Christopher Shays in The Associated Press

On Immigration: Blue card: let illegals work & pay taxes but no citizenship

On immigration, Shays took a harder line than his rivals, saying the US should patrol the border more aggressively, put up more fences and establish English as the official language of the United States. He said immigrants who are already here illegally should be given a "blue card" that allows them to work and pay taxes, but they should never be allowed to become American citizens.

McMahon said the U.S. should do more to stop illegal immigration and should not offer amnesty to those already here,

Source: Associated Press on 2012 CT GOP primary Senate debate Apr 22, 2012

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