Where they stand: Rand Paul on issues of 2016 campaign

Where they stand: Rand Paul on issues of 2016 campaign
ADAM BEAM, Associated Press

 

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A look at where Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is set to declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, stands on some issues:

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IMMIGRATION

A thorny issue for Paul. He sees himself as a “different kind of Republican” and has encouraged his party to abandon its fixation on “amnesty,” saying the concept has trapped Republicans from embracing compromise. Yet Paul has spent considerable time trying to block or undo immigration proposals offered by others. In 2013 he voted against an immigration overhaul pushed by Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham. He also introduced legislation that sought to undo President Barack Obama’s executive orders to delay deportation of some immigrants in the country illegally. He likes to say Washington “can’t invite the whole world” to the United States.

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FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY

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