0%
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Support Great Solutions
0 out of 5 Total Points
E-Verify (GS)
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2, which requires all employers to use E-Verify.
Chain Migration (GS)
Rep. Gottheimer did not cosponsor H.R. 7833 to end chain migration.
Visa Lottery (GS)
Rep. Gottheimer has not sponsored H.R. 1100 to end the Visa Lottery.
Asylum (GS)
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2 to significantly reduce asylum fraud.
Birthright (GS)
Rep. Gottheimer did not cosponsor H.R. 6612 to end automatic birthright citizenship to illegal aliens.
No Action
Reduce Chain Migration
No Action
Reduce Visa Lottery
Minimal Action
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
0 out of 1.5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1787 to expand the P visa program
Rep. Gottheimer sponsored H.R. 1787, the Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would add foreign carnival workers to the uncapped P Visa category.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 2827 to add South Korea to the E visa list
Rep. Gottheimer sponsored H.R. 2827, the Partner with Korea Act, introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.). The legislation would add South Korea to the list of countries eligible for the E visa, awarded to treaty traders and treaty investors. The expansion would be limited to 15,000 each year, plus spouses and children.
0%
F-
Refugees & Asylees
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to reduce Asylum Fraud
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). 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.
15%
F
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
1 out of 6.5 Total Points
2024: Voted for H.R. 7511 to reduce parole abuse
Rep. Gottheimer voted for H.R. 7511, the “Laken Riley Act,” introduced by Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.). The legislation would reduce parole abuse by giving states standing to file suit against the federal government for its refusal to enforce immigration laws.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 16 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens
Rep. Gottheimer sponsored H.R. 16, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to more than 3 million illegal aliens who either would qualify under the DREAM Act or have received Temporary Protected Status.
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to prevent amnesties for illegal border crossers
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). The legislation would reduce amnesty by strictly limiting the situations under which an administration can grant parole to illegal aliens.
No Action
End Birthright Citizenship
Minimal Action
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
1 out of 1 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 192 to prohibit noncitizen voting in DC
Rep. Gottheimer sponsored H.R. 192 introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas). The legislation would block non-citizens from voting in the District of Columbia.
2023: Voted for H.J.Res. 24 to disapprove of illegal-alien voting in the District of Columbia
Rep. Gottheimer voted in favor of H.J. Res. 24, introduced by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.). The joint resolution would officially disapprove the the District of Columbia's Council amendment that allows illegal aliens to vote in local elections. The resolution passed the House 260-162.
0%
F-
Strengthen Border Security
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to strengthen border security
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). 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.
28%
D
Strengthen Interior Enforcement
4 out of 14 Total Points
2024: Voted for H.R. 7511 to increase interior enforcement
Rep. Gottheimer voted for H.R. 7511, the “Laken Riley Act,” introduced by Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.). The legislation would increase immigration enforcement by requiring the detention of illegal aliens who have committed burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. It also gives States tools to fight back against administrations unwilling to faithfully execute the law as written by Congress. It empowers States directly by giving them standing to sue in Federal court, along with expedited consideration, for catch and release, mass parole, not complying with mandatory detention of aliens ordered removed, and for failing to discontinue visas to recalcitrant nations. .
2023: Voted in favor or H.R. 2494 to strengthen interior enforcement
Rep. Gottheimer voted in favor of H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act, introduced by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.). The legislation would make attacking a law enforcement officer a deportable offense.
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to mandate E-Verify and criminalize visa overstays
Rep. Gottheimer voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). 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.
No Action