Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Immigration?
Attendee Adam Gabbatt holds photos of possible presidential candidates to question attendees during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Feb. 26, 2015.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloombergHillary Clinton's endorsement of a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers highlights what is already a lightning rod issue in a presidential campaign where two key constituencies are the Hispanic vote, and Republican conservatives adamantly opposed to what they refer as "amnesty."
Bloomberg has researched the positions of declared and likely candidates for the White House. All of the Democrats favor a path to citizenship for workers now living here illegally; all of the Republicans inveigh against President Obama's executive actions to protect the so-called "Dreamers"—undocumented residents who were brought here illegally as children by their parents—from deportation, as well as Dreamers' families.