2020 Presidential Candidate Positions

On the left are a number of policy areas associated with immigration which you can use to help make a decision of your own as to which candidate you will want to support.

  • Click on each policy item to read the various positions taken by our 2020 US presidential candidates running in opposition to the current administration.
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develop a humane policy, include climate refugees; end remain in 3rd country policies, reinstate TPS.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
fund and equip agencies in charge of processing asylum claim and protect migrants, many of whom are women and children, who are going through our asylum process and fleeing natural disasters, religious persecution, or violence under an asylum status.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Increase refugee cap for resettlement in the U.S.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
John Delaney (D)
increase the cap on refugees to a minimum of 110,000, strengthen staffing at the border for interviews for asylum seekers, and strengthen in-country refugee processing in Central America. removing the unnecessary barriers put in place by the Trump Administration
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
launched new programs to connect immigrants to legal assistance and social services.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Michael Bloomberg (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
provide resources to end backlog in lawful immigration and asylum processes. End harmful border management processes; ensure asylum screening is undertaken by trained Asylum Officers, never CBP officers. allow asylum officers to conduct full asylum interviews and adjudication. restore long-standing asylum jurisprudence that includes gender and gang violence.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
publicize right to seek asylum; coordinate with UN to resettle children and families who need protection; include family separation as hardship. Raise refugee cap; extend asylum for fleeing domestic or gang violence and affirm protections for gender identity and sexual orientation-based asylum claims; streamline processes to eliminate backlog of individuals waiting for an asylum adjudication.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
re-establish America as a safe haven for those fleeing persecution and oppression.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tom Steyer (D)
recommitment to our historic openness to refugees.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Deval Patrick (D)
Restore asylum for the victims of gender-based violence; restore protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence seeking asylum in U.S.; Restore the refugee admissions cap to pre- Trump levels.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
restore asylum laws and direct resources so that they protect people fleeing persecution and who cannot return home safely; direct necessary resources to ensure asylum applications are processed fairly and efficiently, while treating families and children with compassion and sensitivity.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Seeking asylum in America is not a scam; it is a statutory right.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Marianne Williamson (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
Cory Booker (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Protect all categories of undocumented immigrants and their families Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), and withholding of removal.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
provide permanent protections for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
support DACA and DREAM Act protections.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
support the DREAM Act
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Andrew Yang (D)
decriminalize border crossing for purpose of immigration.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
Decriminalize migration and refocus enforcement on serious criminal activity; limit period of misdemeanor impact on immigration status; pardon those convicted of providing food and water to
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Stop the diversion of funds needed to modernize our military bases from being used for the border wall. Senator Klobuchar will rescind President Trump’s national emergency declaration and return funding for its intended purpose.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Stop treating immigrants as criminals.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
Whatever drives people to move across borders—opportunity, conflict, climate change, economic insecurity—we must welcome the stranger and respect the dignity of every person.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
can't close our borders and isolate the U.S. from the outside world; need fair immigration system that preserves our security, grows our economy, and reflects our values
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
dramatically increase U.S. government resources to support migrants awaiting assessment of their asylum claims and to the organizations providing for their needs. End the so-called National Emergency that siphons federal dollars from the Department of Defense to build a wall.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
end Zero Tolerance and Operation Streamline, return to to civil proceedings and due process; overturn Muslim ban; stop building wall; counter drug importation and human trafficking.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
Increase border security intelligently through electronic surveillance and more patrol agents, rather than an ineffective and expensive wall.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Marianne Williamson (D)
Increase legal immigration; more temporary work visas; adequate border controls, including fence; Stop diversion of funds needed to modernize our military bases from being used for the border wall.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Invest in effective border security, including high tech solutions, fencing, increased security personnel, and improvements to ports of entry to improve national security.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
John Delaney (D)
invest in smart border security.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tom Steyer (D)
most effective and humane ways to compassionately secure our borders.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Cory Booker (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Cory Booker (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Cory Booker (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Cory Booker (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
reasonable security measures at the border; end Muslim ban; Invest in smart border technology that is cost- effective, less intrusive, and responsive to the actual challenges faced by securing our border, and which emphasize accountability and safety.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
secure borders and other ports of entry with more modern, more effective and less ham- fisted ways than with a physical wall; work authorization to students who complete studies in the U.S.; smoother, more transparent, more secure and predictable visa application processes.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Deval Patrick (D)
U.S. should tear down walls and build bridges; focus border policy on criminals; DHS Experts prefer more intelligence, personnel, and training for the Border Patrol. Engage our willing allies in Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and resinstate aid programs where U.S. federal law enforcement help our southern neighbors help themselves stop dangerous migration, drugs and crime at their source.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
work with border security experts, immigrant advocates, and the Mexican government to provide effective, secure, humane border security.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Andrew Yang (D)
Ensure that individuals are treated with the due process
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
establish professional independent Article I immigration courts and provide rights and due process; pass legislation judicial review for immigration cases modeled on federal courts; deploy smart efficiency measures, including restoring judges' ability to prioritize, manage their own dockets; recruit highly qualified immigration judges with diverse set of legal experiences.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
institute moratorium on deportations until audit of procedures and policy is completed.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Andrew Yang (D)
reinstate enforcement priorities. create and fully fund an independent immigration court system under Article I, which will guarantee immigration judges full procedural power and ensure that all immigrants receive due process and timely resolution in their cases; urge Congress to allocate funds and work with legal service providers and state and local governments to create a system that makes counsel available. Create a process for review of orders.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
restore due process to detention system; direct DHS to require probable cause within 48 hours of detention, ensure fair bond hearings for detained immigrants, require that immigrants be released into least restrictive setting unless DHS provides evidence of a flight risk or danger to community; immigration judges must take into account ability to pay when setting bond. roll back case quotas, reinstate administrative closure authority to give judges ability to waive automatic inadmissibility or deportation.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
smoother, more transparent, more secure and predictable enforcement
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Deval Patrick (D)
speed-up the process so our government can determine the validity of an asylum claim. It is necessary to fund and authorize a vast increase in immigration judges to adjudicate the backlog of asylum seekers and other related cases. Ensure that due process and constitutional protections are available to undocumented immigrants when it comes to deportation issues.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Marianne Williamson (D)
stop mass deportations;
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
undo attempts by the Trump Administration - many of which have been blocked by courts - to deport DREAMers and immigrants who are living, working and succeeding here under Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforcement Departure.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
clear, enforceable, accessible, and humane pathway to citizenship.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
end requirements that applicants for citizenship must remain in their home countries while being processed.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
fair but achievable path for undocumented in U.S.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
for Dreamers and others in country without legal status.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Deval Patrick (D)
for millions of people that contribute to our economy, but are currently living in the shadows.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tom Steyer (D)
for most undocumented immigrants; including refugees.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
for undocumented immigrants and DREAMers.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
John Delaney (D)
for undocumented immigrants in U.S., including DREAMers. Keep naturalization affordable and ease the process to apply.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
for undocumented immigrants living in U.S.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
for undocumented in U.S.repeal 3 and 10-year bars for undocumented to apply for citizenship .
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
His plan will provide permanent protections for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, shielding them from deportation and putting them on a pathway to citizenship.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Michael Bloomberg (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
offer to TPS/DED holders who have been in the country for an extended period of time and built lives in the U.S. through legislative immigration reform. Restore and defend the naturalization process for green card holders.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
provide (after securing our southern border) pathway for citizenship for undocumented, which accounts for these individuals having already circumvented our legal immigration system.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Andrew Yang (D)
timely, ethical, transparent and straightforward path to citizenship for all law- abiding, productive immigrants living in the U.S.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Marianne Williamson (D)
expand protections for immigrants and roll back Trump Administration's anti-immigrant policies; increase accountability and transparency for detention facilities, including directing DHS to permit access for independent experts and monitors to CBP facilities, improve inspections process, require random spot checks of detention facilities, and prompt investigation of and published reports on all deaths of immigrants in its custody.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
Immediately reverse the Trump Administration's cruel and senseless policies that separate parents from their children at our border, including ending the prosecution of parents for minor immigration violations as an intimidation tactic, and prioritize the reunification of any children still separated from their families.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
issue Executive Order to put immediate end to cruel and inhumane policy of government taking kids away from their parents, and to ensure children are reunited with parents without delay. reverse attempt to overrule the Flores Settlement Agreement, which prevents prolonged detention of children and prevents children from being detained in inhumane conditions by requiring basic levels of food, water and health care.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
William Weld (R)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
overturn all of President Trump's actions to demonize and harm immigrants; end child separation, locking children in cages; audit and close detention centers; immediately call summit of leaders from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and other countries to address the root causes of migration.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
Reverse this administration’s cruel and counterproductive immigration actions that take infants out of their mothers’ arms, argue against children having toothpaste or soap, deport veterans, break up families, and sweep up workers in raids while leaving exploitative employers unpunished.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
willing to use executive action if Congress doesn't act. Reverse Muslim Ban.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
dismantle cruel and inhumane centers and reunite families; end for- profit centers; connect detainees with sponsors and supports.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Bernie Sanders (D)
End multi-million dollar private, for-profit prison contracts for detaining immigrants and reduce immigration detention dramatically. Use effective and less- expensive Community- based alternatives to detention such as family case management programs;
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Pete Buttegieg (D)
End prolonged detention; use proven alternatives to detention and non-profit case management programs, which support migrants as they navigate their legal obligations, are the best way to ensure that they attend all required immigration appointments: codify protections to safeguard children to ensure treatment is consistent with their best interest; invest in community- based case management programs, including faith-based organizations to move migrants into safe environments as quickly as possible.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
I was appalled when Obama separated families at the border, and I'm repulsed that Trump has expanded our immigration policy to include inhumanely separating children from their parents and locking people in cages. We effectively have a network of prisons where we lock up people who were drawn to the American dream.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Walsh (R)
Locking children in cages along our border is simply wrong.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Andrew Yang (D)
spread awareness of dangers of attempting migration across borders; reduce backlog; End unnecessary detention; expand alternatives to detention; eliminate private facilities and create accountability; designate DOJ task force to investigate accusations of serious violations - including medical neglect and physical and sexual assaults of detained immigrants - and give it independent authority to pursue any substantiated criminal allegations.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
use detention as a last resort; facilities that host children must meet recommendations of the Amer. Acad. Pediatrics; end private for-profit detention facilities. fully abide by Flores Agreement protections for children; fight to ensure that children who come to U.S. unaccompanied receive best care and support during their time in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody, including access to medical, social service, and child welfare professionals, and speedy reunification with their relative or sponsor.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
we must never trade border security for compassion.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Tom Steyer (D)
address forces displacing migrants from their home countries.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Elizabeth Warren (D)
appoint a Special Envoy and use foreign aid to address the root causes of migration from Central America and elsewhere invest in democratic institutions, reduce corruption, violence and crime; fight poverty and support economic development; recognize role of climate change and identify strategies to mitigate its effects on migration.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Cory Booker (D)
Convene a regional meeting of leaders, including from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Canada, to address the factors driving migration and to propose a regional resettlement solution.
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
Joe Biden (D)
illegal border crossings are at their highest since 2007. This is the result of political instability in Latin America that requires a sustained diplomatic effort to address;
Reveal Candidates with this opinion
William Weld (R)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
Michael Bennet (D)
Michael Bloomberg (D)
John Delaney (D)
Deval Patrick (D)
Joe Walsh (R)
Marianne Williamson (D)
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
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protect Afghan and Iraqi partners by reforming the special immigrant visa process. end "asylum cooperation agreements" with countries that lack capacity to manage, process and keep people safe. restore and increase aid to Central America. Work with regional partners to address the Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis. undertake global leadership to protect and resettle refugees.
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