Took Strong Positive Action for Support Great Solutions

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Chain Migration

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Visa Lottery

Acted Negatively for Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas

Took Strong Positive Action for Refugees & Asylees

Acted Negatively for Reduce Amnesty Enticements

Took Strong Positive Action 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

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6318to strengthen interior enforcement including mandating E-Verify Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6318 that would mandate E-Verify for all employers. The legislation would also make illegal entry a felony and redirect federal funding from sanctuary cities to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 5884, the Mayor Libby Schaaf Act Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 5884, the Mayor Libby Schaaf Act, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The legislation would makes the obstruction of law enforcement officials (including by officers and agents of a state) a crime. The bill is in response to Portland, Ore. mayor, Libby Schaaf, who ordered the obstruction of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

2017: Cosponsored the Census Accuracy Act, introduced by Rep. Steve King, to strengthen interior enforcement Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 3600, the Census Accuracy Act. This legislation would require the Census Bureau to include a question asking respondents to identify themselves as citizens, legal permanent residents, other legal status, or none of the above. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to allow states to block refugee resettlement (Poe) Rep. Babin has cosponsored H.R. 604, the State Refugee Security Act of 2017. The bill allows governors to halt refugee resettlement in their states if there is a security risk to the state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to deport and prevent entry to potential terrorists Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 844, the Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017. This legislation would make aliens identified on the terror screening database inadmissible and place non-LPR aliens in expedited removal proceedings if on the terror watch list. The bill allows the removal/inadmissibility to be waived with unanimous concurrence of the Secretary of DHS, Attorney General, FBI Director, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State. The bill would also remove asylum, withholding/cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, adjustment of status, and torture protection from terror watch list aliens and make them ineligible for any relief. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC).

2017: Cosponsoring legislation to require the detention of criminal aliens (King) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 174, Sarahs Law. This legislation would require the detention of illegal aliens who have been charged with a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. The legislation would also call for DHS to notify the victim or victims family of relevant immigration/criminal history of the accused. The legislations main sponsor is Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to end chain migration Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2017: Cosponsored the American LAWS Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Brat, to eliminate Chain Migration Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 4340, the American LAWS Act. This legislation includes the Nuclear Family Priority Act which would end the family-preference green card categories. The legislation would also remove parents of U.S. citizens from the immediate family category and create a renewable visa for parents. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.).

2017: Cosponsored the American LAWS Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Brat, to eliminate the Visa Lottery Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 4340, the American LAWS Act. This legislation includes the SAFE for America Act which would end the diversity visa lottery. The visa lottery issues approximately 50,000 green cards each year through a random drawing to foreign nationals with little regard for the educational attainment or skills. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to end the visa lottery (Posey) Rep. Babin is a cosponsor of H.R. 1178, the SAFE for America Act. This legislation would eliminate the visa lottery. This is a program that each year gives another 50,000 green cards to people without any regard to their humanitarian need or to what they might offer the country or to their having any family connections in the United States. It is a program that promotes massive illegal migration by people who think they may some day win the lottery and be allowed to stay in the United States. The bipartisan U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform under the leadership of the late Barbara Jordan recommended eliminating the visa lottery. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.).

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to close asylum loopholes Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: 2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4850, the Asylum Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) to reduce asylum fraud Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 4850, the Asylum Protection Act. This legislation would limit asylum applications to within one year of arrival. The bill would also require those who arrive at a port of entry with the intent to claim asylum to file at the port of entry.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to halt certain refugee resettlement (Babin) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 81, the Resettlement Accountability National Security Prioritization Act of 2017, legislation that would suspend refugee resettlement for aliens from Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen (terror-sponsoring nations) until Congress passes a joint resolution. The legislation also calls for reports on national security threats and benefit costs to refugees.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to reform Americas refugee and asylum system (Babin) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 80, the Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017. This legislation would immediately suspend all refugee resettlement until the Government Accountability Office can assess its costs to state and local municipalities and potential national security threats.

2017: Cosponsoring a bill that ends birthright citizenship Rep. Babin is cosponsoring H.R. 140, which eliminates birthright citizenship, the process that automatically grants citizenship to the estimated 350,000 U.S.-born children of illegal aliens each year. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is the main sponsor of this bill.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 5229, the Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) to reduce rewards for illegal aliens Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 5229, the Tuition Fairness for Citizens Act. This legislation would establish a private right of action for those aggrieved for violations of the ban on illegal alien in-state tuition.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to end sanctuary cities Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to withhold funds from sanctuary cities Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This legislation expands the definition of sanctuary cities and withholds DOJ and DHS grants from them, clarifies the authority of ICE detainers and grants State and local law enforcement immunity for complying with detainer requests, and expands the authority of the Secretary of DHS to detain certain criminal aliens. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to prevent illegal aliens receiving health insurance subsidies Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act. This legislation would require the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security to verify that every applicant for a healthcare exchange credit is a citizen or eligible alien before the Treasury Department could issue the tax credit. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to defund sanctuary campuses (Harris) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 1342, the Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017. This legislation would prevent colleges and universities from receiving certain federal funds if they shield illegal aliens from enforcement actions. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to prevent illegal alien child tax credits (S. Johnson) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 2149, the Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act. This legislation would require inclusion of the taxpayers social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, preventing illegal aliens from claiming the credit. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Sam Johnson (Tex.).

2017: Cosponsored Legislation to Restrict Title IX Funds for Sanctuary Campuses (Hunter) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 483, the No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act. This legislation would restrict Title IX funding to sanctuary campuses. The legislations main sponsor is Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Cal.).

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6657, the Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act, to disincentivize illegal immigration Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6657 that would create a fund to strengthen border security. The fund would be funded by penalizing companies that fail to disincentivize its citizens from coming to the United States illegally. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6318to strengthen interior enforcement including mandating E-Verify Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6318 that would mandate E-Verify for all employers. The legislation would also make illegal entry a felony and redirect federal funding from sanctuary cities to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to strengthen border security Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6417, the AG and Legal Workforce Act, to mandate E-Verify Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6417 that would require all employers to use E-Verify. The legislation would also reform the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. The bill includes Rep. Lamar Smiths (R-Texas) Legal Workforce Act. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6318to strengthen interior enforcement including mandating E-Verify Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6318 that would mandate E-Verify for all employers. The legislation would also make illegal entry a felony and redirect federal funding from sanctuary cities to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4915, the SLAP Act, introduced by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) to end sanctuary cities Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 4915, the SLAP Act. This legislation would criminalize the release of criminal aliens subject to a detainer and would grant immunity to cooperating officers.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6089, the E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act, to reduce visa overstays Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 6089, the E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act, introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The legislation would require visa recipients for B, F, H-1B, H-2B, and K visas (as well as any with more than a 1.5% overstay rate) to post a bon dof $2,500-$10,000, based on risk of overstay.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to mandate E-Verify Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 5653, the Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018, to strengthen interior enforcement Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 5653, the Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). The legislation would strengthen interior enforcement by making aliens convicted of two or more misdemeanors or at least on felony deportable.

2017: Cosponsored the American LAWS Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Brat, to mandate E-Verify for all employers Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 4340, the American LAWS Act. This legislation includes the Legal Workforce Act which would require all businesses to run most new hires through E-Verify within 2 years, turning off the jobs magnet that is the cause of most illegal immigration. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.).

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to withhold funds from sanctuary cities Rep. Babin voted in favor of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This legislation expands the definition of sanctuary cities and withholds DOJ and DHS grants from them, clarifies the authority of ICE detainers and grants State and local law enforcement immunity for complying with detainer requests, and expands the authority of the Secretary of DHS to detain certain criminal aliens. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to mandate E-Verify (Smith) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 3711, the Legal Workforce Act of 2017. This legislation would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment. Large employers, federal, state, and local agencies and federal and state contractors would need to comply within six months. The bill would also make the E-Verify program permanent. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is the bills main sponsor.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to defund sanctuary campuses (Harris) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 1342, the Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017. This legislation would prevent colleges and universities from receiving certain federal funds if they shield illegal aliens from enforcement actions. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to strengthen interior enforcement (Buddy Carter) Rep. Babin has cosponsored H.R. 1334, the ALERTED Act of 2017. This legislation would strengthen interior enforcement by allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to consider issuing a detainer for an alien who has violated laws other than those related to controlled substances. The bill was introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to end sanctuary cities in (Black) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 400, the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. The bill would help end sanctuary policies that aim to protect criminal aliens by defining sanctuary jurisdictions as any state or local jurisdiction that fails to communicate with federal immigration agents and refuses to comply with detainer requests. The bill would also block certain federal funds from sanctuary cities and shield local police from liability when acting on behalf of a federal immigration request.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to detain criminal illegal aliens (Biggs) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 486, Grants Law. This legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security to detain criminal aliens who commit serious crimes and complete the removal process within 90 days, thereby preventing their release and jeopardizing public safety. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).

2017: Cosponsored H.R. 82 (Babin) to stop issuance of visas to recalcitrant nations Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 82, the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act. This legislation would prohibit the issuance of visas to countries that refuse to repatriate deported aliens. Approximately 384,000 foreign nationals enter the country each year from recalcitrant countries. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Brian Babin (R-Tex.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to disincentivize the hiring of illegal aliens (King) Rep. Babin cosponsored H.R. 176, the New IDEA Act. This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code so that wages and benefits paid to unauthorized aliens are not tax deductible. This bill also makes improvements to E-Verify, including permanent authorization the program, safe harbor for employees that properly use E-Verify, and permission for employers to make job offers contingent upon work authorization. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).