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Hillary Clinton
  • • Supports a path to citizenship for some illegal aliens in the US
  • • Supports improving intelligence cooperation with Canada and Mexico and new technology to help Border Patrol agents
  • • Co-sponsored the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors)
  • • Introduced bill to expand access to healthcare for new legal immigrants
  • • Voted yes on Senate's Immigration Reform Act of 2006
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Mike Gravel
Obama talks about immigration

Barack Obama
  • Would increase border security and hold employers of illegal aliens accountable.
  • Would make immigrants learn English (voted "no" on making it official language of US).
  • Supports driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
  • Voted "yes" on guest worker program and on letting illegal aliens benefit from Social Security.
  • 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 border fence.