Positions and Views of Ralph Nader
on Immigration
| Previous Candidate for U.S. President, U.S. President |
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Independent |
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53 Hillside Ave.
Winsted CT 06098 |
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| Immigration |
Positions and Views |
| Federal Enforcement of Immigration Laws |
We need to enforce the law against employers. It is hard to blame desperately poor people who want to feed their families and are willing to work hard to do so. You have to start with Washington and Wall Street. Enforcement is nearly non-existent -- so much so that it has become a conscious policy to ignore both the labor and immigration laws by successive Republican and Democratic Administrations, including not enforcing laws against cruel sweatshops in the United States from New York City to Los Angeles. Such is the power of employers.
Source: Candidate Website (10/04/2008) |
| Guest Worker Program |
Immigrant workers, even if they are undocumented, should be given all the fair-labor standards and all the rights and benefits of American workers. In addition they should be be allowed to get a drivers license in order to reduce hazards on the highway and allow them to function in our culture, e.g. get to work, get their children to school. If this country doesn't like that, maybe it will do something about the immigration laws. But we cannot treat undocumented immigrants as subjects for inhumanity.
Source: Candidate Website (10/04/2008) |
| Securing Our Borders |
We have to control our immigration and our borders. We have to limit the number of people who come into this country illegally and see if a Canadian type temporary permit system can work for seasonal jobs.
Source: Candidate Website (10/04/2008) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Immigration, a General Statement |
| Immigration Reform |
| Social Services to Undocumented Immigrants |
| E-Verify System |
| Undocumented Immigrants Impact on US Economy |
| State Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws |
| Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws |
| State and Local Immigration Laws |
| Border Control & Fence |
| High-Skilled Worker Immigration |
| Visa Enforcement |
| Citizenship through Military Service |
| Arizona's Strict New Immigration Law |
| English-Only Laws |
| Review of the 14th Amendment |
| Deportation |
| Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants |
| Self-Deportation |
| Real ID Act |
| Database Of Foreigners |
| Americanization |
| Immigration Application Fees |
| Using National Guard Troops to Secure Mexican Border |
| Driver's Licenses to Illegals |
| Employers Who Hire Illegals |
| Organization of American States (OAS) Diplomacy |
| Illegal Immigration as a Felony |
| Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants |
| Criminalize Assistance to Illegal Immigrants |
| H-1B Program |
| Immigrant Troops |
| Undocumented Immigrants |
| Electronic Verification System for Employers |
| Legal Status for Undocumented Farm Workers |
| Immigrant Birthright Citizenship |
| English as the Official National Language |
| Naturalization Backlog for Immigrants |
| Legal Residency for Immigrant Youth |
| Alien Minors |
| Permanent Partners Immigration Act |
| Minutemen Project |