Minnesota GOP Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya Floats Pathway To Citizenship For Illegals
Ashley Brasfield
Reporter
April 17, 2026
Minnesota GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya signaled openness to a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants when pressed on Republican amnesty legislation.
During an April 9 appearance on Will Cain’s radio show, the former sports broadcaster was asked where she stood on the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act — legislation backed by several Republican lawmakers, including Florida Rep. Maria Salazar and New York Rep. Mike Lawler, who insist it is not amnesty. Tafoya responded that parts of a bill could be acceptable, even if she disagrees with others. (RELATED: Senate GOP Bets On Ex-Sports Broadcaster To Flip Minnesota — Local Republicans Aren’t Buying It)
Tafoya said she would need to see the specifics on the Dignity Act, telling Cain, “A bill can be really good and you can slide in a specific I would not agree with.” She asserted that immigration is a “very nuanced problem.”
“I’ve had people come to me Will, and say, ‘What’s your number?’ And I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Well how many have to leave and how many do you let in?’ And I said, ‘I don’t think that’s a number that I
want to set.'”
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