The Atlantic: on Immigration


Amy Klobuchar: Immigrants crucial to labor & management

"The economics of it is that we need workers in our factories all over the country, we need workers on our farms, and we need workers with creative ideas," Klobuchar said. "At least 70 of our Fortune 500 companies are headed up by immigrants. So immigration has been a major driving economic force. And you can't have economics with heart, and neglect 12 million people, and just pretend they're not working in our economy."
Source: The Atlantic, "Heartland Economics": 2020 Democratic primary Apr 4, 2019

Beto O`Rourke: Stop refugee issue by dealing with what's driving them here

In his formal announcement, the former Texas congressman offered one of the most important policy proposals of the nascent presidential campaign: He argued that to solve America's problems at the border, America's leaders must "help people in Central America where they are." In so doing, he began laying a foundation to effectively rebut Donald Trump on his signature issue: immigration.
Source: The Atlantic, "Trump's Trap," on 2020 presidential hopefuls Apr 1, 2019

Michael Bennet: Trump is anti-immigrant; immigrants are a positive force

Q: Are Trump's immigration policies driven by racism?

A: I think they're driven by a profound anti-immigrant sentiment and a complete misapprehension of the contribution that immigrants and immigration has made to the United States of America. They see it as a negative force, immigration and immigrants as a negative force. I think the history is that it has been a positive force.

Source: The Atlantic, "Immigration," on 2020 Democratic primary Jan 24, 2018

Michael Bennet: America is a unique place for refugees to succeed

There is not an immigrant in Colorado that has a thicker accent than my grandparents had. And there was nobody I ever met who were greater patriots than my grandparents. They loved this country. And they were astonished by our political system, by our commitment to pluralism, by their ability to rebuild their shattered lives in the United States, and they truly believe they could never have done it anywhere else. I think a lot about them when we're having these immigration conversations.
Source: The Atlantic, "Immigration," on 2020 Democratic primary Jan 24, 2018

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2016 Presidential contenders on Immigration:
  Republicans:
Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA)
Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR)
Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA)
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
Gov.George Pataki(NY)
Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
Gov.Rick Perry(TX)
Sen.Rob Portman(OH)
Sen.Marco Rubio(FL)
Sen.Rick Santorum(PA)
Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Scott Walker(WI) 		Democrats:
Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI)
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY)
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)

2016 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Roseanne Barr(PF-HI)
Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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