I'm not too sure about someone I don't know a lot about. I could do research, sure, but I'm one of those who prefers one who is more known to the public, I s'pose.
Pretty much if they uphold the standards that Bush has set, along with doing more (a lot more) than he has regarding illegal immigration and protecting our borders, that's a good candidate.
Immigration is a critical part of our national heritage and economy. America is a nation of immigrants with the exception of Native Americans. For 120 years, people from around the world have been welcomed by the Statue of Liberty’s famous inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free.”
Illegal immigration, however, not only disrespects our heritage of legal immigration, but is a threat to our nation's security. Across America, illegal immigration is placing a tremendous burden on local, state, and federal budgets.
Today, there are between 8-12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. Tolerating illegal immigration undermines the rule of law, displaces American workers, causes wage depression for American workers and may allow terrorists to enter the country.
I firmly believe that the way to address America's illegal immigration problem is to secure our borders, strictly enforce immigration laws, and remove incentives to illegal immigration.
I support guarding our borders with armed guards and with unmanned drones. Drones are already being utilized to help us monitor portions of the border and would be most useful in the remote areas of the desert and mountains. During the latter part of the 108th Congress, Arizona began successfully using drones. I support extending the use of drones and military forces where needed.
Along with my efforts to secure the border I have:
Voted against legislation allowing for greater chain migration (chain migration is the ability for relatives to move to America or become U.S. citizens because a member of their family is a citizen).
Co-sponsored legislation to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens.
Co-sponsored legislation to make English the official language of the United States. Learning to read, write, and speak English will help immigrants assimilate and take full advantage of the economic, occupational, and educational opportunities.
Introduced legislation to protect our health care system and federal agencies from undue expenses when treating foreigners who speak a language other than English.
As a member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, I am working to ensure that agencies charged with protecting our nation from the threat of terrorism do not overlook securing or borders.