State of North Carolina Archives: on Immigration

Cheri Beasley: Pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants

David Rouzer: Pledge to secure the border by a date-certain

1. Secure the border. I signed the Border Security Pledge by Americans for Securing the Border, supporting the construction of a date-certain, double fence across the entire US border with Mexico prior to the end of 2013.
2. Identify and deport those who have a criminal record immediately.
3. Repeal the federal laws that allow citizenship via family ties and marriage and replace it with the option of a military service requirement or a work requirement.
4. The more than 12 to 15 million illegal immigrants that have come to this country over the past 30 years should not be eligible for citizenship or enjoy government benefits at any time.
5. Establish workable guest worker programs so that US employers can bring in the skilled and unskilled labor that meets the demands of the job.

Elizabeth Dole: Help sheriffs identify illegal immigrants among suspects

Hagan erred in faulting that program as an "unfunded federal mandate." Dole corrected: It's neither mandatory nor unfunded. But she went on to accuse Hagan, falsely, of voting in the legislature to make it easier for illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. Several times, Democrats killed measures to make it tougher before eventually approving stronger requirements, but Hagan never eased restrictions.

Dole insisted Hagan did vote on one occasion to make it easier for illegal immigrants to obtain a North Carolina driver's license, citing the 2001 state appropriations act.

Hagan responded that that "measure was attached to the 2001 state budget bill and did not require people to prove that they were in the country legally, but did require people to show proof of residency and taxpayer identification. Hagan voted for the budget."

Elizabeth Dole: Link local sheriffs to federal immigration tools

Dole's advertisement comes one day after Hagan met with six sheriffs to discuss immigration. Hagan said she supports the idea of county-federal partnerships that put illegal immigrants who commit crimes on the path to deportation. But unlike other candidates for top statewide office, including Dole, Hagan told a group of sheriffs that she has some major concerns about how officials are proceeding with the program. "The citizens of North Carolina pay federal taxes," Hagan told a half-dozen sheriffs during a round-table in Raleigh. "Immigration is certainly a federal issue, and the federal government cannot be throwing another unfunded federal mandate down on us at the state level."

Dole has been a leading advocate for the program.

Elizabeth Dole: Crackdown on illegal immigrants who commit crimes

But Hagan suggested that Dole did not have much to boast about. "This is another example of where Washington is broken," Hagan said. "Senator Dole has been in Washington for over 40 years. This problem has been there for a very long time. Since the Bush administration began, we currently have another five million illegal immigrants in this country."

Hagan said she supported increased border security and opposed amnesty. But she said immigration was really a federal problem, rather than a state one and dismissed the sheriffs' program as "patchwork" program and an unfunded federal mandate on the states.

Holly Grange: Border is a national security issue

Kay Hagan: ID'ing illegal immigrants is an unfunded federal mandate

Hagan erred in faulting that program as an "unfunded federal mandate." Dole corrected: It's neither mandatory nor unfunded. But she went on to accuse Hagan, falsely, of voting in the legislature to make it easier for illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. Several times, Democrats killed measures to make it tougher before eventually approving stronger requirements, but Hagan never eased restrictions.

Dole insisted Hagan did vote on one occasion to make it easier for illegal immigrants to obtain a North Carolina driver's license, citing the 2001 state appropriations act.

Hagan responded that that "measure was attached to the 2001 state budget bill and did not require people to prove that they were in the country legally, but did require people to show proof of residency and taxpayer identification. Hagan voted for the budget."

Kay Hagan: Deportation program is an unfunded federal mandate

Dole's advertisement comes one day after Hagan met with six sheriffs to discuss immigration. Hagan said she supports the idea of county-federal partnerships that put illegal immigrants who commit crimes on the path to deportation. But unlike other candidates for top statewide office, including Dole, Hagan told a group of sheriffs that she has some major concerns about how officials are proceeding with the program. "The citizens of North Carolina pay federal taxes," Hagan told a half-dozen sheriffs during a round-table in Raleigh. "Immigration is certainly a federal issue, and the federal government cannot be throwing another unfunded federal mandate down on us at the state level."

Dole has been a leading advocate for the program.

Kay Hagan: Lack of immigration system is why we have unsecured border

Kay Hagan: Supports increased border security and opposes amnesty

But Hagan suggested that Dole did not have much to boast about. "This is another example of where Washington is broken," Hagan said. "Senator Dole has been in Washington for over 40 years. This problem has been there for a very long time. Since the Bush administration began, we currently have another five million illegal immigrants in this country."

Hagan said she supported increased border security and opposed amnesty. But she said immigration was really a federal problem, rather than a state one and dismissed the sheriffs' program as "patchwork" program and an unfunded federal mandate on the states.

Marjorie K. Eastman: National security not possible without border security

Paul Wright: Enforce our already existing immigration laws

Sandy Smith: Merit-based immigration; protect American workers first

A: Strongly Oppose, we need to have a merit-based immigration system that protects American workers first.