Bill Bradley on Immigration

More immigration visas to fill labor needs

Q: Now that we have a shortage of workers, do you think we should open our doors to more immigrants?
A: I think raising the number of visas for talented individuals is important. Source: Democrat debate in Los Angeles Mar 1, 2000

Provide amnesty for immigrants who came before ‘82

In 1986 we passed an immigration law. The immigration law provided for amnesty for those who were here before 1982. Unfortunately a lot of the people who were here before 1982 didn’t file for that amnesty. I believe we should have late amnesty for those who had not gotten to it in time because they’re hard-working people that in America today are the backbone of the country in many respects. Source: Democrat debate in Los Angeles Mar 1, 2000

Pro-immigrant: public assistance; school funds; less INS

Voted YES to provide legal immigrants access to the public assistance, regardless of their sponsors’ income (S 1664, 5/2/96)
Voted IN FAVOR of reimbursing public schools for foreign students’ educational costs (S 1664, 4/25/96)
Voted NO to allowing INS agents to search open fields without a warrant if they have probable cause (S 1664, 4/24/96)
Voted IN FAVOR of spending $100 million for immigrant education(HR 4606, 8/10/94)

Source: Project Vote Smart -- Voting Record May 2, 1996

Anti-immigrant: More Border Patrol; more info-sharing.

YES to hiring additional Border Patrol agents; & end most public assistance to illegal immigrants (HR 2202, 5/2/96)
IN FAVOR of verifying employees’ citizenship status through a toll-free number (S 1664, 5/1/96)
NO to requiring Spanish deportation notices (S 1664, 4/30/96)
IN FAVOR of collecting info on non-immigrant foreign college students (S 1664, 4/25/96)
NO to $5 million per year for services to illegal immigrants (S.ConRes63, 3/25/94)

Source: Project Vote Smart -- Voting Record May 2, 1996

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