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Assessing Overall Candidate Promises |
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EDITOR'S NOTE: All of a candidates' actions and promises on immigration are considered in these three overarching categories --
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| OFFICIAL STANCE on Amnesty/Legalization for illegal aliens and on Attrition Through Enforcement that pushes illegal aliens to go back home: NONE | |
“[Barr] think[s] [amnesty] is a practical matter, that makes a lot of sense. I’m not sure how you would go about rounding up millions of people and trying to deport them. The key here is security….” April 8, 2008; ajc.com
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Overall Policies on Future ILLEGAL Immigration |
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| EDITOR'S NOTE: See lower on this page for stances on 8 specific measures to stop illegal immigration. This section contains information about aspects not covered by those categories. The rating on this section found on the Presidential Grid is based on the 8 specific ratings and the information in this section. | "The former U.S. attorney also said he would strictly enforce immigration laws." May 13, 2008; boston.com |
Overall Stance on Permanent Legal Numbers |
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| EDITOR'S NOTE: Stances on specific legal immigration categories (Chain Migration, Lottery, Worker Importation & Birthright Citizenship) are shown lower on this page. This category contains additional comments, especially any positions about what the overall annual immigration number should be. The overall grade on legal numbers on the Grid is based on this section and the four specific categories. | |
| OFFICIAL STANCE on reducing LEGAL immigration numbers: NONE | |
"Barr's Congressional voting recordon immigration, shows a handful of exceptions to his generally [immigration control] point-of-view. These exceptions show a Congressman that actually appears more concerned with "illegal" immigration than with immigration" April 9, 2008; publiusendures
"Bob Barr, Born-Again Libertarian, Backsliding On Mass Immigration" May 20, 2008; vdare.com |
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Assessment of Past Immigration Actions in Political Office |
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Candidates who have served in Congress have an extensive record on federal immigration issues which have been weighed and graded. Other candidates have had less opportunity to deal with immigration at other levels of government. |
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Assessing Specific Stances on LEGAL IMMIGRATION |
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| EDITOR'S NOTE: Unless the following four categories of legal immigration are changed, current policies will add 100 million additional people to the United States over the next few decades. | |
Chain Migration |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| In the mid 90s he acten often to eliminate chain migration but in his final years of congress declined to coesponsor any legislation to end chain migration. As of now we are unaware of any comments he made on the issue. | |
Visa Lottery |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| In the mid 90s he acten often to eliminate the visa lottery but in his final years of congress declined to coesponsor any legislation to end chain the visa lottery. As of now we are unaware of any comments he made on the issue. | |
IMPORTING FOREIGN WORKERS |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| In the mid 90s he voted to protect American workers from unfair foriegn worker competition. In his final years of congress his record was mixed. As of now we are unaware of any comments he made on the issue. | |
Citizenship for Births to illegal Aliens |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| In the mid 90s he coesponsored legislation to stop birthright citizenship to babies born of illegal aliens. He has made no statement as of now on the save act or any legislation that would make Everify madotory. | |
Assessing Specific Stances on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION |
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| EDITORS NOTE: Here are 8 very important steps needed to halt illegal immigration. Aspects not included in this section are included in the section above about Overall Policies on Future Illegal Immigration. | |
MANDATORY WORKPLACE VERIFICATION |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| In the mid 90s he supported the creation of Everify and voted both for and agiasnt the legislation. He has made no statement as of now on the save act or any legislation that would make Everify madotory. | |
PUNISHING EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
| Barr has said that "the fundamental problem [with immigration] is a complete breakdown of respect for immigration laws in this country prompted by an utter failure to enforce those laws against illegal aliens and those who hire them." April 12, 2006; bobbarr.org |
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LOCAL ENFORCEMENT of IMMIGRATION |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE | |
Concerning a local bill in Georgia which would allow police to take a vehicle away from illegal aliens, Barr has said "while this expansion of the state’s asset forfeiture laws may have surface appeal since it purports to punish illegal aliens, the real victims will be law-abiding citizens who simply lend their vehicles to someone who either may them self have an immigration problem with the feds, or who might happen to then let someone in such a situation use the car to run to the drug store.," March, 17 2008; ajc.com
Concerning the Hazleton decision which stops the local government from enforcing immigration laws because they infringe on the illegal aliens rights. The ACLU has said in reference to barr, "we learned today that he is on our side when it comes to the Hazleton decision." August 1, 2007; blog.ACLU.org |
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ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM AT BORDERS |
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OFFICIAL STANCE on implementation of entry/exit system to reduce illegal aliens who overstay visas: NONE |
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| In his final term he voted to creat an entry and exit tracking system. As of now we are unaware of any comments he made on the issue. | |
BORDER SECURITY |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE: "Resolving this issue will be a challenge for America as it means that we must be aggressive in securing our borders while at the same time, vigilantly fighting the nanny state that seeks to coddle even those capable of providing for their own personal prosperity." Bobbarr2008 | |
| He had an excellent in congress voting for all security measures across the board. | |
| "Barr’s frightening lack of vision of the consequences of his utopian open borders agenda is dangerous,” May 13, 2008; Dustin Inman Society | |
SANCTUARY CITIES POLICIES |
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OFFICIAL STANCE on cities and states that forbid certain enforcement of immigration laws: NONE |
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No record of action or statement. |
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DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS |
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OFFICIAL STANCE on allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses: NONE |
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| No record of action or statement. | |
STATE AID TO ILLEGAL STUDENTS |
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| OFFICIAL STANCE on granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, scholarships and other assistance: "Pandering politicians guarantee access to public services for undocumented aliens, to the detriment of those who would enter to work productively, and increasing the burden on taxpayers." Bobbarr2008 | |
"This notion that government owes something to people just because they're here does not resonate with me," he said. "This is not a charity." May 13, 2008; boston.com |
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GENERAL INFORMATION - Bob Barr is an American attorney and former member of the United States House of Reprsentatives. Barr represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. He achieved significant notoriety as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006,and as of 2008 serves on its National Committee.On April 5, 2008, Barr announced the formation of an exploratory committee for his seeking the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States in the 2008 election.On 2008, Barr formally announced his candidacy for the presidency. |
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"[Barr] supports a form of amnesty where illegal aliens who are caught in the interior, as long as they passed a background check, would get to remain." April 11, 2008;