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Rich Nugent on Immigration
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Secure our borders; never support amnesty
Washington has failed to secure our borders. I'll use my law enforcement experience to ensure that our borders are sealed and our immigration laws are strengthened and enforced. I will never support amnesty for those who enter our country illegally.
Source: 2010 House campaign website, nugentforcongress.com, "Issues"
, Nov 2, 2010
Opposes a pathway to citizenship.
Nugent opposes the PVS survey question on illegal aliens
Project Vote Smart infers candidate issue stances on key topics by summarizing public speeches and public statements. Candidates are given the opportunity to respond in detail; about 16% did so in the 2010 races.
Project Vote Smart summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Immigration Issues: Do you support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants?'
Source: Project Vote Smart 10-PVS-q12 on Nov 2, 2010
No birthright citizenship unless one parent is an American.
Nugent co-sponsored Birthright Citizenship Act
Congressional Summary:
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is:
- a U.S. citizen or national,
- a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or
- an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Explanation from OpenCongress.org:
This bill would eliminate birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Current U.S. law automatically recognizes any person born on American soil as a natural born citizen. Under the bill, only children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, a legal permanent resident, or an undocumented immigrant serving in the military would be considered citizens.
Source: H.R.140 13-HR0140 on Jan 3, 2013
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