Agenda For America, by Haley Barbour: on Immigration


Haley Barbour: Expedite removal of those who are in the US unlawfully

Many people come to the US illegally to partake of our publically funded social services. The US should deny such services to those here illegally, except for emergency care. We should also implement effective procedures to expedite removal of those who are in the US unlawfully, with emphasis on those who have committed serious crimes.
Source: Agenda for America, by Gov. Haley Barbour, p.248 Apr 25, 1996

Haley Barbour: Official English unites Americans

The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was intended to improve the education of non-English-speaking children. The goal of this legislation was to allow these students an equal education by removing language barriers. The legislation did not advocate any particular method of instruction. Starting as a modest effort, it has now ballooned into a $13 billion-a-year industry. The bilingual system, however, has not only failed the very students it should be helping, but it has also failed every taxpaying citizen who wants to help these students learn English.

Official English unites Americans, who are speakers of more than 300 different languages, by providing a common means of communication. "E pluribus unum"--out of many, one--is a guiding principle of this nation.

It is imperative for all students to learn English. It is the key to increased economic opportunity and the ability to become a more productive member of society, which benefits all.

Source: Agenda For America, by Haley Barbour, p.141-142 Apr 25, 1996

Haley Barbour: Humanitarian & political admissions OK; but not economic

To maintain America's leadership in world affairs and preserve the moral authority upon which it is built, we must continue to extend our generosity to those who need shelter on political and humanitarian, but not economic, grounds. We cannot--and should not--accept responsibility for protecting all of the world's refugees or humanitarian migrants, but we must continue to do our share and to encourage others to join us in that effort. We must strengthen our ability to detect those whose claims to our protection are unfounded so that we can extend it to those truly in need because of political and humanitarian passions.

Dependents of American citizens must be given preference over others; the reunification of other families lawfully here should be encouraged as well when it is possible to do so without causing economic dislocation.

Source: Agenda For America, by Haley Barbour, p.249 Apr 25, 1996

  • The above quotations are from The Agenda for America
    A Republican Direction for the Future
    by Gov. Haley Barbour (R, MS).
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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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