Suppose a U.S. presidential candidate announced that he or she would put equal weight on the preferences of immigrants and U.S. citizens. This candidate would likely:

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Putting equal weight on the preferences of immigrants and U.S. citizens would not be a popular stance among the voting population and would likely result in the candidate losing the election. Furthermore, it is not clear what "weight" would be given to the preferences of immigrants and how this would be implemented in policy, making it an ambiguous and potentially controversial stance.