Calvert He has been advocating for immigration reform for years, which he says must begin with controlling the US-Mexico border to prevent illegal immigration.
In 1996, he passed legislation that later became the E-Verify program, a tool used by employers to check the immigration status of newly hired workers. In 2023, he introduced legislation to expand the program’s use. The bill, the Legal Workforce Act, was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Ways and Means and Education and Labor committees last year.
Calvert told The Times that he favors the passage of legislation that ensures a secure border and “eliminates the job magnet.”
“I support a system that rewards those who follow the rules and wait for their turn, not one that gives a quick pass or gives amnesty to those who cross the line,” he said.
Last year, Calvert voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, which allowed the Department of Homeland Security to arrest non-citizens arrested for burglary, theft, burglary or shoplifting. Kim also voted in favor of the law.
Kim He has identified border security as a key issue in his campaign. He voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocated $46.5 billion to build a border wall and more money to hire Home Guard agents. Calvert also voted in favor of the bill.
On his campaign website, Kim says former President Biden “opened our border and deliberately created a crisis that overwhelmed law enforcement and allowed deadly fentanyl to flood our country.”
“It’s simple: enforce our laws, secure the border, no amnesty and put America’s security first,” he wrote.
Varet supports the DREAM Act, which if passed would provide a path to legal status and citizenship for thousands of DACA recipients — undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children and granted federal protection — and other undocumented children, according to his campaign website. He also supports legislation that will reduce the backlog of green cards, establish a path to citizenship for people who have lived in the country for a certain number of years, people who have passed the database and those who have worked in the agricultural industry.
He wrote that “undocumented immigrants already living in the US and their children cannot and should not be removed without formal criminal charges or immigration violations.”
He supports providing amnesty and funding to increase the number of immigration judges, diplomatic and diplomatic officers.
Linh, who came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam as a child, told the Times that he supports “safe, orderly and legal immigration.” He added that an effective immigration system will protect everyone, including those who want to enter the country.
“Real reform means a funded immigration court system, smart technology at ports of entry, and cooperation with countries of origin on root causes. It means agents who report themselves, follow the law, and be held accountable if they don’t answer them. It means a legal system that works, not one that is so backward that doing things right means waiting 15 years,” he said.
As an immigration attorney, Ramirez believes that America should provide permanent legal status and a path to citizenship for Dreamers and immigrants who have contributed to the country for many years.
“Our immigration laws need to be overhauled and brought into the 21st century, giving workers more flexibility and options for people who have waited decades to complete the legal process,” he told The Times. “In the meantime, we need to keep our communities safe from the illegal use of ICE while supporting effective community policing, accountability and trust in law enforcement…”
Kerr he said immigration policies are not working, noting that it’s not just a choice between “open borders and brutality.”
He supports the expansion of immigration courts to eliminate the backlog, protect Dreamers and create a path to citizenship for people who donate to the US, simplify the legal immigration process and improve the accountability of Immigration and Law Enforcement to ensure that law enforcement focuses on real threats to public safety.
“We can use the law with force and we can do it with basic human dignity. These goals do not conflict,” he wrote on his campaign website.
