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 End Birthright Citizenship

Acted Negatively for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Border Security

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2021: Sponsored S. 650 to allow certain illegal aliens to obtain federal jobs Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 650, the American Dream Employment Act of 2021, introduced by Sen. Cortez-Masto (D-N.M.). The legislation would open up federal jobs to DACA executive amnesty recipients and illegal aliens who have received Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure.

2021: Voted against Amdt. 132 to S. Con. Res. 5 to require detention of criminal aliens Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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 against Amdt. 811 to S. Con. Res. 5 to block increases in legal immigration Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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: S. 1891, the NO BAN Act Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 1891, the NO BAN Act, introduced by Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). The bill would block the President from enforcing 8 USC 1182(f) without Congressional approval. Section 1182 authorizes the President to suspend immigration for classes of people for national security or public health reasons.

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2022: Voted in favor of H.R. 2471 to increase in H-2B and EB-5 visas Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of 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.

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2021: Sponsored S. 2032 to increase Afghan SIV admissions Sen. Cortez Masto 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. 1638 to grant amnesty and gut interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 1638, Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). The legislation would grant amnesty to most of the 11 million illegal aliens currently in the United States. It would also gut most interior enforcement by ending the 3/10 year bars and dramatically expanding waivers for removal.

2021: Voted against Amdt. 54 to S. Con. Res. 5 to block stimulus payments to illegal aliens Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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.

2021: Voted against Amdt. 687 to S. Con. Res. 5 to reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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.

2022: Voted against S.J. Res. 46 to disapprove of asylum rule Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of S.J.Res. 46 introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.). The legislation would formally disapprove of the Biden Administration rule to allow asylum officers to grant asylum to illegal border crossers at the border.

2021: Voted against Amdt. 542 to S. Con. Res. 5 to provide border fence funding Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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 against Amdt. 651 to S. Con. Res. 5 to end catch-and-release Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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 against Amdt. 872 to S. Con. Res. 5 to fund border security and interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto voted against 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: Sponsored S. 1912 to slow down processing at ports of entry Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 1912, the Access to Counsel Act of 2021, introduced by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The legislation would require a time period for anyone deemed to be inadmissible at a port of entry access to counsel. Doing so would significantly clog ports of entry.

2021: Sponsored S. 1638 to grant amnesty and gut interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 1638, Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). The legislation would grant amnesty to most of the 11 million illegal aliens currently in the United States. It would also gut most interior enforcement by ending the 3/10 year bars and dramatically expanding waivers for removal.