The Washington Examiner: on Immigration


Duf Sundheim: Path to legal status without executive action

He backs an immigration overhaul that includes a path to legal status for illegal immigrants but opposes Obama's executive action. Despite Sundheim's being pro-choice on abortion, favoring legal gay marriage and granting illegal immigrants a path to legal status, political analysts here say the GOP's national image is still likely to weigh him down in a race for federal office.
Source: Washington Examiner on 2016 California Senate race Jun 4, 2015

Kirsten Gillibrand: Blue Dog: opposed sanctuary cities & opposed amnesty

During her tenure in the House, Gillibrand was part of the Blue Dog Coalition, voting in favor of legislation that would withhold funds from sanctuary cities and opposing amnesty for undocumented immigrants.

For those just getting acquainted with Gillibrand in the Trump era, in which she has voted with the president's position less than 12% of the time (the lowest among her colleagues), her past views may come as a surprise.

On immigration, the New York Democrat explained her shift: "I came from a district that was 98% white," Gillibrand said. "We have immigrants, but not a lot of immigrants. And I just didn't take the time to understand why these issues mattered because it wasn't right in front of me. And that was my fault. It was something that I'm embarrassed about and I'm ashamed of."

Source: Washington Examiner on 2020 Presidential Hopefuls Jan 15, 2019

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Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
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Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
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Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
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Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
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Donald Trump(NY)
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V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
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Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)

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