Hillary Clinton’s Running Mate Tim Kaine’s Views on Immigration Policy
Hillary Clinton announced that her running mate will be Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia). ImmigrationProf readers might be asking what Kaine’s positions have been on immigration. Some of you may recall that Kaine made history in 2013, “becoming the first senator of the modern era to deliver a Senate floor speech entirely in Spanish as he explained his support for a bipartisan immigration bill up for consideration.”
The American Immigation Council’s Immigration Impact issued a quick summary of Senator Kaine’s positions on immigration soon after his selection was announced. The conclusion:
“A look into Tim Kaine’s past positions on immigration reveal that he has supported steps towards reforming America’s immigration system, has spoken out against punitive, anti-immigrant measures at the state level, and has made significant efforts to reach out to the immigrant community.
In 2010, while serving as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee he admonished Arizona’s notorious, anti-immigrant measure SB 1070, calling it “small-minded and short-sighted.”
Tim Kaine also supported the DREAM Act and as a Senator voted yes on S. 744, the last immigration reform bill to pass the senate. He also famously gave a floor speech on the need for immigration reform in fluent Spanish while the debate over the legislation waged.”
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