Issue Position: Immigration

Issue Position

Northern Virginia is a rich tapestry of people of different cultures and backgrounds -- and it makes our region truly special. As a nation of immigrants, we must do everything possible to ensure that our legal immigrants have every opportunity to succeed.

At the same time, our quality of life relies on respect for our laws. While immigration is a federal responsibility, illegal immigration has a profound impact on our schools and social services, as well as employee protections such as workers compensation. I have consistently supported common-sense measures to strengthen penalties against businesses that knowingly violate our immigration laws and to ensure that our State agencies are sharing information on immigration status -- especially when a violation of our laws has occurred. I will also continue to support measures to train our State Police so that they can work as partners with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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