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Barack Obama on Immigration:
Obama's Administration: Yes to Amnesty! Summary:
Obama's record is short and liberal. The National Journal recently tabulated the rankings for all U.S. representatives and senators based on their votes for the last 27 years and found that Sen. Obama went from being the 10th-most-liberal senator in 2006 to the most-liberal senator in 2007. Fox News
His immigration and amnesty track record proves the reports findings. Sen. Obama supports amnesty, the McCain-Kennedy Comprehensive Immigration (Amnesty) Reform, and wants to give welfare and Medicaid to illegal aliens.
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Amnesty-- Supports Pathway to Citizenship
Social Security For Illegal Aliens-- Supports
Border Security/Fence -- Opposes  NEW
Guest-Worker Amnesty-- Supports
2007 Amnesty Bills-- Supports
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Amnesty-- Supports Pathway to Citizenship - Q: Under an Obama administration, what rights do immigrants have if they're working without proper authorization come January 2009?
- A: I think that if they are illegal, then they should not be able to work in this country. That is part of the principle of comprehensive reform, which we're going to crack down on employers who are hiring them and taking advantage of them. But I also want to give them a pathway, so that they can earn citizenship, earn a legal status, start learning English, pay a significant fine, and go to the back of the line. But they can then stay here and they can have the ability to enforce a minimum wage that they're paid, make sure the worker safety laws are available, make sure that they can join a union.
Source: 2007 Democratic radio debate on NPR Dec 4, 2007 Social Security For Illegal Aliens-- Supports Border Security/Fence -- Opposed - Voted against Cloture of HR6061 -- the Secure Fence Act (a vote against cloture is a vote against the act)
- Voted in favor of HR6061 -- the Secure Fence Act
- Voted on Senate floor for passage of HR6061, in favor of border amendment to kill the border fence in 2006 (SA 4188 to S. 2611 would require consultation with Mexico concerning the construction of the fence)
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- Sen. Obama along with Sen. Hillary Clinton agreed Thursday night at the CNN Debate (2.21.08), that the Secure Fence Act of 2006 Should not be enforced as written.
- Voted for the Secure Fence Act but now believes the act is not the solution.
- Sen. Obama believes "the key is to consult with local communiteis, whether it's on the commercial interests or the environmental stakes of creating any kind of barrier.
- Sen. Obama would reverse the Secure Fence Act.
- "There may be areas where it makes sense to have some fencing. But for the most part, having border patrolled, surveillance, deploying effective technology, that's going to be the better approach."
- For Debate Transcript Go Here
Guest-Worker Amnesty-- Supports - Voted in favor of the guest-worker amnesty bill of S.1348 which grants amnesty and authorizes the importation of millions of new foreign workers.
2007 Amnesty Bills-- Supports - Voted on Senate floor in favor of amendment to expand chain migration in 2007 (SA 1183 to S.1348)
- Voted on Senate floor against an amendment to bar certain criminals from U.S. in 2007( SA 1184 to S.1385). Certain criminals included absconders, alien security risks, sex offenders, gang members, and other domestic violence offenders
- Voted in favor of the DREAM ACT in 2007 which reward illegal aliens with amnesty
- Co-sponsored the AgJobs Bill 2007 (S.340). Bill would create an amnesty for illegal agricultural workers.
- The idea that the United States will deport 12 million illegal immigrants is ridiculous. (CNN 2.21.08 Debate)
- We are not going to devote all of our law enforcement resources to deporting immigrants.(CNN 2.21.08 Debate).
WEBSITE PLATFORM Barack Obama's Plan 1)Create Secure Borders: Obama wants to preserve the integrity of our borders. He supports additional personnel, infrastructure and technology on the border and at our ports of entry. 2)Improve Our Immigration System: Obama believes we must fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy and increase the number of legal immigrants to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill. 3)Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally: Obama will remove incentives to enter the country illegally by cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants. 4)Bring People Out of the Shadows: Obama supports a system that allows undocumented immigrants who are in good standing to pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens. 5) Work with Mexico: Obama believes we need to do more to promote economic development in Mexico to decrease illegal immigration. 6)Barack Obama's Record - Crack Down on Employers: Obama championed a proposal to create a system so employers can verify that their employees are legally eligible to work in the U.S.
- Fix the Bureaucracy: Obama joined Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to introduce the Citizenship Promotion Act to ensure that immigration application fees are both reasonable and fair. Obama also introduced legislation that passed the Senate to improve the speed and accuracy of FBI background checks.
- Respect Families: Obama introduced amendments to put greater emphasis on keeping immigrant families together.
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| February 4, 2008
