• According to Palin there are 12 million illegal immigrants in
the US and deporting them is not possible economically as well as
it is not a humane way of dealing with the issue. They should be
made to follow rules and made to understand that legal immigrants
should have the first preference of opportunities provided by
this great country. If they follow the rules they can be treated
fairly and equally in the country.
• Not having expressed her views on illegal immigration often,
Sarah supports citizenship for illegal immigrants but feels there
is no amnesty for the illegal immigrants. Priority should be
given to the legal immigrants before granting opportunities to
the illegal ones.
• She has reached out to the illegal immigrants requesting
their needs. She feels that they require more vocational
training, the end of gang violence, assistance to seniors and
mostly outreach and communication within their communities.
Palin insists on a diversity task force.
• Illegal immigrants in Alaska are at loggerheads over
obtaining driver's licenses before Palin was elected Governor.
The state Senate then approved a Bill banning licenses to
illegals tightening the requirements for obtaining a license only
if they prove their legal identity. This has affected the illegal
immigrants in Alaska severely.
• Sarah Palin has stated that she is sick to death about the
immigration nonsense and has not expressed her views often on
illegal immigration. She feels that the new administration needs
of Alaska should be energetically started early to enable a
co-operative relationship with Canada.
“I am a great proponent of legal immigration… Many of you
are living proof of the unique strength of America that is
constantly renewed by new Americans. The promise of America has
brought some of the world’s best and brightest to our
shores.”
September 2, 2011, speech to the Republican
National Hispanic Assembly Convention in Tampa, Florida
"I love immigration. I love legal immigrants coming into our
country ... My guess is everybody in this room is a descendant of
an immigrant or an immigrant himself. So we love immigration as
Americans. Immigration brings us education, new cultures, ideas,
innovative talent. It's wonderful to have legal immigration. I
don't like illegal immigration."
February 8, 2007; Radio
Iowa News
•On Amnesty
Very much against.
Illegal immigration has got to end and any form of
citizenship amnesty is troublesome.
September 13, 2007; Midland Reporter-Telegram
"The idea of an
amnesty-type provision is something I oppose and continue to
oppose."
05/23/2007, Newsmax.com
•On Legislation
"Governor Romney believes more state and local authorities
should work with the federal government to enforce immigration
laws. This builds off of his experience in Massachusetts where he
deputized the State Police to work with U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) and enforce federal immigration laws
... Governor Romney will provide additional resources to enforce
existing immigration laws throughout the nation. We cannot be
serious about our immigration laws until we provide the resources
needed to enforce them. "
November 9, 2007, Official Press
Release from MittRomney.com
"We must stop providing the incentives that promote illegal
immigration… As governor, I vetoed legislation that would have
provided in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants and I
strengthened the authority our state troopers had to enforce
existing immigration laws."
September 2, 2011, speech to the
Republican National Hispanic Assembly Convention in Tampa,
Florida
"Let me tell you about immigration from my standpoint. I
think number one, we should secure out border, and number two, We
should put in place an employment verification system. And by
that I mean that everybody who is not a United States citizen
with a valid social security number would be expected to get a
card with their name and number and some biometric information
and would indicate their work status. Whether they have a visa
that allows them to work here or not. And then when an employer
is thinking of hiring someone, if they don't have a valid social
security number, he/she ask for the card, they put the number in
the computer, and the federal database immediately tells them
whether they are available to be working or not. If they're not,
you can't hire them. And if you do, you get the same penalties
and fines as if you are not paying your taxes."
April 3,
2007, Romney answering questions in the "Ask Mitt Anything" forum
in Derry, New Hampshire.
•U.S. Mexico Border Fence
“civil but resolute ... to do a better job of securing its
borders, and as president, I will. That means completing
construction of a high-tech fence, and investing in adequate
manpower and resources.”
September 2, 2011, speech to the
Republican National Hispanic Assembly Convention in Tampa,
Florida
