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. “It is a blot on American history that we have maintained a system of slave labor, and now we’re blaming the immigrants for that. We can have sane immigration policies. But we have to stop blaming the victim.”

Actions: Kucinich voted AGAINST more visas for skilled workers (1998), FOR extending immigrant residency rules (2001), AGAINST reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment, AGAINST preventing tip-offs to Mexicans about the Minuteman Project (2006), and AGAINST building a fence along the Mexican border (2006). FAIR has given him a rating of 0%.

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