The 2008 Presidential Candidates Stand On Immigration (GOP Candidates)

Republican Candidates For President:

Sam Brownback

• Toughen the borders & combine enforcement with legalization. (May 2007)
• Increase legal immigrants & build a fence on Mexican border. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
• Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)

Rudy Giuliani

• Allow immigrants to work, with tamper-proof ID cards. (May 2007)
• Change rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Supports Senate guest worker plan & path to citizenship. (Nov 2006)

Mike Huckabee

• Change rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
• Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
• Import farm workers from Mexico. (Sep 2001)

Duncan Hunter

• This administration has "the slows" on border enforcement. (May 2007)
• Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• I built the 854-mile border fence and it cut down crime. (May 2007)
• FactCheck: 854-mile fence shifted crime more than cutting it. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)

John McCain

• America expects us to work on immigration together. (May 2007)
• Bipartisanship shows preparedness for presidency. (May 2007)
• Change rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Comprehensive reform requires temporary worker program. (May 2007)
• Make possible for immigrants to do a job Americans won't do. (Oct 2004)
• Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America. (Oct 2004)
• No more ballot initiatives against immigration. (Mar 1999)
• More help for legal immigrants when immigrating & once here. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted YES on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
• Voted YES on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
• English immersion over bilingual education. (Jul 2001)

Ron Paul

• Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)

Mitt Romney

• McCain's plan gives special pathway to those here illegally. (May 2007)
• Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Tuition breaks encourage illegal immigration. (Nov 2005)

Tommy Thompson

• Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Ease Canadian border-crossing rules. (Oct 1999)

Tom Tancredo

• McCain's plan is soft on immigration & amnesty. (May 2007)
• Keep rule barring immigrants from running for president. (May 2007)
• Letting immigrants stay is amnesty. (May 2007)
• Parts of Miami are like a Third World country. (Dec 2006)
• Guest-worker program equals amnesty. (Dec 2006)
• Opposes chain migration from anchor babies citizenship. (Dec 2006)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration. (Dec 2003)