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Marcos Marrero’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?

  Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional

Immigration  ›  Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

  Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence

Immigration  ›  Illegal Immigrant Detainment

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

  Personal answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime

Immigration  ›  Border Security

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

  Personal answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy

Immigration  ›  Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

  Personal answerNo


Immigration  ›  Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

  Personal answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record

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?

  Personal answerYes, but do not deport them if they fail, they can still remain Legal Residents until they pass the Civics test. And we should have mandatory Civic classrooms in all public schools.

Immigration  ›  Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

  Personal answerNo, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services

Immigration  ›  Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

  Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to purchase private healthcare

Immigration  ›  Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

  Personal answerYes, if they were born here

Immigration  ›  Skilled Immigrants

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

  Personal answerIncrease, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost

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?

  Party’s support baseYes

Immigration  ›  In-State Tuition

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

  Personal answerNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students

Immigration  ›  Border Wall

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

  Personal answerNo, and we should adopt an open border policy

Immigration  ›  Dual Citizenship

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

  Party’s support baseYes, unless they have committed a crime