Rating the 2012 Presidential Candidates!!

An urgent post from http://www.numbersusa.com/  about the Presidential Candidates from Worst to First on Immigration. This follows this post about immigration's impact on the environment! This follows this post about congressional redistricting and this follows this post which shows that there are 30,000 openly illegal immigrants in the border town of El Paso. On a related note, you can read about Miss Kentucky Latina here, an interesting article about Jessica Alba here or another article about Salma Hayek here. For more that you can do to get involved click HERE and you can read a very interesting book HERE!


2012 Presidential Hopefuls' Immigration Stances

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Iowa Caucuses:

MonthFebDay06Year2012Oppose Amnesty/Legalization

Long-term work permits and/or a path to citizenship should NOT be offered (whether through blanket amnesty or an “earned legalization” or other form) to millions of people who are illegally in the U.S.Mandate E-Verify

Jobs held by illegal aliens SHOULD be opened up for unemployed Americans and legal immigrants already here by REQUIRING all businesses to use the Federal automated, rapid-response internet E-Verify system to screen out illegal foreign workers.Reduce Overall Immigration

Overall immigration numbers each year SHOULD be reduced toward more traditional levels. Average annual immigration was around 250,000 from 1776 to 1976, including the most recent part of that period after World War II. But the current annual average of more than ONE MILLION since 1990 is too high. More than 38 million foreign workers and foreign-born dependents already live in the U.S. At current rates, immigration will crowd another 100 million people into the U.S. in 50 years. The government should stop forcing this rapid population expansion and its requirements of huge increases in energy, roads and other infrastructure and service.End Chain Migration

Family-based immigration should be LIMITED to the nuclear family of spouse and minor children, as was the case during most of our history and as recommended by the bi-partisan, national Jordan Commission. Allowed would be unlimited adoptions and marriages overseas, and liberal visitor visas for extended family. But eliminated would be the “chain migration” categories of permanent greencards for extended family that are the key reason immigration has quadrupled since the 1960s.End Visa Lottery

The governmnet should STOP using a lottery to raffle off permanent work permits to 50,000 randomly chosen foreign citizens each year (an elimination suggested by the Jordan Commission).Limit Unfair Worker Competition

The government should institute SAFEGUARDS that will prevent importation of foreign workers any time they would threaten the jobs or depress the wages of American workers.Secure Borders

The government should fully FUND & IMPLEMENT border security measures already signed into law while finding creative ways to further protect U.S. property owners along the borders from crime and protect all Americans from terrorist and organized crime operations.Implement Entry/Exit

The Administration should put into full operation the entry/exit system required by current law to monitor those who enter and leave our country, especially for the purposes of national security. Support Local Enforcement

The Administration should COOPERATE WITH & FACILITATE efforts by state and local governments to move unlawfully present foreign nationals from their communities in order to increase job opportunities for unemployed Americans and legal immigrants.Punish Business Violators

The Administration SHOULD aggressively remove the economic incentives for employers to hire illegal foreign workers through means such as fines, tax policies and incarceration.Tackle Refugee Fraud



The “Temporary Protected Status” system should be reformed so that foreign nationals return to their homelands as soon as the temporary disaster/conflict has abated. The number of permanent work permits/green cards issued each year should be limited to the U.S. fair share of refugees around the world who have been designated as requiring third-country re-settlement.



End Birthright Citizenship



The United States should JOIN nearly all other advanced nations—and the majority of all nations—in ending the practice of granting citizenship to the births to illegal aliens, foreign students and tourists. Our antiquated policy entices further illegal immigration and retards the decision of illegal aliens to go back home.





Barack

Obama

(DEM)

Abysmal

Pres. Obama has consistently throughout his presidency called for permanent work permits and a path to citizenship for nearly all illegal aliens in this country.

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First Steps

Pres. Obama is trying to stop states from mandating E-Verify on their own. Nonetheless, he barely earns a First Steps rating because he issued an executive order in 2009 requiring all federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify to keep from hiring illegal aliens, doubling the number of people being run through the system.

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Unhelpful

President Obama has said nothing about the need to reduce overall immigration or to stop immigration from forcing massive new population growth and congestion.

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Bad

President Obama supports "comprehensive immigration reform" bills (such as those of Rep. Luis Gutierrez and Sen. Robert Menendez) that not only protect Chain Migration categories but expand the numbers.

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Unhelpful

President Obama has taken no actions, nor made any statements, regarding the visa lottery.

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Abysmal

Pres. Obama's Administration has continued to issue permanent work permits (green cards) and temporary work visas during the Jobs Depression at about the same historic high rates that existed before. Each month, his Administration has flooded U.S. occupations with 75,000 new working age permanent immigrants, plus tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers, even as 22 million Americans who want a full-time job cannot find one.

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Bad

Pres. Obama has not acted to finish the Congressionally-mandated border fence and has sent only a token number of National Guardsmen and women to help secure the border.

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Abysmal

Even though current U.S. law requires the government to implement a biometric entry/exit system, Pres. Obama—like his two predecessors—has refused to do so.

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Bad

Pres. Obama's record is quite mixed. He deserves an Aybsmal rating for his Administration's agressive use of the courts to stop state and local efforts to help the feds enforce immigration law. And he has watered down the 287(g) program. Nonetheless, we give him "only" a Bad rating because he has at least has resisted strong lobbying from his political base to eliminate 287(g) and the Secure Communities programs.

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Unhelpful

Pres. Obama has spoken numerous times about the need to punish those who knowingly hire illegal aliens, but has so far taken very few actions to punish violators.

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Abysmal

Pres. Obama is as bad as Pres. Bush was in this category. He has repeatedly corrupted the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program by re-extending TPS to nationalities based on political appeals even though the crisis at home that warranted the status in the first place no longer exists.

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Bad

The Obama Administration has not been much involved in the debate over giving U.S. citizenship to births of illegal aliens but has ridiculed the idea of ending it.

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Ron

Paul

(GOP)

Bad

Although Rep. Paul has always opposed amnesty, he also refuses to back enforcement measures that would lead to significant attrition of the illegal population. The effect of his positions is a de facto amnesty, and he recently has talked of the impossibility of handling most illegal aliens in any way but giving them some way to stay in the U.S. He tends to use the same language as the pro-amnesty lobbies who say the choise is between mass deportation or some sort of legalization.

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Bad

Rep. Paul has never co-sponsored a bill mandating E-Verify. He philosophically opposes having businesses involved in keeping illegal foreign workers from getting jobs.

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Bad

Rep. Paul has never indicated there is any problem with the federal government using immigration policy to drive the largest population explosion in U.S. history. He generally supports increasing immigration as high as businesses might want it to go, although he seems to prefer temporary over permanent immigration. But his actions in Congress tend to be less geared toward increasing immigration than his pronouncements, saving him from an Abysmal rating.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Paul has not taken any actions to reduce non-nuclear family chain migration, although there have been bills he could co-sponsor every year.

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First Steps

While Rep. Paul has not recently acted to end the visa lottery, he did support its elimination in 2004 and 2005.

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Abysmal

Rep. Paul espouses a largely unfettered business philosophy of allowing employers to import far more foreign labor than they do now. And he does so even in the midst of 22 million Americans currently unable to find a full-time job.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Paul talks about the need for border security and supports more Border Patrol and rights for border land owners to protect themselves. But he has consistently voted against other tougher measures to secure the border. His career record in Congress earns a C-minus on his NumbersUSA grade on Borders. Only one Republican in Congress has a worse grade.

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Bad

Although several years ago he voted for an amendment that would have implemented the Entry/Exit system so that we can keep track of visitors, his new book expresses opposition to requring U.S. citizens to go through the same procedures when leaving and entering the country. But the only way to ensure that foreign citizens leave when they are supposed to -- and are entered into our system when they come into the country -- is to require all travelers to be checked in and out.

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Unhelpful

n his 2011 book Liberty Defined, Rep. Paul expresses support for local enforcement of immigration laws while stopping short of supporting Arizona's interior enforcement law, SB 1070. He says, "permit states to enforce [immigration] laws" and "Arizona-type immigration legislation can turn out to be harmful. Being able to stop any American citizen under the vague charge of "suspicion" is dangerous."

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Abysmal

In his 2011 book Liberty Defined, Rep. Paul says we shouldn't "punish third parties for not being keen to act as law enforcement agents in regard to illegal immigration. Blaming American employers and fining them for hiring an individual, directly or indirectly, possibly with a counterfeit identification, strikes me as a compulsory servitude not permitted under the Constitution. Determining who is legal or not is a police and court function, not a responsibility of private business."

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Unhelpful

Rep. Paul has not taken any action regarding TPS or cracking down on refugee fraud.

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Good

In his 2011 book Liberty Defined, Rep. Paul says the United States should "not grant automatic citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born in the United States, deliberately or accidentally."

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Newt

Gingrich

(GOP)

Unhelpful

While in Congress in the 1980s and 1990s, Gingrich tended to support illegal-alien amnesties. Later, he made fairly specific arguments against mass legalizations. But recently, his statements have lacked any clarity about what he proposes actually doing with the millions of illegal aliens. Overall, his platform on amnesties is Unhelpful.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich has not used his large national soap box to advocate for mandatory E-Verify and the elimination of the jobs magnet for illegal immigraiton.

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Bad

Rep. Gingrich has said nothing about the need to reduce overall immigration. His actions in Congress, however, greatly increased overall immigration numbers through creation of the visa lottery and increasing the number of employment-based green cards. Absent recent statements to the contrary, we have to assume his Bad record of actions indicate a Bad rating for his current stances.

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Bad

While in Congress, Rep. Gingrich supported high levels of chain migration and opposed efforts to reduce it. He has said nothing to indicate a different current position.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich helped create the lottery and then supported ending it, both in the 1990s. Having said nothing about it since, he earns an Unhelpful rating.

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Bad

Rep. Gingrich is a strong supporter of importing foreign workers, both temporary and permanent. And he has made statements in this regard during the current Jobs Depression.

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Good

Unlike many who talk about the need to secure the border, Rep. Gingrich has recently been very strong and specific about doing so. Only his lack of comment on completing the fence keeps him from an Excellent rating.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich has not made his position clear regarding an entry/exit system.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich has not made his position clear regarding local enforcement of immigration laws.

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Good

Rep. Gingrich strongly supports monetary sanctions for employers who hire illegal aliens: "I wouldn't put [employers who hire illegal aliens] in jail. I would just tell them that if they make money by hiring people illegally that we will bankrupt them."

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich has said nothing about fraud in the refugee and Temporary Protected Status programs.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Gingrich has not made his position clear regarding birthright citizenship for illegal aliens.

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Donald

Trump

(GOP)

Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed whether he supports an amnesty for illegal aliens.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed whether he supports mandatory E-Verify.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed America's immigration numbers.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed ending chain migration.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed ending the Visa Lottery

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Abysmal

Mr. Trump has made several public statements indicating that we don't have enough Americans to do jobs at the top and the bottom of the economy, and that we need to increase the number of foreign workers we bring into the country.

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First Steps

On April 16, 2011, Mr. Trump said, "We're fast becoming a country of broken dreams and it really is becoming a serious matter. I am very strong on concise borders -- either we have a country or we don't."

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed the need for an entry/exit system.

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Good

On April 28, 2010, Mr. Trump voiced his support for Arizona's interior enforcement law, SB 1070: "Well it all starts with the Federal government not coming out with a law. They've been talking about it for years and they still haven't done anything about it. And Arizona is really getting crime-ridden. There's people coming over, there's killings all over the place, there's shootings all over the place."

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed the need to punish employers who hire illegal aliens.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed the need to reform the TPS/refugee systems.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Trump has not addressed the need to restrict birthright citizenship.

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Sarah

Palin

(GOP)

Bad

Despite saying she opposes "amnesty," Gov. Palin has very publicly described her preference for giving legal status to masses of illegal aliens.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has done or said nothing regarding E-Verify or employment verification.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has said nothing regarding reducing America's overall immigration numbers.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has said nothing about chain migration.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin said nothing about the visa lottery.

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Bad

Gov. Palin has made it clear that the United States needs a steady flow of immigrants in order for our economy to function. Source: Gov. Palin interview with Bill O'Reilly, 12 July 2010.

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Excellent

Gov. Palin says she would send as many National Guardsmen and women as it takes to secure the border and would complete the southwest border fence. Source: Gov. Palin interview with Bill O'Reilly, 12 July 2010.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has not said anything about implementing an entry/exit system.

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Good

Gov. Palin has been a very vocal in her support of Arizona's right to enforce federal immigration laws (especially Arizona's SB 1070). Source: Gov. Palin interview with Sean Hannity, 27 April 2010. However, she has not specified what a President should do about the feds cooperating with local enforcement.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has not made her position clear regarding punishing businesses who hire illegal aliens.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has said nothing about fraud in the refugee and Temporary Protected Status programs.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Palin has not made her position clear regarding birthright citizenship for illegal aliens.

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Mitt

Romney

(GOP)

First Steps

While Gov. Romney has not spoken out recently about an amnesty or legalization for illegal aliens, he did oppose it during his 2008 Presidential campaign: The wrong answer is amnesty. We tried it twice before. Amnesty only led to more people coming into the country 'cause they say, 'Oh gosh, look if you get in illegally, ultimately they'll let you stay.' That's the wrong message."

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First Steps

While Gov. Romney has not spoken out recently about mandating E-Verify, he did support implementing some sort of mandatory employment verification system during his 2008 Presidential campaign: " The United States needs an employment-verification system that helps prevent illegal immigrants from getting jobs and punishes employers that knowingly hire them. That'll stop the flow of people into this country for work because they won't be able to get work."

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Bad

Throughout his 2008 Presidential Campaign, Gov. Romney made it clear that he believed the United States needed more immigrants: "I like H1B visas. I like the idea of the best and brightest in the world coming here. I'd rather have them come here permanently rather than come and go, but I believe our visa program is designed to help us solve gaps in our employment pool. Where there are individuals who have skills that we do not have in abundance here, I'd like to bring them here and contribute to our economy. Ultimately we're in a competitive battle with the rest of the world; a battle where we need to stay the most powerful nation in the world. And the only way our nation stays ahead forever is with superior technology and innovation. And if we need additional folks who have skills that can contribute to our country then by all means lets welcome them in and if we see that our kids are not competing in certain areas lets help our kinds understand what they need to become competitive."

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Unhelpful

Gov. Romney has not made his position clear regarding chain migration.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Romney has not made his position clear regarding the visa lottery.

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Bad

During his 2008 Presidential campaign, Gov. Romney made it clear that he had no desire to limit the importation of foreign workers. On the contrary, he wanted to increase the influx of unnecessary foreign labor. However, he has not made any comments to this effect during the current jobs depression.

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Good

During his 2008 Presidential campaign, Gov. Romney's website said: " Governor Romney will follow through on the Congressional commitment to build a physical and technological fence along the southern border, and secure other points of entry throughout the country."

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Unhelpful

Gov. Romney has not made his position clear regarding an entry/exit system.

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First Steps

While Governor of Massachusetts, Romney worked with ICE to deputize Massachusetts State Troopers to enforce federal immigration laws.

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First Steps

During his 2008 campaign, Gov. Romney made it clear that employers of knowingly hire illegal aliens need to be punished.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Romney has not made his position clear regarding TPS and Refugees.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Romney has not made his position clear regarding birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens.

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Mike

Huckabee

(GOP)

Bad

Gov. Huckabee very publicly took the NumbersUSA No-Amnesty Pledge during his 2008 Presidential campaign. He continues to say he opposes mass legalization but he also very publicly supported the DREAM Act amnesty during the failed attempt to pass it in the 2010 Lame Duck session of Congress. The DREAM Act amnesty would legalize about one-tenth of the total illegal aliens in the country. The fact that he didn't at least demand that the DREAM amnesty include some new enforcement drops his rating from Excellent to Bad.

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Good

While Gov. Huckabee has not recently discussed E-Verify, he did oppose it during his 2008 Presidential bid: "Employment is the chief draw for most illegal immigrants and denying them jobs is the centerpiece of an attrition strategy. Impose steep fines and penalties on employers that violate the law. Institute a universal, mandatory citizenship verification system as part of the normal hiring process. Prevent the IRS and the Social Security Administration from accepting fraudulent Social Security numbers or numbers that don't match the employees' names."

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Unhelpful

Gov. Huckabee has failed to state his position regarding reducing overall immigration numbers.

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Good

While Gov. Huckabee has not recently discussed reducing chain migration, he did support its reduction during his 2008 Presidential bid.

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Good

While Gov. Huckabee has not recently discussed ending the visa lottery, he did support its elimination during his 2008 Presidential bid.

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Bad

Gov. Huckabee has not made any statements regarding foreign workers during the current jobs depression, but he did support increasing the number of highly-skilled foreign workers during his 2008 campaign.

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Good

In 2010, Governor Huckabee called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader to secure the borders.

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Good

Gov. Huckabee took a strong stand in his 2008 campaign, calling not only for full implementation but for ending the loophole that allowed Canadians and Mexicans to avoid the system. He misses an Excellent only because he has said nothing recently.

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Bad

Although Gov. Huckabee supported more cooperation from the feds with state and local enforcement during his 2008 campaign, he has opposed Arizona's "legal presence" law, requiring local immigration enforcement. Because he has not offered clarification of what form of local enforcement he does support, he earns a Bad rating.

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First Steps

During the 2007 GOP Presidential Forum at Morgan State University, Gov. Huckabee said: "What we have to do is to start putting the penalty on the people who are most benefiting from them, the employers who are using those laborers in order to keep from having to pay decent wages."

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Unhelpful

Gov. Huckabee has not done or said anything to deal with fraud in the refugee and Temporary Protected Status programs.

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Abysmal

Gov. Huckabee is an outspoken supporter of giving U.S. citizenship to babies born of illegal alien parents.

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Herman

Cain

(GOP)

Excellent

Mr. Cain has a several-year record of speaking against amnesty and "comprehensive immigration reform..

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First Steps

Several years ago, Mr. Cain showed clear understanding of and strong support for mandatory verification to remove the jobs magnet from illegal immigration. But he has failed make this a part of his presidential campaign.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has said nothing about reducing overall immigration.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has said nothing about chain migration.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has said nothing about the visa lottery.

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Bad

Mr. Cain's public writing and statements have indicated an opinion that there aren't enough American workers to fill U.S. jobs. He has said nothing to indicate that the federal government should reduce foreign-labor competition to unemployed Americans.

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Good

Mr. Cain's public comments over the years have indicated a strong commitment to doing what is necessary to secure the borders, including building a southern fence. But recent comments have not been specific enough to warrant an EXCELLENT rating.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has failed to state a position about the overall number of immigrants entering the U.S. each year.

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Excellent

Mr. Cain publicly and recently stated his principle that states and localities should have the authority to help the federal government enforce immigration laws.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has failed to take a position.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has not taken a public position on the fraud in the refugee and Temporary Protected Status programs.

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Unhelpful

Mr. Cain has failed to take a position.

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Tim

Pawlenty

(GOP)

Good

Gov. Pawlenty continues to speak generally against allowing large numbers of illegal aliens to stay in the country and about the importance of the rule of law. He doesn't get an Excellent because he hasn't made a detailed statement against mass long-term work permits for illegal aliens, but when he spoke to a Republican Hispanic outreach conference in Miami in January of 2011, he showed spine by refusing to join the pro-legalization group-think of the meeting.

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Good

On Janurary 7, 2008, Gov. Pawlenty signed an executive order requiring state agencies and certain state contractors to use the E-Verify system when hiring new employees. We just need to hear/see him publicly advocate E-Verify for all employers nationwide for him to earn an Excellent rating.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Pawlenty has said little about whether immigration policies should continue to force mass population growth in the U.S.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Pawlenty has said nothing regarding chain migration.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Pawlenty has said nothing about the visa lottery.

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First Steps

In appealing for Hispanic votes, Gov. Pawlenty has shown more interest in addressing Hispanic Americans' needs to deal with very high unemployment than in appealing to them with promises to increase immigration of more Hispanic workers. His rating is limited to First Steps, partly because he has not articulated a clear vision of how immigration numbers should be coordinated with unemployment rates.

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Good

Gov. Pawlenty has spoken of the need to use whatever resources necessary to secure the border and has authorized Minnesota National Guard to reduce illegal traffic at the U.S./Mexico border. But his statements about how he would secure the border are thin and not recent, keeping him from an Excellent rating.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Pawlenty has said nothing about fully implementing an entry/exit system for foreign tourists, workers and students.

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Good

Gov. Pawlenty has an especially strong record of ordering local enforcement of immigration laws in Minnesota, and he has strongly defended Arizona's law ordering local police to check for immigration status when there is reasonable suspicion. He just needs to make a statement about what a President should do to authorize and assist local law enforcement for him to earn an Excellent rating.

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Excellent

Gov. Pawlenty in 2010 on Meet the Press called for the jailing of employers who knowingly hire illegal foreign workers. For now, that puts him just over the line for an Excellent rating.

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Unhelpful

Gov. Pawlenty has not spoken about the abuse of the Temporary Protected Status and Refugee programs.

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Excellent

In August of 2010 when the national news media were searching for Republicans to decry the idea of ending the practice of granting U.S. citizenship for births to illegal aliens and tourists, Gov. Pawlenty made an unequivocal statement of support for repealing the practice.

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Michele

Bachmann

(GOP)

Excellent

Rep. Bachmann earns an Excellent rating because her actions and statements have clearly opposed mass legalizations and have been recent.

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Excellent

Rep. has been a consistent and recent co-sponsor of mandatory E-Verify legislation and voter for extending E-Verify as a program.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Bachmann has said nothing about whether the federal government should continue to force massive population growth in the U.S.

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Unhelpful

While in Congress, Rep. Bachmann has failed to co-sponsor any of the bills that would reduce or end non-nuclear family chain migration.

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Unhelpful

While in Congress, Rep. Bachmann has failed to co-sponsor any of the bills that would eliminate the visa lottery.

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First Steps

While in Congress, Rep. Bachmann has failed to support legislation to reduce the number of foreign workers admitted to the United States. This failure to act is all the more damaging during a jobs depression. But she earns a First Steps rating for noting that high immigration is unfair to American workers during high unemployment.

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Excellent

Rep. Bachmann has co-sponsored bills, voted for legislation and spoken in the media in support of finishing the border fence and increasing armed personnel on the border.

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Unhelpful

Rep. Bachmann has done or said nothing about fully implementing an entry/exit system for foreign students, tourists and temporary workers.

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Excellent

Rep. Bachmann has consistently and recently co-sponsored bills, voted for legislation and spoken in the media in support of state and local "force multiplier" enforcement of immigration laws.

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Good

While in Congress, Rep. Bachmann has co-sponsored the bipartisan SAVE Act, which would mandate E-Verify and punish those businesses that knowingly hire illegal workers.

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Good

In 2007, Rep. Bachmann supported the Forbes amendment to H.R. 2638, which would have prevented funds pursuant this bill from being used to extend the temporary protected status of a country.

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Excellent

During the 110th Congress, Rep. Bachmann cosponsored H.R. 1868, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009.

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