Russ Feingold, running to win back his old Senate seat from Republican Ron Johnson, says it's time for comprehensive immigration reform. Johnson, not surprisingly, doesn't—and takes his cue from the guy at the top of the Republican ticket.
Johnson has become a loud advocate for securing the border first and worrying about those already here later. Feingold, by contrast, wants sweeping reforms that include creating ways for people already here illegally to become American citizens.
Johnson, the incumbent Oshkosh Republican, has been pushing for securing the border since he became chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee last year, echoing what has become a key Republican talking point as the campaign season rolls on. […]
Johnson also has said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's plan to remove people living in the country illegally if they've committed crimes beyond their immigration offenses is in the country's best interests. He has stopped short of supporting Trump's plan to build a wall along the southern border, though, saying strategic fencing is a better option.
Not at all shockingly, Johnson's positions have earned Russ Feingold the endorsement of Latino groups. "(Hispanics) are a growing constituency in Wisconsin and Johnson is motivating them to turn out against him," Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces De La Frontera Action, said in a statement. It's not just voting against Johnson. Feingold has a solid record of supporting President Obama on his executive actions to protect DREAMers and their families, and in supporting a path to citizenship.
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