Elizabeth Colbert-Busch on Immigration

Since 1800s, America is a land of promise and freedom

For people around the world, America is a land of promise and freedom. It was no different for my family generations ago. The Great Famine hit Ireland in the 1840s and my ancestors gathered all their possessions and made the daunting journey to America and what they hoped was a better future. It is a uniquely American experience. And while my family cherishes our Irish heritage, we are grateful and proud to be part of the great American story. Source: 2013 Campaign website, colbertbuschforcongress.com , Apr 15, 2013

Comprehensive immigration reform with path to citizenship

I support comprehensive immigration reform. For too long, sensible proposals have been tied in a political knot in Washington. Fortunately, a bipartisan solution is now starting to take shape in Congress. I support that effort because the system is broken and fixing it is important to our security, economy and millions of families.

There are more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in America, and roughly 55,000 of them live here in South Carolina. The majority of them are serving in our workforce, contributing to our economies and paying taxes. Deportation of 11 million people is neither economically or practically feasible. Instead, we need a path forward.

I support providing law enforcement the best technology available to secure our borders. We should have a tough but fair path to citizenship for deserving immigrants. We need to hold undocumented immigrants accountable by passing criminal background checks and requiring payment of taxes.

Source: 2013 Campaign website, colbertbuschforcongress.com , Apr 15, 2013

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*2012 Governor, House and Senate candidates on Immigration:*			*Elizabeth Colbert-Busch on other issues:*
*SC Gubernatorial:* Nikki Haley *SC Senatorial:* Lindsey Graham Tim Scott *Lame-duck session 2012:* KY-4: Thomas Massie(R) MI-11:Dave Curson(D) NJ-9: Donald Payne Jr.(D) WA-1: Suzan DelBene(D) *Re-seated Former Reps:* AZ-1: Ann Kirkpatrick(D) AZ-5: Matt Salmon(R) FL-8: Alan Grayson(D) IL-11:Bill Foster(D) NH-1: Carol Shea-Porter(D) NV-3: Dina Titus(D) NY-24:Dan Maffei(D) TX-36:Steve Stockman(R) *2013 Resignations and Replacements:* IL-2:Jesse Louis Jackson(D,resigned) IL-2:Robin Kelly(D) MA-5:Ed Markey(D,running) MA-8:Stephen Lynch(D,running) MO-8:Jo Ann Emerson(R,resigned) SC-1:Tim Scott(R,resigned) SC-1:Mark Sanford(R,running)	*Newly-elected Democrats:* AZ-9: Kyrsten Sinema CA-2: Jared Huffman CA-7: Ami Bera CA-15:Eric Swalwell CA-24:Julia Brownley CA-29:Tony Cardenas CA-35:Gloria Negrete McLeod CA-36:Raul Ruiz CA-41:Mark Takano CA-47:Alan Lowenthal CA-51:Juan Vargas CA-52:Scott Peters CT-5: Elizabeth Esty FL-18:Patrick Murphy FL-22:Lois Frankel FL-26:Joe Garcia HI-2: Tulsi Gabbard IL-8: Tammy Duckworth IL-10:Brad Schneider IL-12:Bill Enyart IL-17:Cheri Bustos MD-6: John Delaney MA-4: Joe Kennedy III MI-5: Dan Kildee MN-8: Rick Nolan NV-4: Steven Horsford NH-2: Annie Kuster NM-1: Michelle Lujan-Grisham NY-5: Grace Meng NY-10:Hakeem Jeffries NY-18:Sean Maloney OH-10:Joyce Beatty PA-17:Matt Cartwright TX-16:Beto O`Rourke TX-20:Joaquin Castro TX-23:Pete Gallego TX-33:Marc Veasey TX-34:Filemon Vela WA-6: Derek Kilmer WA-10:Denny Heck WI-2: Mark Pocan	*Newly-elected Republicans:* AR-4: Tom Cotton CA-1: Doug LaMalfa CA-21:David Valadao CA-41:Paul Cook FL-3: Ted Yoho FL-6: Ron DeSantis FL-19:Trey Radel GA-9: Doug Collins IL-15:Rodney Davis IN-2: Jackie Walorski IN-5: Susan Brooks IN-6: Luke Messer KY-6: Andy Barr MI-11:Kerry Bentivolio MO-2: Ann Wagner MT-0: Steve Daines NY-26:Chris Collins NC-8: Richard Hudson NC-9: Robert Pittenger NC-11:Mark Meadows NC-13:George Holding ND-0: Kevin Cramer OH-2: Brad Wenstrup OH-14:Dave Joyce OK-1: Jim Bridenstine OK-2: Markwayne Mullin PA-4: Scott Perry PA-12:Keith Rothfus SC-7: Tom Rice TX-14:Randy Weber TX-25:Roger Williams UT-2: Chris Stewart	Abortion Budget/Economy Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families/Children Foreign Policy Free Trade Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Infrastructure/Technology Jobs Principles/Values Social Security Tax Reform War/Iraq/Mideast Welfare/Poverty Main Page Profile SC politicians [Title9]

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