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From [http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Rand_Paul_Immigration.htm (OTI - I)]
Rand Paul (Immigration) (view source)
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[[Rand Paul | Paul's]] [[Immigration]] [[Rand Paul (Immigration)| (section page)]]
While serving in the Senate, Paul introduced legislation to make immigration reform conditional on Congress voting on whether the border is secure, requiring completion of a border fence in five years and a protection against the federal government establishing a national identification card system for citizens. His "Trust but Verify" amendment requires Congress to write and enforce a bipartisan border security blueprint rather than using bureaucracies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, to come up with a plan. The amendment also would provide new national security safeguards to track the holders of student visas and those provided asylum and refugee status.[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/immigration (RPW - I)]
Paul does not support the concept of "amnesty," but instead "supports legal immigration process." (RPW - I). If elected President, Paul would implement his "Trust but Verify" plan and apply pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to secure the border and produce an effective visa tracking system.[https://www.randpaul.com/issue/immigration (RPW - I)]
*Replace current path to citizenship with work visas for illegal immigrants: supports "probation" followed by "assimilation," putting undocumented immigrants on an eventual track to either permanent legal status (a green card) or citizenship
*Believes U.S. can accommodate current 11 million illegal immigrants already leaving in the country; however, we must completely secure the border before any other action can be taken
