Words: McCain believes in giving illegal aliens a path to citizenship, arguing that 14 million illegal aliens is “de facto amnesty”. He advocates fines, waiting periods, and deportation depending on circumstances. He feels that comprehensive reform starts with border security (more…)

Words: Obama feels there should be a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens, but argues that it must be earned. He supports border patrols and a border fence as well as holding employers accountable for hiring undocumented workers. (more…)

Words: Romney supports a border fence and the stationing of National Guard troops along the border. He would penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and enforce the laws against current illegal aliens. He also feels that federal funding should be reduced (more…)

Words: Biden feels it is impractical to deport 14 million illegal aliens. He supports a Border Patrol and a border fence, but primarily to curb drug traffic. He also supports “guest worker” visas, feels illegal immigrants should participate in Social Security (more…)

Words: Clinton advocates more patrolling of both the Mexican and Canadian borders. She feels that immigration reform should have family unification as one of its goals. “We ought to come up with a much better entry and exit system so that if we’re going to let people in for the work (more…)

Words: Edwards believes that undocumented workers deserve same rights as American workers. He feels we should pursue border security through technology and that employers of illegal aliens should be prosecuted. “We should reform the immigration system (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels we need tamper-proof IDs and a database for tracking immigrants. He supports a “guest worker” program and feels that the children of illegals should be allowed to attend US schools. He advocates the deportation of illegal aliens who commit felonies (more…)

Words: Huckabee opposes amnesty for immigrants and supports the construction of a border fence. He says that law-abiding and tax-paying illegal immigrants should be allowed to choose between deportation and a rigorous citizenship process, including a fine. (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes that we should build relationships between nations, not walls. He considers the Bush administration’s plan “indentured servitude” and feels that there should be a clear road map to citizenship. He also advocates making Spanish a second national language. (more…)

Words: Paul feels that the immigration problem is a result of the “welfare state”. He opposes amnesty but acknowledges that rounding up 12 million illegal aliens is impractical. He doesn’t believe that a fence along the Mexican border will make much difference. (more…)

Words: Richardson feels that a border fence is “a horrendous example of misguided policy”. He advocates increased border patrols and better technology. He believes “human services” should be available to illegal aliens and that there should be a path to citizenship (more…)

Words: Thompson believes we should secure our borders and eliminate “sanctuary cities”. He opposes amnesty in any form and argues that we must eliminate welfare incentives for illegal aliens. “A sovereign nation loses that status if it cannot secure its own borders (more…)