Jon Corzine on Immigration Democratic Jr Senator (NJ)

Maintain human services to children of immigrants

Indicate which principles you support regarding immigration.
• Increase the eligibility of legal immigrants for certain social programs (e.g. public housing, food stamps).
• Provide extra federal aid to states with higher numbers of immigrants for necessary medical and social services.
• Increase the immigration quota for computer scientists and other information technology workers.
• Corzine adss, "Prohibit states from passing laws that deny human services to the children of immigrants."

Supports "Immigration helps our economy-encourage it"

AGREES with the following statements:
• Increase the eligibility of legal immigrants for certain social programs (e.g. public housing, food stamps).
• Require the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to reduce the time between applying for citizenship and taking the oath of allegiance to six months.
• Provide extra federal aid to states with higher numbers of immigrants for necessary medical and social services.
• Increase the immigration quota for information technology workers. Source: Vote-smart.org NPAT Issues questionnaire Sep 20, 2000

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