Paul Mitchell on Immigration

Serious & measurable steps to finally secure southern border

• We must improve our border control and protection systems to address risks from travel to and from other countries.
• We must secure our border, and I will not support any reform to our system of immigration unless serious and measurable steps are taken to finally secure our borders.
• We are a nation of laws and I will oppose any bill that gives a special path to citizenship for those who have entered our nation illegally.
• I will be a forceful advocate for security that recognizes our Northern border faces a different set of threats than our southern border.
• I will support efforts that help our intelligence and law enforcement agencies identify and track down terrorists before they strike while also protecting citizens' Constitutional rights.
• Develop guest worker and e-verify programs that allow our nation's farmers to meet their labor needs while at the same time defending our borders.

Supports illegals returning to country of origin.

The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Immigration: Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?' Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."