Congressional District 4

 
October 6, 2014
 
The incumbent Representative in Congressional District 4 is Peter DeFazio (D) who is seeking reelection to a 15th term.  His major party challenger is Art Robinson (R).   
 
ART ROBINSON, of Cave Junction, Josephine County, maintains a campaign website at:  http://www.artforcongress.com/.  It contains an Issues section but there is no mention of immigration.  His 2014 primary campaign website did contain a statement on immigration.
 
Here are the first 3 paragraphs: 
“Congress is not fulfilling its responsibilities to regulate the flow of foreign nationals into the United States.
“The U.S. borders are not secure and the problem of illegal immigration into the U.S. is not being effectively addressed, thus creating a situation wherein many millions of illegal immigrants have crossed our borders and reside in our country. 
“A country without secure borders will not long remain a country. It is absolutely essential to secure our borders and for Congress to appropriate all of the resources necessary to do this. Congress should also withhold funding from agencies and branches of the U.S. government, especially the Executive Branch, when they fail to do their part to secure the borders.”
 
Mr. Robinson answered 2 of the 4 questions on immigration in the Oregon Abigail Adams Voter Education Project questionnaire, and left 2 of them unanswered.
19. Do you support requiring all employers to verify employee eligibility to work in the United States?  [No answer]
 20. Do you support securing the borders before any form of amnesty is legalized?    Yes.
 21. Do you support spending public funds to benefit illegal immigrants? No.
 22. Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents?   [No answer]
 
You can contact Art Robinson through his website at http://www.artforcongress.com/contact_us.  He is also the candidate of the Constitution Party.
 
PETER DEFAZIO (D), of Springfield, has been in Congress since 1987.  He is now completing his 14th term.  Rep. DeFazio has an overall career grade of C+ based on his votes on immigration issues as tabulated by NumbersUSA.  However, recently, for the period, 2013-2014, his overall grade has slipped to D, with a grade of F- on reducing amnesty enticements and D on reducing unnecessary work visas.
 
In 2014, he voted against legislation to end DACA.  In 2013, he voted against the King Amdt to DHS Appropriations bill to prevent amnesty by prosecutorial discretion. Also in 2013, he cosponsored H.R. 15 to provide amnesty to illegal aliens.  In 2010 he voted for the DREAM Act amnesty, which would have rewarded illegal aliens with amnesty.  While the DREAM Act did not pass in Congress, President Obama later implemented it by his executive actions. 
 
You can view Rep. DeFazio’s voting record on NumbersUSA’s website at http://www.numbersusa.com; click on Congress – Immigration Grade Cards.
 
For further information, you can visit Rep. DeFazio’s campaign website at: http://www.defazioforcongress.org/, or contact him at http://www.defazioforcongress.org/contact/.  His website does not have an Issues section, and no mention of immigration was found.
 
Other candidates in District 4:  The Libertarian Party candidate is David L. Chester, of Florence. The Pacific Green candidate is Michael Beilstein of Corvallis.  Contact information and some other details about these candidates is posted at: http://onyourballot.vote411.org/candidate-detail.do?id=12554852#.VC3OUGd...
 
Mr. Beilstein replied to the Oregon Abigail Adams Voter Education Project questionnaire, and his answers were exactly opposite to OFIR’s positions. 
19. Do you support requiring all employers to verify employee eligibility to work in the United States?   Decline.
 20. Do you support securing the borders before any form of amnesty is legalized?    No.
 21. Do you support spending public funds to benefit illegal immigrants? Yes.
 22. Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents?    Yes.