VA District 9, Rich Boucher Democrat Incumbent for Congress

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ALIPAC's 2010 Candidate Survey

Name of Candidate: Rick Boucher

Name of Campaign Committee: Boucher for Congress Committee

Mailing Address: PO Box 2000, Abingdon, Virginia 24212

Phone Contact Information: 276-628-7197

Campaign E-mail and website: www.boucherforcongress.com;
rick@boucherforcongress.com

State and District: VA-09

Political Party: Democratic Party

Is the candidate (Incumbent, Challenger, Open Seat): Incumbent

Incumbents only: What is your career grade at
<http://www.betterimmigration.com> www.betterimmigration.com ? B-

Campaign Funds Raised as of most recent reporting cycle: $1,570,667 raisedthis cycle

This form completed by (Candidate and Campaign Managers Only): CongressmanRick Boucher

Candidate Background Information

Top Campaign Issues: To be determined

Are the issues of illegal immigration and Amnesty addressed on your campaign website? If so, please provide us with a link.

Education, Awards & Honors: Roanoke College, B.A.; University of Virginia, J.D.

District Information

Please give a brief description of your district: Largely rural, with coal
mining, agriculture and manufacturing key components of the economy. A
strong cultural heritage tourism industry and recent successes in attracting
technology development.

Democrat: 33% Republican 35% Independent 29% (per recent Survey USA report)

Survey Questions

(Please describe your feelings on the following with a number 1-10 or with
the response Undecided (1=Strongly Disagree, 2-4=Disagree, 5=Neutral, 6-9 Agree, 10=Strongly Agree)

I support Arizona's new immigration law SB 1070? (1-10) 10-I have also sent a letter to Attorney General Holder asking that the Federal Lawsuit be
withdrawn.

As a member of Congress I will use the full power of my office, including impeachment if necessary, to ensure the Executive Branch starts to enforce our existing border and immigration laws? (1-10) I will do absolutely everything I can. I am not going to comment on impeachment. It's far too serious a remedy to discuss without a specific factual circumstance clearly defined upon which it might be used.

Illegal Immigrants should be deported when detected in the interior of the
US? (1-10) 10

I will oppose any form of Amnesty or path to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently in the US because allowing them to become voters would destroy future immigration enforcement efforts? (1-10) 10.

I support Comprehensive Immigration ENFORCEMENT which will reverse illegal immigration in America? (1-10) 10

I oppose Obama's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty. (1-10) 10

I oppose Congressman Luis Gutierrez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Amnesty bill H.R. 4321? (1-10) 10
Link: <http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-994657.html#994657>
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-994657.html#994657

I would have opposed John McCain and Ted Kennedy's Amnesty bill S. 1033 in 2005? (1-10) 10
Link: <http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1085363.html#1085363>
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1085363.html#1085363

I oppose any non-emergency taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens, including
welfare, food stamps, licenses, and in-state tuition subsidies? (1-10) 10

I believe that employers who intentionally hire illegal aliens should be
heavily fined. (1-10) 10

PLEDGE

If elected or re-elected to the US Congress, I will oppose any form of Amnesty or path to citizenship for illegal aliens, including Comprehensive Immigration Reform which would turn millions of illegal immigrants into voters thus destroying future borders of America. I will use the full power of my office, including impeachment if necessary, to insure the Executive Branch secures America's border immediately and begins to adequately enforce the existing immigration and border laws of the United States, which were enacted by Congress at the behest of America's citizenry. I understand that the failure of the Executive Branch to secure our borders and enforce existing immigration laws is depriving all Americans of a Republican form of government and depriving our states of protection from invasion as mandated by the US Constitution. I intend to use the power of Congress to immediately remedy this problem that is costing many Americans their jobs, wages, taxpayer resources, property, security, and sometimes their very lives.

So help me God,

Rick Boucher
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Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce said that our immigration laws are fine, but that "we have broken politicians." Truer words were never spoken