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Campaign Website: http://www.gravel2008.us/ |
Assessing Overall Candidate Promises |
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: "Senator Gravel favors ... a guest worker program and setting up naturalization procedures that would fairly bring existing illegal immigrants into legal status." Gravel2008.us |
"Mr. Gravel said Hispanics have been 'demonized' and illegal aliens are 'not illegal' because all they have done is 'risk their lives to feed their families.' But he got no applause when saying he would give all illegals green cards 'immediately' to reward them for contributing to the economy." October 4, 2007; The Washington Times
"The 10-plus million illegal immigrants living here should be put on the road to citizenship, providing they do not run afoul of the law. To expel them would be national tragedy equaling the 'Trail of Tears' of President Jackson. …However, the long-term solution––and that is what really concerns us––is the issue of helping Mexico and the Central American nations secure economic growth and prosperity at home." May 21, 2007; New Hampshire Insider |
Overall Policies on Future ILLEGAL Immigration |
| 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. |
Overall Stance on Permanent Legal Numbers |
| 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 |
Assessment of Past Immigration Actions in Political Office |
| 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. |
Assessing Specific Stances on LEGAL IMMIGRATION |
| 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 |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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Visa Lottery |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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IMPORTING FOREIGN WORKERS |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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Citizenship for Births to ILLEGAL ALIENS |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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Assessing Specific Stances on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION |
| 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 |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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PUNISHING EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
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LOCAL ENFORCEMENT of IMMIGRATION |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: NONE |
| "I think it's abominable that they go out and do these raids, separate families. Stop and think -- all these people want to do is earn enough money to feed their families, whether they send them money back home or they bring their families here. If we made it easier for them to go back and forth on the borders, you wouldn't have this problem." September 9, 2007; The Associated Press |
ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM AT BORDERS |
OFFICIAL STANCE on implementation of entry/exit system to reduce illegal aliens who overstay visas: NONE |
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BORDER SECURITY |
| OFFICIAL STANCE: "Senator Gravel favors protecting our borders and monitoring the flow of illegal immigrants into our country." Gravel2008.us |
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SANCTUARY CITIES POLICIES |
OFFICIAL STANCE on cities and states that forbid certain enforcement of immigration laws: NONE |
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DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS |
OFFICIAL STANCE on allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses: NONE |
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STATE AID TO ILLEGAL STUDENTS |
| OFFICIAL STANCE on granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, scholarships and other assistance: NONE |
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GENERAL INFORMATION - Mike Gravel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to French Canadian immigrants. He attended French-speaking Catholic schools and as a teenager, when he wasn’t working with his father and brothers in the house painting and construction business, volunteered in local Springfield politics, developing an avid interest in government. Senator Gravel enlisted in the U.S. Army (1951-54) and served as special adjutant in the Communication Intelligence Services and as a Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps. He received a B.S. in Economics from Columbia University, New York City, and holds four honorary degrees in law and public affairs. Mike Gravel served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963-66, and as Speaker from 1965-66. He then represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1969-81. He served on the Finance, Interior, and Environmental and Public Works committees, chairing the Energy, Water Resources, Buildings and Grounds, and Environmental Pollution subcommittees. He has worked as a cab driver in New York City, a clerk on Wall Street and as a brakeman on the Alaska Railroad. He founded and served as president of The Democracy Foundation, Philadelphia II, and Direct Democracy, nonprofit corporations dedicated to the establishment of direct democracy in the United States through the enactment of the National Initiative for Democracy by American voters. Books authored by Senator Gravel are Jobs and More Jobs, and Citizen Power. He lectures and writes about governance, foreign affairs, economics, Social Security, tax reform, energy, environmental issues and democracy. Senator Gravel is married to Whitney Stewart Gravel and has two grown children: Martin Gravel living in Colorado and Lynne Gravel Mosier, living in California. The Gravels have four grandchildren: Renee, Alex, Madison and Mackenzie. |
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