Holds strong views on foreign policy

Paul opposes membership in NAFTA and the WTO and advocates withdrawal from NATO and the United Nations for reasons of maintaining strong national sovereignty.

Paul is the only 2008 Republican presidential candidate to have voted against the Iraq War Resolution in 2002. Paul voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force for the War in Afghanistan in 2001, but suggested alternatives including giving the president authority to grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal to target specific terrorists.

Paul opposes illegal immigration, birthright citizenship and amnesty. Paul wants to end welfare benefits for illegal immigrants and voted "yes" on the Secure Fence Act of 2006.

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