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Josh Shapiro’s policies on immigration issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Immigration  ›  Muslim Immigrant Ban

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

  Party’s support baseNo

Immigration  ›  Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Immigration  ›  Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Immigration  ›  Border Security

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Immigration  ›  Illegal Immigrant Detainment

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes


Immigration  ›  Border Wall

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, but increase our military presence along the southern border

Immigration  ›  Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record

Immigration  ›  Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes but decrease the amount of sanctuary cities.

Immigration  ›  Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, if they were born here

Immigration  ›  Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Immigration  ›  Border Emergency Declaration

Should the U.S. declare a national emergency at the Mexico border?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Immigration  ›  Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Immigration  ›  In-State Tuition

Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students

Immigration  ›  Skilled Immigrants

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

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Immigration  ›  High Risk Immigrant Ban

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Immigration  ›  Asylum Seekers in Mexico

Should asylum seekers be required to remain in Mexico while their cases are processed?

  Party’s support baseNo

Immigration  ›  Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations