Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008

Joe Biden on Immigration

• FactCheck: 67% of illegal aliens speak Spanish; not 40%. (Dec 2007)
• H1-B visas only for jobs Americans can't do. (Dec 2007)
• Americans will do any job if you pay them properly. (Dec 2007)
• Oppose granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. (Nov 2007)
• Supported Bush plan: both border fence & path to citizenship. (Nov 2007)
• Sanctuary cities exist because feds can't enforce their laws. (Sep 2007)
• It's impractical to deport 14 million illegal immigrants. (Jun 2007)
• Voted for border fence, but to tackle drug trafficking. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
• Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
• Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
• Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the US for farm work. (Jul 1998)
• Voted NO on visas for skilled workers. (May 1998)
• Voted NO on limit welfare for immigrants. (Jun 1997)
• Rated 8% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

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