50%
C
Support Great Solutions
0 out of 2 Total Points
E-Verify (GS)
Sen. Tester voted against S.Amdt. 110 that would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill (H.R. 3746). H.R. 2 would mandate E-Verify for most employers
Sen. Tester has not cosponsored S. 156, the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act, to require all employers to use E-Verify
Visa Lottery (GS)
Asylum (GS)
Sen. Tester voted against S.Amdt. 110 that would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill (H.R. 3746). H.R. 2 would significantly reduce asylum fraud.
6%
F
Reduce Chain Migration
0 out of 3 Total Points
2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to increase chain migration with new green cards.
Rep. voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815, introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Chuch Schumer (D-NY). This legislation would increase family-based and employment green cards by 50,000 annually for five fiscal years.
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Reduce Visa Lottery
0%
F-
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
0 out of 4.5 Total Points
2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to greatly increase unnecessary workers.
Rep. voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815, introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Chuch Schumer (D-NY). This legislation would provide a massive surge of cheap labor by handing out 50,000 additional green cards annually for five years, providing amnesty to around 250,000 dependents of H1B aliens who would otherwise age out, and granting instant automatic employment authorization to aliens seeking asylum.
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Refugees & Asylees
0 out of 20 Total Points
2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to reduce asylum fraud.
Rep. voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815, introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Chuch Schumer (D-NY). This legislation would grant employment authorization instantly to asylum seekers, provide adjustment of status for Afghan nationals illegally paroled into the country, and create a new SIV program for Afghans.
2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to reduce Asylum Fraud
Sen. Tester voted against S. Amdt. 110, offered by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to H.R. 3476. S. Amdt. 110 would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill. The legislation would significantly reduce asylum fraud by strengthening the credible fear standard to ensure that only those who are more than likely to be awarded asylum by an immigration judge are allowed to continue with the asylum process. Further, it would prohibit individuals who cross the border illegally from claiming asylum and prevent asylum seekers from receiving a work permit for one year after entry.
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F-
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
0 out of 5 Total Points
2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to grant amnesty to undocumented “Dreamers.”
Rep. voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815, introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Chuch Schumer (D-NY). This legislation would provide lawful status for the dependents of H-1B aliens after they would otherwise age out of dependent status and allow them to apply for indefinite employment authorization.
2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to prevent amnesties for illegal border crossers
Sen. Tester voted against S. Amdt. 110, offered by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to H.R. 3476. S. Amdt. 110 would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill. The legislation would reduce amnesty by strictly limiting the situations under which an administration can grant parole to illegal aliens.
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End Birthright Citizenship
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Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
5%
F-
Strengthen Border Security
1 out of 19 Total Points
2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to allow 5,000 illegal entries per day.
Rep. voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815, introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash) and Chuch Schumer (D-NY). This legislation would codify chaos at the border by allowing up to 5,000 illegal entries per day before border closure is required. The requirements for border closure are time-limited, and much discretion is placed in the hands of the President and his staff to determine how and when to use the authority provided.
2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to strengthen border security
Sen. Tester against S. Amdt. 110, offered by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to H.R. 3476. S. Amdt. 110 would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill. The legislation would require DHS to restart border wall construction that has been authorized for and paid for by Congress and strengthen the Secure Fence Act of 2006 by requiring physical barriers along 900 miles of border. The legislation also provides retention bonuses for Border Patrol agents and defunds efforts to resettle illegal border crossers across the country.
2023: Sponsored S. 208 to suspend the end of Title 42 for 60 days
Sen. Tester sponsored S. 208, the Public Health and Border Security Act, introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). The legislation would prevent the ending of the Title 42 border health policy put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic for 60 days.
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Strengthen Interior Enforcement
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to mandate E-Verify and criminalize visa overstays
Sen. Tester voted against S. Amdt. 110, offered by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to H.R. 3476. S. Amdt. 110 would have added the House-passed H.R. 2 to the Debt Limit compromise bill. The legislation would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years to ensure that new hires are authorized to work in the United States. The legislation provides additional time for agricultural employers to comply. The bill would also make overstaying a visa a felony crime and allow Unaccompanied Alien Children from noncontiguous countries to be returned to their home countries.
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