{"id":11668,"date":"2016-01-28T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=11668"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:46:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:46:30","slug":"key-questions-the-gop-candidates-should-be-asked-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/01\/28\/key-questions-the-gop-candidates-should-be-asked-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Questions the GOP Candidates Should Be Asked Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tonight is the final Republican debate before the February 1 Iowa caucuses officially kickoff the presidential nomination process. Like the other GOP debates, this one features a main debate at 9 p.m. EST and an undercard debate at 7 p.m. EST. Four lower polling candidates will appear at the undercard debate: Carly Fiorina; Mike Huckabee; Rick Santorum; and Jim Gilmore. Seven candidates will appear on the main stage debate: Ted Cruz; Marco Rubio; Ben Carson; Chris Christie; Jeb Bush; John Kasich; and Rand Paul. Notably, Donald Trump\u2014who leads the field in most polls\u2014has decided he will not participate in tonight\u2019s debate. Fox News is hosting the debate and it can also be streamed live here<\/a>.<\/p>\n With immigration playing a growing role in the 2016 campaign and first votes being cast in four days, FAIR believes the candidates should be pressed on their immigration positions. Accordingly, FAIR offers the following five questions that should<\/i><\/b> be asked of the candidates:<\/p>\n