border security after an illegal immigrant allegedly killed five people in Texas. "Francisco Oropeza Perez-Torres has been arrested for the murder of 5 people," Kennedy wrote. "It is not anti-immigrant bigotry to demand an immigration system that keeps out criminals. In fact, letting them in stokes bigotry. As President, I will enforce a secure border, and I will expand the kind of LEGAL immigration that made our country great."
Source: FOX News on 2024 Presidential hopefuls May 4, 2023

Cornel West: Treat immigrants with same dignity as any other human being

Q: OK, now, how do you concretely treat immigrants with respect as they make their entree into the United States, into the American empire?

A: That's a matter of a step-by-step process of making sure that you have some connection with the leaders of the various countries where these folk are coming from. And at the same time, you let your folk know that they will not be in any way treated with less dignity than any other human being.

Source: Democracy Now on 2024 Presidential hopefuls Jun 7, 2023

Doug Burgum: Sending National Guard to Texas strengthens border security

[On the US border]: "It's in the best interests of not only Texas but all states to prevent illegal entry at the U.S.-Mexico border and stop drug trafficking, human trafficking and other transnational criminal activity," Burgum said in a statement. "Support from the North Dakota National Guard & other states that have committed resources to Operation Lone Star will strengthen border security and help keep Americans safe in every state, as every community is affected by border security."
Source: Inforum on 2024 Presidential hopefuls Jun 13, 2023

Nikki Haley: Nobody should be playing politics with the border

Q: Trump, as you know, is pushing Republican senators to oppose the deal, in part because he wants to run on the issue in 2024 in this election year.

HALEY: Well, I think nobody should be playing politics with the border. First of all, he shouldn't be getting involved telling Republicans that wait until the election because we don't want this to help Biden win. We can't wait one more day. You have millions of people who have come to that border. They are not being vetted.

Source: CNN SOTU interview on 2024 Presidential Hopefuls Feb 4, 2024

Kamala Harris: Hire thousands more border agents: fix the border

Male voiceover: "Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting violent crime. As a border state prosecutor, she took on drug cartels and jailed gang members for smuggling weapons and drugs across the border. As vice president, she backed the toughest border control bill in decades. And as president, she will hire thousands more border agents and crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking. Fixing the border is tough, so is Kamala Harris."

VP Harris: "I'm Kamala Harris and I approve this message."

Source: AdWatch on 2024 Presidential Hopefuls Sep 9, 2024

Kamala Harris: Our border agents need help & 1,500 more agents

KAMALA HARRIS: The bill is and would have been the strongest border security bill in years. It would have put 1,500 more border agents at the border. I've been down to the border. Those border agents are working around the clock. They need help. They need support. And this bill would have done that. In fact, the border patrol agents have supported the bill. It would have stemmed the flow of fentanyl. It would have done work to allow us to go after transnational criminal organizations.
Source: Howard Stern Show interview of 2024 Presidential hopefuls Oct 10, 2024

Kamala Harris: I'll work with Congress to pass immigration reform

When I am president, we will quickly remove those who arrive here unlawfully, prosecute the cartels, and give border patrol the support they so desperately need. At the same time, we must acknowledge we are a nation of immigrants and I'll work with Congress to pass immigration reform including an earned path to citizenship for hardworking immigrants like farm workers and our dreamers.
Source: 2024 Presidential hopefuls: Rally on the Ellipse Oct 30, 2024

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2024 Presidential contenders on Immigration:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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