Immigrant Rights

Senator Rand Paul unsure on Immigrant Detention Mandate

By: Hannah Armentrout on October 21, 2015

Senator Rand Paul was asked about the Justice is Not For Sale Act which calls an end to the 34,000 immigrant detention mandate and private prisons at Drake University. Senator Rand Paul responded by stating he was unfamiliar with both the legislation and the immigrant detention mandate.

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Rand Paul

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Lobbyists, Private Prisons

Huckabee says immigrant detention quota is "crazy"

By: Olivia Zink on October 16, 2015

Mike Huckabee told Olivia he was not aware of the immigrant detention quota. When she described it, he said "that's crazy."

New Hampshire

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Candidate(s):

Mike Huckabee

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Lobbyists

Detention Mandate is "News to Me" says Graham

By: Arnie Alpert on October 10, 2015

Neither Senator Lindsey Graham nor his friend, Senator John McCain, are aware of a budget provision that requires 34,000 "detention beds" for incarcerated immigrants. Senator McCain also professed no knowledge of for-profit immigrant detention centers in his home state, Arizona.

New Hampshire

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Candidate(s):

Lindsey Graham

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Border Security, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Lobbyists, Private Prisons

Jeb Bush on Immigrant Detention Mandate: Congress can't dictate that

By: Hector Salamanca Arroyo on October 8, 2015

In Indianola, IA, Christian Ucles asked Governor Jeb Bush a question on the immigrant detention mandate and corporations driving federal policy. Governor Bush stated Congress can not dictate the detention of immigrants and that he did not know enough of the detention mandate.

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Jeb Bush

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Private Prisons

Sanders decries "perverse incentive" to incarcerate

By: Elizabeth Ropp on September 19, 2015

Asked about the immigrant detention quota and the role of for-profit prisons, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he had just introduced legislation to shut down the private prison industry. "We don't want to provide a perverse incentive to see more people in jail," he said.

New Hampshire

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Candidate(s):

Bernie Sanders

Parties:

Democrat

Topics:

Campaign Finance, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Private Prisons

Sanders working on legislation "to make sure private corporations are not in the business of running and building jails"

By: Hector Salamanca Arroyo on September 10, 2015

In Muscatine, IA Senator Sanders stated he is currently working on introducing legislation to "...make sure private corporations are not in the business of running and building jails."

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Bernie Sanders

Parties:

Democrat

Topics:

Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Private Prisons

Lincoln Chafee: Not a fan of for-profit anything

By: Hector Salamanca Arroyo on September 2, 2015

When asked a question on the immigrant detention mandate and corporations driving the policy, Governor Lincoln Chafee stated he is not in favor of "for-profit anything".

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Lincoln Chafee

Parties:

Democrat

Topics:

Campaign Finance, Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Lobbyists, Private Prisons

O'Malley says yes to ending immigrant detention quota

By: Elizabeth Ropp on August 26, 2015

Gov. Martin O'Malley spoke to a group of 50 at a law firm in downtown Manchester. The event was casual. His speech was brief, then answered a question saying he would end the federal immigrant detention quota and stop locking up immigrants for the benefit of private corporations.

New Hampshire

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Candidate(s):

Martin O'Malley

Parties:

Democrat

Topics:

Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Private Prisons

Christie's plan to stop private prison lobbyists?

By: Kevin Rutledge on August 22, 2015

In New Hampshire, Gov. Christie said private jail facilities shouldn't determine immigration policy to make more profits. However, when I asked him his plan as president to determine policy to benefit people and not corporate lobbyists at the Iowa State Fair, I was disappointed he didn't address a plan or steps and only referred to New Jersey's decreasing prison population.

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Chris Christie

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Lobbyists, Private Prisons

Rubio Dodges Question of Prison Profiteering

By: Kevin Rutledge on August 18, 2015

I asked Sen. Marco Rubio an immigrant lobbying question about the top 2 for-profit prisons, CCA and Geo Group, spending $15 million since 2006 lobbying for policies they directly profit from to build more prisons and immigrant detention centers. Rubio stated "ultimately you have to uphold the law, so you have to have somewhere to house people" and how Congress doesn't award these contracts to private contractors.

Iowa

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Candidate(s):

Marco Rubio

Parties:

Republican

Topics:

Border Security, Corporations, Immigrant Rights, Incarceration, Lobbyists, Private Prisons

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