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Support Great Solutions
0 out of 4 Total Points
E-Verify (GS)
Rep. Trahan voted against H.R. 2 that requires all employers to use E-Verify.
Rep. Trahan has yet to sponsor legislation that would require employers to use E-Verify.
Visa Lottery (GS)
Rep. Trahan has not sponsored H.R. 1100 to end the Visa Lottery.
Asylum (GS)
Rep. Trahan voted against H.R. 2 to significantly reduce asylum fraud.
Rep. has not sponsored legislation to significantly reduce Asylum and Refugee Fraud.
Chain Migration (GS)
Rep. Trahan has not yet cosponsored H.R. 7833, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, to end chain migration.
Birthright (GS)
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Reduce Chain Migration
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to double chain migration
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would shift spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents to the unlimited immediate family category. Additionally, it expands all other areas of legal immigration, resulting in an increase of nearly 300,000 chain migration green cards each year.
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Reduce Visa Lottery
0 out of 5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to increase the Visa Lottery by 50%
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would create an additional 25,000 green cards each year for the Visa Lottery, bringing the annual total of green cards raffled off each year to 80,000.
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Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to expand immigrant and nonimmigrant worker visas
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would allow approximately 600,000 nonimmigrants who are "essential" workers to receive green cards. Additionally, the legislation would more than 11 million new employment preference green cards over 10 years, plus offer green cards to any nonimmigrant with an advanced degree in STEM.
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Refugees & Asylees
0 out of 12.5 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to reduce Asylum Fraud
Rep. Trahan 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.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to add 25,000 asylum visas over 10 years
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would add an additional 25,000 green cards over 10 years to be used for refugees from Syria.
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Reduce Amnesty Enticements
0 out of 15.5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 16 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens
Rep. Trahan 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. Trahan 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.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to grant amnesty to 11 million illegal aliens
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to nearly all illegal aliens currently living in the United States.
No Action
End Birthright Citizenship
Minimal Action
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
0 out of 0.5 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.J.Res. 24 to disapprove of illegal-alien voting in the District of Columbia
Rep. Trahan voted against 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.
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Strengthen Border Security
0 out of 20 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to strengthen border security
Rep. Trahan 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.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to encourage border surges
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would likely create a massive surge of illegal border crossings because of the amnesty, new enforcement guidelines that block removals of illegal aliens, and the green card expansions.
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Strengthen Interior Enforcement
0 out of 24 Total Points
2024: Voted against H.R. 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
Rep. Trahan voted against H.R. 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act, introduced by Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY). The legislation bars localities that ignore ICE immigration detainer requests from receiving federal funds that are intended to benefit illegal aliens.
2023: Voted against H.R. 2494 to strengthen interior enforcement
Rep. Trahan voted against 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. Trahan 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.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to prohibit most deportations
Rep. Trahan sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would block the deportation of illegal aliens until they've had an opportunity to apply for relief or an adjustment of status.
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Leadership
0 out of 5 Total Points
2024: Cosponsored H.R. 9244 to limit the presidents authority on immigration
Rep. Trahan cosponsored H.R. 9244, the NO BAN Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), legislation that would significantly limit executive authority from being used to prevent future border surges. The bill would restrict the use of 1182(f) that allows the president to suspend immigration for national security reasons.