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2010 California Gubernatorial Race

 

What if my candidate hasn't completed a survey?If your favorite candidate has not completed a survey, there are several things you can do. 1) Download a copy of our survey and hand deliver it to the candidate's campaign office or email the attachment. 2) Or if you don't want to download a copy of the survey, you can copy the link and email it to the campaign office: https://www.numbersusa.com
/content/publications/letters-endorsements/candidate-surveys.html 3) Or you can call the candidate's campaign office and urge them to complete our survey. Give them our phone number to call: (703) 816-8820.
What is a "True Reformer"?A "True Reformer" is a candidate who PROMISES to support all or nearly all of NumbersUSA's top immigration priorities. In most instances, "True Reformers" have completed our Immigration-Reduction Survey, but there are a few incumbents who have also earned the "True Reformer" label through their actions in Congress, most notably by sponsoring all five of our "5 Great Immigration-Reduction Bills."

The survey is not the final determinant. If we find sufficient actions and comments by a candidate that are contradictory to what has been stated on the survey, we replace the survey answer with a colored circle that indicates what we rate as the candidate's true position.
What do the symbols mean?Go to the bottom of the candidate comparison grid to find the full KEY that explains each symbol. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

GREEN: Supports lower immigration.
ORANGE: Supports higher immigration.

YES and NO icons: These are the answers candidates gave us by completing our Immigration-Reduction Survey. Note that these are what candidates PROMISE to do if elected and are not based on past actions.

CIRCLES: If candidates don't fill out our survey, we rate them based on past actions and/or statements they have made in the media or on their websites.

Be sure to click on candidates' names below their photos to see notes they have written to amplify any of their answers, and to see links to statements that we have found and used to determine our ratings.
What does a letter grade above a photo mean?If candidates are current or former Members of Congress, a shield with their grade is located above their photo. The grade posted for incumbents is their grade for this Congress (2013-14) only, while former Members have their career grade posted.
Who should I vote for?NumbersUSA does not endorse candidates, but we do tell you who has the best positions on immigration. Simply, the more green icons that candidates have on the grid below, the more likely they will be to reduce overall immigration and foreign-worker competition (both illegal and legal).

Voters will also want to make the usual assessments about a candidate's character and leadership abilities. You will also want to click on the name below the candidates' photos to see any notes that they wrote on survey and any links that we have provided to their public statements and websites.

Click on the name beneath a photo to view any notes candidates attached to their survey and any links to public statements in media and websites that contributed to the ratings.

Election Notes

Watch Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman field questions about illegal immigration during a California debate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DYrV7-XGIA

Listen to Meg Whitman on the John and Ken Show from KFI in Los Angeles. Audio

Jerry Brown on Immigration with the Sacramento Bee. Video

Chelene Nightingale on KFI's John and Ken Show

Key

Replied "Yes"
to NumbersUSA survey.
Replied "No"
to NumbersUSA survey.
Rated "Yes"
Rated "Leaning Yes"
Rated "Indecisive"
Rated "Leaning No"
Rated "No"
Rated "Failed To Act"
Unknown