2024: Voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361 to increase chain migration with new green cards.
Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). This legislation would increase family-based and employment green cards by 50,000 annually for five fiscal years.  This is similar to the earlier border legislation introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to increase chain migration with new green cards.
Sen. Cortez Masto 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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2024: Voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361 to greatly increase unnecessary workers.
Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). 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. This is similar to the earlier border legislation introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to greatly increase unnecessary workers.
Sen. Cortez Masto 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.

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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2020: Voted in favor of H.R 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act on Senate floor Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, that would weaken interior enforcement and increase foreign worker visas. The bill reduced funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement by $431 million. Further, the bill authorized the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor to increase the number of H-2B visas issued during the 2021 fiscal year.

2019: Voted in favor of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, to increase H-2B visas Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, that provides funding for the federal government for FY2020. H.R. 1865 included a provision that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020. Under the same provision, DHS added an additional 30,000 H-2Bs in FY 2019.

2019: Voted in favor of the omnibus spending bill, H.J. Res. 31, to increase H-2B visas Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.J.Res. 31, the omnibus spending bill. The bill allows for the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of H-2B guest worker visas issued in FY2019.

2018: Voted in favor of the Omnibus Spending Bill to increase H-2B visas Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of the substitute amendment to H.R. 1625, the omnibus spending bill of 2018. The massive spending bill included a provision that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to double the number of H-2B visas in FY2018.

2017: Voted in favor of increasing foreign worker visas Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.R. 244, the 2017 omnibus spending bill. A provision of the bill allows DHS to raise the H-2B cap by 70,000 in 2017 by excluding returning H-2B workers. The spending bill, and the H-2B provision, covers half of 2017.

2024: Voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361 to reduce asylum fraud.
Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). 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. This is similar to the earlier border legislation introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to reduce asylum fraud.
Sen. Cortez Masto 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. Cortez Masto 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.

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.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The bill would expand Alternatives to Detention (ATD) to aliens who are members of a vulnerable population and defines vulnerable population as nearly every one.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The bill would severely limit the separation of families, lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement limiting the amount of time minors can be detained, remove the federal prohibition on taxpayer-funded council for illegal aliens, and increases the number of immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019. This legislation would implement confidentiality provisions, prohibit family separations, and put in place new standards of care and access to legal counsel for illegal alien minors. The legislation would encourage unaccompanied alien children and family units to cross the border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 557, the REUNITE Act, introduces by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 557, the REUNITE Act of 2019. This legislation would require the reunification of separated families, require expanded ATD, create local offices of reunification, and allocate $50,000,000 for these purposes. The legislation would encourage more family units to cross the U.S. border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019. It would transfer $220 million to the Department of Justice, Office of Refugee Resettlement, and Administration for Children and Families. In doing so, the legislation would encourage additional UACs and family units to cross the border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 292, the Keep Families Together Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 292, the Keep Families Together Act of 2019. This legislation would effectively bar the removal of a child from a parent within 100 miles of the border, creating a large incentive for more illegal aliens to attempt to come to the United States and take advantage of children to do so.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to nullify President Trumps refugee executive order (Feinstein) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 274. This legislation would nullify Executive Order 13769, thereby increasing the refugee cap by 35,000. The legislations main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to nullify President Trumps refugee executive order (Feinstein) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 240. This legislation would nullify Executive Order 13769, thereby increasing the refugee cap by 35,000. The legislations main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation nullifying Pres. Trumps Refugee Resettlement executive order (Feinstein) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 608. This legislation would nullify Pres. Trumps Jan. 27, 2017 executive order that reduced the refugee cap from 85,000 to 50,000 for FY17. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

2024: Voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361 to grant amnesty to undocumented “Dreamers.”
Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). 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. This is similar to the earlier border legislation introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to grant amnesty to undocumented “Dreamers.”
Sen. Cortez Masto 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. Cortez Masto 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.

2023: Sponsored S. 819 to allow most illegal aliens to stay in the United States
Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 819, the Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). The legislation would block most illegal aliens from removal by adding broad waivers for national welfare, safety, or security reasons, extend the 245(i) amnesty, and block removal orders of any family members among other things. In addition, the legislation would end the 3 and 10 year bars for illegal aliens.

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.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The bill would severely limit the separation of families, lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement limiting the amount of time minors can be detained, remove the federal prohibition on taxpayer-funded council for illegal aliens, and increases the number of immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored legislation granting amnesty to Ag workers (Feinstein) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 175, the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019. This legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 3 million agricultural workers. The bill would also prevent prosecution of illegal aliens who receive the amnesty from identity theft if they used a stolen social security number to obtain a job. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

2019: Cosponsored S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S 874, the Dream Act of 2019. This legislation would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who claim to have come to the United States when they were under 18 years of age and who have been in the United States for 4 consecutive years. The bill would give amnesty to more than 3.3 million illegal aliens.

2019: Cosponsored S. 879, the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act, introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 879, the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act. This legislation would give Legal Permanent Residency to all foreign citizens (mostly illegal aliens) who have received Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure, including those removed or deported pursuant to a voluntary departure order. Approximately 440,000 foreign citizens would receive LPR status under this bill.

2019: Cosponsored S. 636, the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 636, the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019. This legislation would make Venezuelans, including those who are in the country illegally, eligible for TPS for 18 months, allowing them to live and work legally in the U.S.

2018: Voted in favor of the McCain-Coons amendment that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Cortez Masto voted for an amendment offered by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The McCain-Coons amendment would grant amnesty to an estimated 3.2 million young-adult illegal aliens. The amendment failed 52-to-47 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted in favor of the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Cortez Masto voted for the amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have granted amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million young-adult illegal aliens and granted a defacto amnesty to another 850,000 illegal aliens by protecting them from deportations. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2017: Cosponsoring legislation to amnesty Dreamers Sen. Cortez Masto is a cosponsor of S 1615, the Dream Act of 2017. This legislation would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who came to the United States when they were under 18 years of age and who have been in the United States for 4 consecutive years. Such a reward for illegal immigration serves as an incentive for more illegal immigration and would amnesty more than 3 million illegal aliens.

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.

2019: Cosponsored legislation granting amnesty to Ag workers (Feinstein) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 175, the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019. This legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 3 million agricultural workers. The bill would also prevent prosecution of illegal aliens who receive the amnesty from identity theft if they used a stolen social security number to obtain a job. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

2019: Cosponsored S. 1095, the American Dream Employment Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 1095, the American Dream Employment Act of 2019. This legislation would provide recipients of the DACA executive amnesty with housing and jobs within the United States Senate.

2024: Voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361 to allow 5,000 illegal entries per day.
Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 4361, the Border Act of 2024, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). 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. This is similar to the earlier border legislation introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

2024: Voted in favor of S.Amdt.1388 to H.R.815 to allow 5,000 illegal entries per day.
Sen. Cortez Masto 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.

2024: Sponsored S. 3591 to increase border security funding
Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 3591, the Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act, introduced by Sen. Bob Casey (R-Pa.). This legislation would allocate $5 billion  for border security efforts and criminalize the destruction of border security equipment and the evasion of border security controls.

2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to strengthen border security
Sen. Cortez Masto 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. 342 to allow illegal border crossers to have access to council
Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 342, the Access to Counsel Act, introduced by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The legislation would require a time period for aliens at port of entry to access counsel, effective slowing down crossing at ports of entry for everyone.

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.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The bill would expand Alternatives to Detention (ATD) to aliens who are members of a vulnerable population and defines vulnerable population as nearly every one.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The bill would severely limit the separation of families, lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement limiting the amount of time minors can be detained, remove the federal prohibition on taxpayer-funded council for illegal aliens, and increases the number of immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 326, the RAIDER Act, introduced by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 326, the RAIDER Act. This legislation would block President Trumps national emergency and block the construction of the border wall.

2018: Voted in favor of the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would weaken border security Sen. Cortez Masto voted for the amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have appropriated some funding for border security, but limited the ability of Customs and Border Patrols role in enforcement. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2017: Cosponsored legislation nullifying Pres. Trumps border security EO (Carper) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 725. This legislation would nullify Pres. Trumps Jan. 25, 2017 executive order that improves border security and strengthens interior enforcement. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

2023: Voted against S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476 to mandate E-Verify and criminalize visa overstays
Sen. Cortez Masto 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.

2023: Sponsored S. 819 to block removals of most illegal aliens
Sen. Cortez Masto sponsored S. 819, the Fairness for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). The legislation would block most illegal aliens from removal by adding broad waivers for national welfare, safety, or security reasons, extend the 245(i) amnesty, and block removal orders of any family members among other things. In addition, the legislation would end the 3 and 10 year bars for illegal aliens.

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.

2020: Voted in favor of H.R 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act on Senate floor Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, that would weaken interior enforcement and increase foreign worker visas. The bill reduced funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement by $431 million. Further, the bill authorized the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor to increase the number of H-2B visas issued during the 2021 fiscal year.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1591, the End Mass Deportation Act, to weaken interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 1591, the End Mass Deportation Act, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The bill would nullify Pres. Trumps interior enforcement executive order issued in Jan. 2017 that established priorities for enforcement, encouraged support for 287(g) agreements, and called for penalties for sanctuary jurisdictions.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The bill would expand Alternatives to Detention (ATD) to aliens who are members of a vulnerable population and defines vulnerable population as nearly every one.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The bill would severely limit the separation of families, lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement limiting the amount of time minors can be detained, remove the federal prohibition on taxpayer-funded council for illegal aliens, and increases the number of immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2097 that would weaken interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 2097, the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.), that would prohibit ICE from detaining illegal aliens in certain locations.

2019: Voted in favor of H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, to weaken interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, that provides funding for the federal government for FY2020. H.R. 1158 effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs).

2019: Cosponsored S. 879, the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act, introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 879, the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act. This legislation would give Legal Permanent Residency to all foreign citizens (mostly illegal aliens) who have received Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure, including those removed or deported pursuant to a voluntary departure order. Approximately 440,000 foreign citizens would receive LPR status under this bill.

2019: Cosponsored S. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019. This legislation would mandate that Customs and Border Patrol have child welfare training, the creation of new protections for children including procedures to ensure they get back to separated parents, and require an assessment as to the best interests of the child and family members regarding deportation. The legislation would encourage unaccompanied alien children and family units to cross the border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 557, the REUNITE Act, introduces by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Cali.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 557, the REUNITE Act of 2019. This legislation would require the reunification of separated families, allow for attorneys to help alien minors bring suit against the government, allow for the waiving of DNA tests to confirm familial connections. The legislation would encourage more family units to cross the U.S. border illegally.

2019: Voted in favor of the omnibus spending bill, H.J. Res. 31, to weaken interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto voted in favor of H.J.Res. 31, the omnibus spending bill. The bill reduces the funding for detention beds used by ICE to detain criminal aliens and recent illegal border crossers. It also provides protection from enforcement and removal for the illegal-alien sponsors and their families of unaccompanied alien children who cross the border illegally. Further, it prevents the hiring of any new ICE agents for Enforcement and Removal Operations.

2019: Cosponsored S. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019. This legislation would prohibit the use of information provided by UACs to apprehend, detain, or remove UACs, custodians, residents of the home, or sponsors. It would not allow funds to be used for enforcement, detention, and removal operations in violation of the Wilberforce Act. In doing so, the legislation would encourage additional UACs and family units to cross the border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 197, the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act, introduced by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 197, the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019. This legislation would prohibit DHS or ICE from using DACA documentation to arrest or detain illegal aliens.

2018: Voted against Sen. Toomeys amendment that would punish sanctuary cities Sen. Cortez Masto voted against an amendment offered by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Toomey amendment would: 1) block certain Federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions and reallocate those funds to jurisdictions that uphold Federal law, 2) protect local police from lawsuits for honoring ICE detainer requests, and 3) explicitly allow localities to protect from referral to ICE victims of or witnesses to a crime. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted in favor of the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would weaken interior enforcement Sen. Cortez Masto voted for the amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have reprioritized interior enforcement, protecting nearly every illegal alien, including illegal aliens not even in the country yet, for deportation. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2017: Cosponsored legislation weakening interior enforcement (Blumenthal) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 845, the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act. This legislation would prevent federal immigration agents from detaining illegal aliens in certain public places. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to inhibit enforcement actions (Heinrich) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 229, the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017. This legislation would prohibit DHS or ICE from using DACA documentation to arrest or detain illegal aliens.

2017: Cosponsored legislation nullifying Pres. Trumps border security EO (Carper) Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 725. This legislation would nullify Pres. Trumps Jan. 25, 2017 executive order that improves border security and strengthens interior enforcement. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

2017: Cosponsored S. 415, introduced by Sen. Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), to void President Trumps sanctuary city executive order Sen. Cortez Masto cosponsored S. 415, legislation that would void President Trumps executive order that prevented sanctuary cities from receiving certain federal funds.