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Immigration
Scale: Expand pathways ↔ Stricter limits. Listed alphabetically by last name, never by party or popularity.
Andy Beshear
Called for withdrawing ICE agents from cities and said the agency "has to be reformed from the top-down."
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foxnews.com ↗ · Feb 2026 · wuky.org ↗ Feb 2026
Pete Buttigieg
Said people with criminal records "need to be deported and/or dealt with," but criticized enforcement against long-term, taxpaying residents.
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reason.com ↗ · Feb 2026
Ted Cruz
Cosponsored a bill to narrow Flores limits and speed child returns, saying "statutory loopholes remain that directly endanger children."
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cruz.senate.gov ↗ · Aug 2026 · cruz.senate.gov ↗ Oct 2024
Ron DeSantis
Signed 2025 laws to expand state immigration enforcement and wrote, "Florida now has the strictest laws of any state to combat illegal immigration."
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wusf.org ↗ · Feb 2025
Kamala Harris
Pledged to bar asylum for those who cross between ports of entry and toughen penalties, while backing a pathway to citizenship.
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cbsnews.com ↗ · Sep 2024 · axios.com ↗ Sep 2024
Jo Jorgensen
Her 2020 platform called for eliminating immigration limits.
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postandcourier.com ↗ · Aug 2020 · Older source
Mark Kelly
Voted to advance the Laken Riley Act and said he is committed to working across parties to "secure our border and fix our broken immigration system."
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kelly.senate.gov ↗ · Jan 2025
Brian Kemp
Called for a crackdown on illegal immigration.
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georgiarecorder.com ↗ · May 2024 · ontheissues.org ↗ Apr 2017
Joe Kent
Supports a wall, mass deportations, no path to citizenship, and ending DACA and H-1B visas.
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guides.vote ↗ · Oct 2024
Thomas Massie
Voted for the Laken Riley Act in 2025; in 2024 said he supports Trump's "strong mandate to enforce the immigration laws."
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clerk.house.gov ↗ · Jan 2025 · murrayledger.com ↗ Nov 2024
John McEntee
No clear public position found yet.
Gavin Newsom
Said "My opinion was a little different than the prior administration's on border security" and backed reform for long-time residents.
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laist.com ↗ · Feb 2026
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Wrote in a 2025 campaign fundraising email that ICE "is a rogue agency that should not exist."
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spectrumlocalnews.com ↗ · May 2025
Jon Ossoff
Backs deporting people here illegally who commit crimes; sharply criticizes Trump's raids and detention conditions.
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ajc.com ↗ · Sep 2026
Rand Paul
Proposed an amendment ending automatic birthright citizenship for children of parents who are not citizens, permanent residents or lawfully present service members.
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washingtonexaminer.com ↗ · Apr 2026
Marco Rubio
Backed using the military for deportations in 2024, saying "This is an invasion of the country."
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foxnews.com ↗ · May 2024 · rickscott.senate.gov ↗ Oct 2023
Josh Shapiro
Criticized ICE tactics in Minnesota and said "we do not do ICE's work for them here in Pennsylvania."
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yahoo.com ↗ · Jan 2026
Jill Stein
Her 2024 platform called for amnesty for all undocumented people, a path to citizenship, and abolishing ICE.
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jillstein2024.com ↗ · Oct 2024
James Talarico
Would create pathways for certain undocumented immigrants.
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wwlp.com ↗ · Sep 2026 · ontheissues.org ↗ Feb 2026
JD Vance
Backs more deportations, saying in 2025 that ICE was underfunded and "We're going to use everything that we can."
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foxnews.com ↗ · Mar 2025
Raphael Warnock
Voted for the Laken Riley Act and said "Comprehensive immigration reform will always be my north star," calling for a solution for undocumented Georgians.
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warnock.senate.gov ↗ · Jan 2025
Andrew Yang
Proposed a long-term residency tier letting registered undocumented immigrants work here, with a path to citizenship in 18 years.
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Glenn Youngkin
Ordered Virginia State Police and the prisons agency to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE, and proposed cutting state funds to sanctuary localities.
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