Candidate Responses

Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines.

Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines.

Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines.

Supports path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who speak English and meet other conditions

Says legal immigrants have first priority. Illegal immigrants must pay back-taxes, penalties and learn English before gaining citizenship

Supports creating legal path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants. Supports guest worker programs.

Approves if illegals pay penalties, get guest worker permits, register with authorities and aren't allowed to get in line ahead of other applicants.

Favors deporting millions of illegal aliens. Supported strict House immigration overhall legislation that did not provide a path to citizenship.

Legalize "hard-working, tax-paying" illegal immigrants.

Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines.

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