Reason magazine: on Immigration
Ben Sasse:
Emergencies Act too broad; except Trump's border policies
Sasse is fond of talking about the importance of Congress as a check on runaway executive power but declined to play his part in stopping such a power grab. "We have an obvious crisis at the border," he said, defending Trump's authority to use the
National Emergencies Act to address it. "I think that law is overly broad and I want to fix it, but Nancy Pelosi doesn't," Sasse said. "As a constitutional conservative, I believe that the NEA currently on the books should be narrowed considerably."
Source: Reason Magazine on 2020 Nebraska Senate race
Mar 14, 2019
John Buckley:
Create a mechanism to normalize people already here
Q: Immigration is another big issue right now. Is that a thing in your campaign?A: That's a tough issue. To the extent voters perceive that open immigration is going to come at their expense, they are wary of the direction the country is heading with
the borders and immigration. As a libertarian I'm kind of caught in the middle, perhaps not as ideological as some of my brethren. Welcoming hard-working immigrants is part and parcel of the character of America, but at the same time figuring out how to
afford keeping ourselves a beacon for those across the world and to continue to fight against the welfare society. We have to create a mechanism to normalize people already here in a way that doesn't contravene one of our principles, which is rule of
law. That does not set the stage for more in the future to say, get in illegal and stick around long enough, so really there are no laws against illegal immigration. I don't know how to do that.
Source: Reason magazine Q&A on 2014 West Virginia Senate race
Jul 24, 2014
Justin Amash:
Fix system so that people can immigrate to US lawfully
I support immigration and I think we need to fix our immigration system so that people can come here lawfully. Right now what we have is a system where millions of people come here unlawfully. And you'll probably have the same number of people arriving
in the United States, it's just that they would be lawful and that would be a benefit to our country. Because then instead of hiding, many of these people would go and integrate into society in a way that is beneficial to all of us.
Source: Reason magazine on 2020 presidential hopefuls
May 1, 2020
Lincoln Chafee:
Co-sponsor of DREAM Act
Martin O'Malley would grant more waivers to would-be immigrants, and would have the Department of Homeland Security "provide immediate relief from deportation, with work authorization, to all individuals covered by the Senate's comprehensive
immigration reform proposal." Chafee's policy page notes that he co-sponsored the original DREAM Act. It goes on to reprint that bill's text, so I guess it's a good guide to what he'd like to do in office.
Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls
Oct 13, 2015
Martin O`Malley:
Would grant waivers to former illegal immigrants
O'Malley would grant more waivers to would-be immigrants who are barred from entering the U.S. because they were previously here illegally, would make it easier and cheaper for lawful permanent residents to become citizens, and would have the
Department of Homeland Security "provide immediate relief from deportation, with work authorization, to all individuals covered by the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform proposal."
Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls
Oct 13, 2015
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