Thread: VA: Senate Candidates on Illegal Immigration

Senate Candidates on Illegal Immigration

Posted: Oct 15, 2008 11:41 AM PDT

Updated: Oct 15, 2008 02:33 PM PDT


Illegal immigration has grabbed headlines in the U.S. senate race. Republican Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner are being asked what should be done to control it.

Both of Virginia's U.S. Senate candidates say illegal immigration is a problem. "After all of these years of neglect, we have an illegal immigration problem. That's a very serious issue," said U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gilmore (R).

Both have similar ideas for a solution. Number one: Seal off the borders.

"We've got to make sure that we enforce our borders, we cannot continue to allow the number of undocumented people to kind of pass through without any kind of border control," said U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner (D).

Number two: Crack down on employers who hire without proper documentation.

According to Gilmore (R), "We have to make it very, very clear to our employers across the United States that there will be penalties if they continue to hire illegal aliens, without verifying that they are citizens of the United States with proper permits."

The candidates say these measures are not meant to discriminate. They're just meant to enforce the law of the land.

"I'm a former lawyer, prosecutor and attorney general. I'm steeped in the law. And I think the answer is that the law must be adhered and obeyed to especially in immigration situations," said Gilmore (R).

Warner (D) stated, "Those folks who are here, in an undocumented way you know they need to go to the back of the line. They need to learn English, they need to pay taxes. And clearly if they are here and violating some other law, they need to be deported."

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Originally Posted by jean

Warner (D) stated, "Those folks who are here, in an undocumented way you know they need to go to the back of the line. They need to learn English, they need to pay taxes. And clearly if they are here and violating some other law, they need to be deported."

Not good enough. The talk about "paying taxes" is meant to soften the blow of amnesty.

Not buying it. Next candidate.

Huh? Like this article completely failed to tell readers and voters how these two differ on the issue and how they feel about the illegals here in America.

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