Took Weak Positive Action for Support Great Solutions

Acted Negatively for Reduce Chain Migration

Acted Negatively for Reduce Visa Lottery

Acted Negatively for Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas

Acted Negatively for Refugees & Asylees

Acted Negatively for Reduce Amnesty Enticements

Acted Negatively for Limit Birthright Citizenship

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Border Security

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2022: Sponsored S. 5122 to block admissions of members of the CCP Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 5122, the CCP Visa Ban Act of 2022, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). The legislation would make members of the Chinese Communist Party inadmissible and invalidate active visas.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 132 to S. Con. Res. 5 to require detention of criminal aliens Sen. Cramer voted in favor of a motion to waive budgetary rules for Amendment #132, introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have attached Sarahs Law to the bill. Sarahs Law requires mandatory detention for criminal aliens whose crime results in injury or death. The motion, needing 60 votes to pass, failed 52-48.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 811 to S. Con. Res. 5 to block increases in legal immigration Sen. Cramer voted in favor of a motion to waive the budgetary rules for Amendment #811, introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have prevented increases in legal immigration. The amendment failed 40-60.

2021: Sponsored S. 1024 to increase health care visas Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 1024, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). The legislation would recapture 40,000 supposedly unused visas and provide them to health care workers.

2022: Sponsored S. 4567 to increase per-country limits Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 4567, the EAGLE Act, introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). The legislation would allow aliens to file for an adjustment of status if they have an approved petition for at least 2 years and are currently on the employment-based green card waiting list. Further, it would grant amnesty to children of temporary guest workers who will lose status once they reach the age of 21.

2022: Voted against H.R. 2471 to block increases in H-2B and EB-5 visas Sen. Cramer voted against H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, introduced by Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-N.Y.). The legislation authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to double the number of H-2B low-skill, non-agricultural visas for FY2022. Further, the legislation reauthorizes the EB-5 investor visa program. The legislation was signed into law.

2022: Sponsored S. 4637 to address asylum fraud Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 4637 introduced by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). The legislation would define the term frivolous application with respect to asylum applications and upon the finding, refer the case to a judge or deny the application.

2021: Sponsored S. 2032 to increase Afghan SIV admissions Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 2032, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). The legislation would expand the Afghan, including and increase to the cap from 26,500 to 46,500 and extending the program until 2024.

2021: Sponsored S. 2753 to grant a preemptive amnesty to nonimmigrants S. Cramer sponsored S. 2753, the Protecting Children of Long-term Visa Holders Act, introduced by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The legislation would issue green cards to noncitizen visa holders who are children of H visa holders and will soon age out of legal status. In essence, the legislation will grant an amnesty to 190,000 soon-to-be illegal aliens.

2022: Sponsored S. 4567 to grant a pre-emptive amnesty to certain aliens Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 4567, the EAGLE Act, introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). The legislation would grant amnesty to children of temporary guest workers who will lose status once they reach the age of 21.

2022: Sponsored S. 3154 blocking settlement cash to illegal aliens Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 3154, the Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act, introduced by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). The legislation would block settlement cash from going to families who were separated after crossing the border illegally.

2021: Sponsored S. 25, the Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act, to eliminate rewards for illegal aliens Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 25, introduced by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The legislation would block certain federal funds to jurisdictions that provide drivers licenses to illegal aliens.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 54 to S. Con. Res. 5 to block stimulus payments to illegal aliens Sen. Cramer voted in favor of Amendment #54, introduced by Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have blocked stimulus payments from going to illegal aliens. The amendment was approved 58-42.

2022: Sponsored S. 4022 to extend Title 42 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 4022 introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). The legislation would keep the Title 42 policy that prevents illegal border crossers from claiming asylum due to the COVID-19 pandemic in place until Feb. 1, 2025.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 872 to S. Con. Res. 5 to fund border security and interior enforcement Sen. Cramer voted in favor of Amendment #872, introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have provided funding for border security and interior enforcement. The amendment failed 50-50.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 651 to S. Con. Res. 5 to end catch-and-release Sen. Cramer voted in favor of Amendment #651, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have ended the practice of catch-and-release at the border. The amendment failed 50-50.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 542 to S. Con. Res. 5 to provide border fence funding Sen. Cramer voted in favor of Amendment #542, introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have provided funding for border fence construction. The amendment failed 50-50.

2021: Voted in favor of Amdt. 687 to S. Con. Res. 5 to reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy Sen. Cramer voted in favor of Amendment #687, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), to S. Con. Res. 5, the 2021 COVID-19 stimulus bill. The amendment would have reinstated the Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly known as the Remain in Mexico policy. The amendment failed 50-50.

2021: Sponsored S. 25, the Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act, to block funds for sanctuary cities Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 25, introduced by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The legislation would block certain federal funds to jurisdictions that provide drivers licenses to illegal aliens.

2022: Sponsored S. 4636 to strengthen penalties Sen. Cramer sponsored S. 4636, the Asylum Accountability Act, introduced by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). The legislation would turn the 10-year bar for failure to appear at a removal hearing to a permanent bar.