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Assessing Overall Candidate Promises

EDITOR'S NOTE: All of a candidates' actions and promises on immigration are considered in these three overarching categories --

• what do you do with the 12-20 million illegal aliens already here;
• what do you do to stop future illegal immigration, and
• what do you do to protect American workers and communities from the current peak flood of foreign workers?

Amnesty & Attrition Through Enforcement

Assessment of Past Immigration Actions
in Political Office

2007: Cosponsoring bill to expand amnesty for Haitians
Rep. Kucinich is a cosponsor of H.R. 454 to expand the scope of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) of 1998 to children whose parents applied for amnesty for them when they were minors. 

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2005: Voted against H.R. 4437 to eliminate visa lottery on floor of House
Rep. Kucinich voted against final passage of H.R. 4437 which included a provision to eliminate the visa lottery that each year awards 55,000 visas on a random basis. H.R. 4437 was passed by the House by a vote of 239 to 182. 

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2005: Voted against CAFTA, foreign worker importation program
Rep. Kucinich voted against H.R. 3045, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA). It is expected that CAFTA would create the expectation of immigration and lead to an increase in illegal immigration. 

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2007: Voted against an amendment to increase funding for the construction of a border fence
Rep. Kucinich voted against the Brown-Waite amendment to HR 2638. This amendment re-directs $89 million set to be appropriated to the Undersecretary for Management's account to the Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology Account, with a view towards constucting at least 700 miles of fencing along the southern border. The amendment was adopted 241-179. 

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2006: Voted against H.R. 6095 to increase interior enforcement
Rep. Kucinich voted against H.R. 6095 to clarify state and local law enforcement’s inherent authority to enforce Federal immigration laws and overturn a decades-old court injunction that impedes the Federal government’s ability to remove aliens from El Salvador on an expedited basis. H.R. 6095 passed by a vote of 277-140. 

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2007: Voted for 2nd Tancredo Amendment to H.R. 2638, thereby voting to hold cities with "sanctuary policies" accountable
Rep. Kucinich voted in against the 2nd Tancredo amendment to H.R. 2638. The amendment prohibits funds pursuant to this bill from being distributed to states and localities that have "sanctuary policies" in place that prohibit or inhibit communications between Federal and state/local authorities. The amendment passed 234-189. 

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2006: Voted to increase interior enforcement by funding workplace verification
Rep. Kucinich voted in favor of the Marshall Amendment to H.R. 5441, the fiscal year 2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. The Marshall Amendment would fund USCIS' electronic employment eligibility verification program. It passed by a vote of 358-63. 

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2005: Voted in favor of amendment to increase document security
Rep. Kucinich voted in favor of the Obey amendment to H.R. 2360 to provide $100 million to fund grants under the REAL ID Act to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers’ license standards. The Obey amendment passed by a vote of 226-198. 

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

VISA LOTTERY

IMPORTING FOREIGN WORKERS

Citizenship for Births to ILLEGAL ALIENS

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

2007: Has not cosponsored the SAVE Act (Secure America with Verification Enforcement) which would require all employers verify employment eligibility for all employees through the E-Verify program (formerly the Basic Pilot program).

2006: Voted to increase interior enforcement by funding workplace verification
Rep. Kucinich voted in favor of the Marshall Amendment to H.R. 5441, the fiscal year 2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. The Marshall Amendment would fund USCIS' electronic employment eligibility verification program. It passed by a vote of 358-63. 

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PUNISHING EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS  

"We don’t encourage vigilantism in this country." December 4, 2007; The New York Times

ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM AT BORDERS

BORDER SECURITY

"Supports giving illegal immigrants an eventual pathway to citizenship if they pay their taxes and opposed building border security fence at U.S.-Mexico border." November 29, 2007; Nashua Telegraph (N.H.)

SANCTUARY CITIES POLICIES

DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

Wolf Blitzer asks candidates about driver's licenses for illegal aliens:

Kucinich: "I take issue with your description of their being illegal immigrants..." November 15, 2007; The Atlantic

STATE AID TO ILLEGAL STUDENTS

In his fifth term in the United States House, Kucinich has been a leader for Universal Health Care, a full employment economy, fully-paid tuition at public colleges and universities, repeal of the Patriot Act, the development of bio-fuels as alternative energy and restoration of America's basic manufacturing and infrastructure. He is currently leading an effort to support the role of NASA in the development of basic research for civil aeronautics.

Since being elected to Congress in 1996, Kucinich has been a tireless advocate for worker rights, civil rights and human rights.

Kucinich has been honored by Public Citizen, the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and the League of Conservation Voters as a champion of clean air, clean water and an unspoiled earth.