Immigration

Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers

154 public statements from 2026 candidates · 1 related bill

§1The range of views

Why this matters: It decides whether people who live and work here without legal status can stay permanently, and how the law treats people who came or stayed without permission.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether people who have lived in the US for years without legal status, including Dreamers brought here as children, should be able to gain permanent legal status or citizenship.

  1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
  2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
  3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
  4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

No new legal status, including for people brought here as children (2)

  • Gary Palmer AL-6
    His campaign website says he opposes amnesty and has pledged to oppose legislation that would give work authorization or legal status to immigrants in the country illegally.1
  • Tyler Bass MN-3
    His campaign website says there should be no exceptions for immigrants here illegally, including those who have been in the country a long time, and that they should leave on their own or be removed.2

Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients (1)

  • John Deaton MA Senate
    His campaign website says he supports a targeted, earned path to legal status and eventually citizenship for DACA recipients and similar Dreamers who meet strict standards.3

Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine (2)

  • Gaylon Kent CO-2
    His campaign website says that while every nation is entitled to secure borders, immigrants already here should be given legal status without being made citizens.4
  • Carlos A. Gimenez FL-28
    His official House website says he supports letting undocumented immigrants be placed on a path to legal status, with work authorization, a driver’s license and school for their children, but does not support a blanket grant of citizenship to them; it also says he supports continuing DACA and that he voted for the American Dream and Promise Act to extend legal protections for Dreamers.5

A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks (72)

  • Maurice Mercer AL-6
    His campaign website says immigrants who have lived in the country for years, worked, paid taxes and raised families should have a fair and achievable path to legal status and citizenship.6
  • Mike Thompson CA-4
    His campaign website calls for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for families who have been in the country for generations and protections for Dreamers.7,8
  • Richard Pan CA-6
    His campaign website says he will fight for a path to citizenship for immigrants.9
  • Mai Vang CA-7
    Her campaign website says she will fight for a comprehensive pathway to citizenship and permanent protection for Dreamers and TPS recipients.10
  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she supports comprehensive immigration reform with pathways to citizenship and would cosponsor the American Dream and Promise Act.11
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would make DACA recipients citizens and create a pathway to citizenship for immigrant communities.12
  • Melissa Hernandez CA-14
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and for undocumented residents who already contribute to the economy.13
  • Sam Liccardo CA-16
    His campaign website says there must be a viable path to citizenship, possibly with a fine or fee, for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked in the U.S. for about a decade without committing crimes, and supports the Dream Act.14
  • Randy Villegas CA-22
    His campaign website says the immigration system should provide a path to citizenship for undocumented people living in the United States.15
  • David G. Valadao CA-22
    His campaign website says he supports a reasonable and responsible path to citizenship for people already in the country and those wishing to come, which it says would let many undocumented immigrants come out of the shadows.16
  • Angélica María Dueñas CA-29
    Her campaign website calls for legal status for all immigrants and a path to citizenship, including a new DREAM Act that would give people brought to the U.S. before age 16 a faster path to citizenship.17,18
  • Gil Cisneros CA-31
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform, including the DREAM Act and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people who have long lived in the U.S. and for people with Temporary Protected Status.19
  • Jimmy Gomez CA-34
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented people and a cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act for people brought to the U.S. as children.20
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres CA-34
    Her campaign website calls for a pathway to citizenship, including for DACA recipients, people with Temporary Protected Status and essential workers.21
  • Norma J. Torres CA-35
    Her campaign website says she wrote a bill to update immigration law so that millions of immigrants could adjust their status and start on a path to citizenship.22
  • Robert Garcia CA-42
    His campaign website says every undocumented child and their family should be able to earn citizenship, and that he is fighting to expand pathways to citizenship for undocumented residents.23
  • Nanette Diaz Barragan CA-44
    Her campaign website's 2016 Issues page supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship for immigrants who work and contribute to the economy, as well as the DREAM Act, and her About page says she is fighting to protect Dreamers and the 11 million immigrants in the country.24,25
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she supports reform that keeps the border secure and provides legal pathways to citizenship for hardworking long-term residents and Dreamers.26
  • Mike Levin CA-49
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the bipartisan DIGNITY Act and supports comprehensive immigration reform with stronger border security, asylum process reforms and an earned path to citizenship.27
  • Juan Vargas CA-52
    His campaign website says he advocates for pathways to citizenship and protections for Dreamers, and that he coauthored the House-passed Dream and Promise Act to create a path to citizenship for eligible Dreamers and permanent residency for people with Temporary Protected Status.28,29
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform calls for accessible pathways to citizenship and full protection for DACA recipients and people with Temporary Protected Status, along with an end to for-profit detention centers.30
  • Dwayne L. Romero CO-3
    His campaign website says immigration reform should include a path to citizenship for long-term, law-abiding community members, alongside border security.31
  • Angie Nixon FL Senate special
    Her campaign website says she supports a swift path to citizenship for Dreamers and other undocumented residents.32
  • Gay Valimont FL-1
    Her campaign website says she supports creating a clear legal path to citizenship and humane treatment of Dreamers and people seeking refuge.33
  • Eric Yonce FL-6
    His campaign website says he supports creating clear pathways to citizenship through lasting bipartisan reform.34
  • Kedner Maxime FL-20
    His campaign website lists a path to citizenship for people who contribute to society and a clear and fair path to permanent legal residency for people who obey the law.35
  • Maura Keller GA-3
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to citizenship for people who have been living in the United States for decades in peace.36
  • Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GA-4
    His campaign website says he supports DACA, TPS, refugees and immigrants, and believes immigrants who want to stay should obey the law, learn the language and pay taxes while earning the chance to become citizens.37
  • Josh Turek IA Senate
    His campaign website says he supports bipartisan immigration legislation that strengthens the border and simplifies an earned path to citizenship.38
  • Lindsay James IA-2
    Her campaign website says she supports immigration reform that includes border security investments, more immigration judges, and a path to citizenship for hard-working, taxpaying people in the country.39
  • Dave Bushaw IA-2
    His platform page says he believes strong borders are necessary and that, as a representative, he will advocate expanding naturalization programs and moving non-criminal undocumented workers through a legal pathway to citizenship.40
  • Donna Miller IL-2
    Her campaign website says she supports a swift and humane path to citizenship for migrants.41
  • Delia Ramirez IL-3
    Her campaign website says she advocates for a pathway to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented people in the U.S. and co-leads the American Dream and Promise Act for DACA recipients.42
  • Patty Garcia IL-4
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to citizenship and protections for Dreamers and mixed-status families.43
  • Mike Quigley IL-5
    His campaign website says he supports the DACA and DAPA programs and that the country needs comprehensive immigration reform that secures the borders and gives hardworking immigrants an earned pathway to citizenship.44
  • Sean Casten IL-6
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform and finding pathways to citizenship, and lists cosponsoring the American Dream and Promise Act, which it says would create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and people with Temporary Protected Status. It also lists voting for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which it says lets agricultural workers and their families earn permanent legal status through continued farm work.45
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says she will support comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, and that she voted for the DREAM Act.46
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will work to pass the American Dream and Promise Act and provide a clear, fair path to citizenship for DACA recipients and others.47
  • Bill Foster IL-11
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform along the lines of the 2013 Senate bill, which provided a strict but fair pathway to citizenship for long-time undocumented residents who pass a criminal background check, pay back taxes and pay a modest fine, and that he voted for the DREAM Act in 2010 and 2019.48
  • Lauren Underwood IL-14
    Her campaign website says she strongly supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, and that she voted for the American Dream and Promise Act to protect Dreamers and holders of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure.49
  • Jamee Decio IN-2
    Her campaign website says she supports a clear pathway to citizenship for people who have contributed to their communities, paid taxes and have no felony convictions.50
  • André Carson IN-7
    His campaign website says he has been a consistent supporter of a rigorous pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including the 13-year path in recent bipartisan reform legislation, and that Dreamers should be able to stay legally while they pursue citizenship.51
  • Lauren Reinhold KS-1
    Her campaign website says she supports common-sense immigration reform that secures the borders while providing a fair path to citizenship for people already contributing to their communities, along with fixing backlogged courts and stabilizing the agricultural workforce.52
  • Morgan McGarvey KY-3
    His campaign website says a broad path to citizenship must be the centerpiece of any serious immigration reform that moves 11 million people out of the shadows.53
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says it supports immigration reform that secures the border while creating a path to citizenship for people already here who are working hard and contributing to their communities.54
  • Jay J Bowman KY-6
    His campaign website says it supports a fair and accessible process for undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to gain legal status and, eventually, citizenship.55
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she supports structures that uphold immigrant rights, prioritizing pathways to citizenship, and a permanent legislative fix for Dreamers who were brought to the country as children.56
  • Joe Tache MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would provide a path to citizenship for every person living in the United States.57
  • Richard E. Neal MA-1
    His campaign website says he supports creating pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including a pathway for DREAMers.58
  • Lori Loureiro Trahan MA-3
    Her campaign website says comprehensive immigration reform starts with a fair and equal pathway to citizenship and that she supports bipartisan reform for DACA recipients and Dreamers.59
  • Nancy Wallace MD-8
    Her campaign website says undocumented immigrants who already live and work in the United States should receive a legal status with a chance at U.S. citizenship, provided they pose no danger to others.60
  • Zebulon Featherly MI-1
    His campaign website says he supports an efficient, clear route to citizenship for people building a life in the country.61,62
  • William Lawrence MI-7
    His campaign website says he supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.63
  • Jeremy Moss MI-11
    His campaign website says legal pathways to citizenship should be created for DACA recipients and for undocumented immigrants whose ties to the United States go back many years.64
  • Donavan McKinney MI-13
    His campaign website says there should be a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants.65
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    It calls for a route to legal status and citizenship that is open to Dreamers, people with Temporary Protected Status and all undocumented people living in the country.66
  • Jordan Herrera MO-4
    His campaign website says he supports an earned pathway to citizenship for people who have lived in the United States for 10 or more years, pay taxes and have no serious criminal record, and permanent legal status and a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.67
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says he would pass bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform that offers an achievable path to legal status and citizenship.68
  • Deborah K. Ross NC-2
    Her campaign immigration page says she is committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform that includes a fair pathway to citizenship, and that she is an original cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act, which it says offers protection from deportation and a path to citizenship for eligible Dreamers.69
  • Chris Backemeyer NE-1
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform that creates a pathway to citizenship and keeps families together.70
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she would work toward a fair path to citizenship for immigrants, including Dreamers, who have lived and worked in the country for decades as essential workers and paid taxes.71
  • Veronica Fernandez NJ Senate
    Her campaign website says ICE should be replaced with a fast-tracked path to citizenship as part of comprehensive immigration reform.72
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    The same page lists protecting Dreamers, TPS recipients, farmworkers and essential workers, and supporting immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship, among his goals.73
  • LaMonica R. McIver NJ-10
    Her campaign page on social justice lists, under comprehensive immigration reform, a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, protection for immigrant families, and upholding due process.74
  • Adam Hamawy NJ-12
    His campaign website says undocumented immigrants who have built lives in the United States deserve an achievable path to citizenship, and that he will work to protect DACA recipients and mixed-status families from deportation.75
  • Winston Jordan NJ-12
    His policy platform website lists a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including Temporary Protected Status holders and long-settled immigrants.76
  • Melanie Ann Stansbury NM-1
    Her campaign website says families must be reunited and the country must provide a path to citizenship, and that she supports humane immigration policies that address the root causes of migration.77
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
    Her campaign website says she supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented Dreamers and other immigrants who follow the law, and that keeps families together.78
  • Don Kissick OH Governor
    His campaign website says immigrants should have a clear lawful path to citizenship and be required to show good-faith progress toward legal status.79
  • Greg Levy OH Senate special
    His campaign website calls for a clear path to citizenship for immigrants.80
  • Chris Henry OR Senate
    His platform calls for a fair path to citizenship for long-term undocumented residents and protection for Dreamers and mixed-status families.81
  • Annie Andrews SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports immigration reform that strengthens border security and creates a fair path to citizenship for people who work hard and follow the rules.82

Statements that don't match one option (77)

  • Clyde Jones AL-1
    His campaign website says he supports immigration reform that gives undocumented immigrants a clear path to legal status, and says secure borders are also important.83
  • Lee McInnis AL-3
    His campaign website lists among his goals more visas for the millions of undocumented workers in industries such as agriculture, food processing and construction, and letting working immigrants renew their visas without returning to their home countries.84
  • Andrew Sneed AL-5
    His campaign website calls for putting into law legal frameworks for undocumented immigrants who already live and work in the U.S., reducing immigration costs and waiting lists, ending family separation and simplifying the path to citizenship.85
  • Steve G. Parsons AR-1
    His campaign website calls for ending the rule that requires many undocumented immigrants to leave the country for three or ten years before applying to enter legally, and for a clearer path to permanent residency for longtime immigrants.86,87
  • Robb Ryerse AR-3
    His campaign website says he supports amnesty for immigrants already living in the U.S.88,89
  • Ami Bera CA-3
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border and addresses the 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.90
  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website calls for securing the border first and then creating an earned path to legal status for people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years.91
  • Michael Masuda CA-5
    His campaign website says he supports an earned, lawful path forward for long-term, law-abiding immigrants, with background checks and eligibility requirements, and certainty for Dreamers.92
  • Josh Harder CA-9
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the DREAM Act, that Dreamers must have a path to citizenship, and that he also supports comprehensive immigration reform along with strong border security.93
  • Lateefah Simon CA-12
    Her campaign website says DACA should be written into law and that Dreamers should have a pathway to citizenship.94
  • Adam Gray CA-13
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments joining the bipartisan reintroduction of the DIGNITY Act, cosponsoring the American Dream and Promise Act's pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS and DED recipients, and introducing a bill to let undocumented farmworkers earn legal status through continued farm work.95
  • Ritesh Tandon CA-17
    An earlier policy page still on his campaign website says DACA recipients should be given a path to citizenship.96
  • Zoe Lofgren CA-18
    Her campaign website says she supports comprehensive immigration reform and has defended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and her official biography says she was an original cosponsor of the U.S. Citizenship Act and guided House passage of the American Dream and Promise Act for Dreamers and people with temporary protected status.97,98
  • Sandra Van Scotter CA-20
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to legal status for undocumented workers who have built their lives here, similar to the amnesty passed under President Reagan, and that border security and human dignity can go together.99
  • Jim Costa CA-21
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform, has worked to protect Dreamers and create a path to citizenship, and championed the American Dream and Promise Act to give DACA recipients a pathway to legal status.100,101
  • Tessa Lynn Hodge CA-23
    Her campaign website says she supports creating a clear pathway to legal status for long-term residents, along with protecting workers from exploitation and keeping families together.102
  • Bob Smith CA-24
    His campaign website calls for legal clarity for long-term residents who work and pay taxes in the country.103
  • Houston Brignano CA-36
    His campaign website calls for a legal immigration process that is fair to everyone, without backdoor deals or what it calls secret amnesty that lets people skip ahead of those who follow the rules.104,105
  • Young Kim CA-40
    Her campaign website says she opposes amnesty for immigrants in the country illegally.106
  • Cristian Morales CA-43
    His campaign website's platform says he would protect Dreamers while making sure reforms do not encourage future illegal immigration.107
  • Dave Min CA-47
    His campaign website says someone who has lived in the country for 30 years, paid taxes, married a U.S. citizen and had children born here should not be deported, and calls for comprehensive immigration reform that is fair and humane while emphasizing border security.108
  • Scott Peters CA-50
    His campaign website says he supports a secure border and an immigration system that works, including a real path for Dreamers and for the workers San Diego's economy depends on.109
  • Joe Neguse CO-2
    His campaign website says he helped lead a House effort to protect Dreamers.110
  • Lauren Boebert CO-4
    A campaign flyer on her website lists her No Amnesty Act, which it says would cancel and remove funding for President Biden's executive actions that the flyer calls amnesty.111
  • Eileen Laubacher CO-4
    Her campaign website says bipartisan immigration reform should provide a pathway to citizenship for hardworking people who want to contribute to the economy.112
  • Jason Crow CO-6
    His campaign website says Dreamers should have a path to citizenship and that the immigration system should be reformed to bring millions of other undocumented immigrants out of the shadows.113
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says there should be a pathway to citizenship for the immigrants who have been in the country the longest and for groups such as Dreamers.114
  • Luke Bronin CT-1
    His campaign website calls for comprehensive immigration reform that includes citizenship for DACA recipients.115
  • George Patrick Austin CT-2
    His campaign website says policy should distinguish between recent unlawful entrants and people who have lived, worked and raised families in the country for many years, and should provide a permanent solution for allies such as Afghan partners.116
  • Jahana Hayes CT-5
    Her campaign website says she supports comprehensive legislation offering a path to citizenship for Dreamers, while also maintaining strong borders.117
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to legal status for long-standing community members and cosponsored the Dream and Promise Act to give Dreamers and people with TPS or DED a path to permanent residence.118
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform calls for a clear, immediate path to permanent residency for Dreamers and supports the American Dream and Promise Act.119,120
  • Darren Soto FL-9
    His campaign website says he has supported bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform with border security and a pathway to citizenship or residency for Dreamers, TPS recipients and farmworkers.121
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports protection for Dreamers, along with secure borders, due process and family unity.122
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says immigration reform should aim to bring undocumented people into documented status through a clear and workable legal process.123
  • Matthew Montavon FL-17
    His campaign website says he supports creating an organized, background-checked and lawful process for people who are contributing to the local economy to earn legal status.124
  • James T. Martin FL-21
    His campaign website lists, among his immigration priorities, setting up a workable route to legal status for long-term residents who have built lives in the country.125
  • Te Mayonna Brown FL-24
    Her campaign website says there should be a clear and lawful process for people who have earned the right to stay, and that she will fight for an earned path to citizenship for Haitian TPS holders, based on steady work history, taxes paid, a clean record and a full background check.126
  • Jared Moskowitz FL-25
    His campaign website says he will work to improve pathways to citizenship.127
  • Eliott Rodriguez FL-27
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive reform for immigrants who work, obey the law and contribute to their communities, and lists among his priorities protecting Dreamers and providing fair treatment for families with deep roots in America.128
  • Phil "Felipe" Ehr FL-28
    His campaign website lists among his priorities protecting law-abiding immigrant families and creating a path to permanent residency for families stuck in legal limbo.129
  • David Jolly FL Governor
    His campaign website says he supports a pathway to legal status and work for immigrants already here without legal status, particularly long-term residents and those with US citizen children, and a pathway to permanent legal status for Dreamers, which it says requires action by Congress.130
  • Frank J. Russo FL Governor
    His campaign website says he would call on Congress to create an earned federal process for long-term, law-abiding residents who meet strict requirements, including background checks.131
  • Dean Ocean Abrams FL Governor
    His campaign website says he supports a path for long-term, law-abiding residents, including people brought to the US as children.132
  • Matt Day GA-2
    His campaign website’s American Investment Bill proposes offering undocumented immigrants who want to stay a path to semi-legal status through a $2,000 annual compliance fee, a registry, biometric ID verification and criminal background checks, and an earlier campaign-promises page still on his website lists creating a pathway to citizenship.133,134
  • Lucy McBath GA-6
    Her campaign website says it is time to pursue comprehensive immigration reform and new regulations for humane border management, and that it is critical to extend open hands to Dreamers.135
  • Tony Kozycki GA-7
    His campaign website says Dreamers deserve permanent protections and a path forward, and that he will fight for a permanent solution for Dreamers.136
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says she will push for comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border, streamlines legal pathways, protects Dreamers and invests in preventing human trafficking and drug smuggling.137
  • Sarah Zabel ID-1
    Her immigration outline says Dreamers should immediately receive green cards, supports the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act as a pathway to temporary worker status for agricultural workers already here, and says other groups would be handled case by case.138
  • Mike Simpson ID-2
    His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he is deeply concerned about proposals that would grant amnesty to immigrants in the country illegally.139
  • Chris Getty IL-4
    His campaign website says he will protect Dreamers by passing permanent legislation and create an earned legal status process for long-term undocumented immigrants who meet the requirements established by law.140
  • Brad Schneider IL-10
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform and voted to pass the Dream and Promise Act, which it says creates permanent status and a path to citizenship for DACA recipients.141
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she supports the American Dream and Promise Act to offer Dreamers a pathway to citizenship and provide other undocumented immigrants with work authorization.142
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says legalizing the status of undocumented immigrants who already contribute could boost the economy, and that they should be able to become contributing members of the country through legal pathways.143
  • Sharice L. Davids KS-3
    Her campaign website says comprehensive immigration reform should secure the borders and provide pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, and lists supporting a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers among her actions.144
  • Steve Scalise LA-1
    His campaign website says he is committed to fighting for secure borders and to working to undo Biden administration immigration policies that it describes as pro-amnesty.145
  • "Clay" Higgins LA-3
    His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says immigrants who entered legally but overstayed their visas should be contacted and given a strict window, perhaps 90 days, to fix their legal status or leave, with a fine, and that their path to citizenship should not be easier than that of people who followed the process.146
  • Tia LeBrun LA-3
    Her campaign website's Policy Plans page lists creating a pathway to legal status for long-term residents who pass background checks and contribute to their communities, and protecting Dreamers brought here as children.147
  • Edward J. Markey MA Senate
    His campaign website says he advocates a pathway to legal residency for Dreamers.148
  • Moshe Y. Landman MD-6
    His campaign website says undocumented immigrants strengthen the economy and cites economists' estimates that giving them legal status would raise their earnings and U.S. economic output.149
  • Christian Vukasovich MI-5
    His campaign website says he supports earned pathways for workers who clear background checks and pay their taxes.150
  • Ray Pooley MI-9
    His campaign website says he wants an efficient legal immigration process with a clear, quick path to citizenship for people who follow the rules, letting them pay taxes, open businesses and take part in their communities legally.151
  • Lydia Christensen MI Senate
    Her campaign website says she would push for a permanent solution for Dreamers, including a path to citizenship.152
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants who contribute to Minnesota's economy and communities.153
  • Trina Swanson MN-8
    The priorities page says she supports permanent legal status for Dreamers, with an earned path to citizenship, and a lawful, realistic approach for undocumented immigrants already in the country that brings people into a known system.154
  • Michael D Eisenhauer MT-2
    His Voter Contract page says Dreamers brought here as children deserve a humane pathway to legal status and that a pathway to citizenship is humane and appropriate, and his Issues page says he does not think it is fair to deport Dreamers.155,156
  • Michael Dublin NC Senate
    His platform supports immediate, unconditional legal status and equal rights for all immigrants who are in the country without permission.157
  • David Rouzer NC-7
    His campaign website's issues page says he does not support amnesty.158
  • Colby Watson NC-8
    His campaign website's Border & Immigration page says many longtime residents of local communities have worked, paid taxes and raised families, that every situation differs, and that immigration should be handled with common sense and humanity rather than a single approach for everyone.159
  • Richard N. Ojeda II NC-9
    His campaign website's Immigration page says people who have lived and worked in the country for decades, raised families and broken no other laws should be offered a path that includes accountability instead of a permanent underclass.160
  • Helene Neville ND-AL
    Her campaign website lists stability for people who came to the country as children, such as through DACA, as part of the comprehensive immigration reform she supports.161
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform that gives immigrants who work hard and follow the rules a shot at the American dream, and that he helped pass protections for Dreamers.162
  • Lily Tang Williams NH-2
    Her campaign website says she supported a proposal to secure the border first and then give Dreamers, including DACA recipients without criminal records, legal status with a pathway to citizenship.163
  • Andres Jinete NJ-12
    His campaign website says its plan to overhaul the immigration system includes a new amnesty.164
  • Gabriel Vasquez NM-2
    His campaign website says Dreamers must be protected and working families given a lasting path to legal status, alongside a secure border.165
  • Darline Graham SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she opposes amnesty for people in the country illegally.166
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports a path to citizenship for immigrants who have been in the country the longest and for groups such as spouses and Dreamers, with temporary work permits for some recent arrivals.167

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.