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Support Great Solutions
5 out of 5 Total Points
E-Verify (GS)
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of H.R. 2 that requires all employers to use E-Verify.
Chain Migration (GS)
Rep. Ogles cosponsored H.R. 7833 to end chain migration.
Visa Lottery (GS)
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 1100 to end the Visa Lottery.
Asylum (GS)
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of H.R. 2 to significantly reduce asylum fraud.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 597 to close several asylum loopholes
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 597, the Stop the Cartels Act, introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). The legislation would fix the current credible fear standards for asylum and prevent felons, most inadmissible aliens, previous deportees, and habitual residents of Central America, where there are refugee processing centers, from asylum.
Birthright (GS)
Rep. Ogles cosponsored H.R. 6612 to end automatic birthright citizenship to illegal aliens.
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Reduce Chain Migration
10 out of 10 Total Points
2024: Sponsored H.R. 7833 to end chain migration.
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 7833, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ). This legislation would end chain migration.
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Reduce Visa Lottery
10 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1100 to end the Visa Lottery
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 1100, the SAFE for America Act, introduced by Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.). The legislation would end the visa lottery that issues 55,000 green cards each year through a random lottery. Green cards are awarded with little regard to a recipient's educational attainment or workforce skills. Ending the program was a recommendation of the last bipartisan Congressional immigration commission chaired by Barbara Jordan.
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Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
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Refugees & Asylees
10 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Voted in favor of H.R. 2 to reduce Asylum Fraud
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of 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.
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Reduce Amnesty Enticements
4.5 out of 4.5 Total Points
2024: Voted for H.R. 7511 to reduce parole abuse
Rep. Ogles 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.
2024: Sponsored H.R. 7511 to reduce parole abuse
Rep. Ogles sponsored 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: Voted in favor of H.R. 2 to prevent amnesties for illegal border crossers
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of 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.
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End Birthright Citizenship
10 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 6612 to end birthright citizenship
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 6612, the “Birthright Citizenship Act of 2023,” introduced by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas). The legislation would end abuse of America’s practice of birthright citizenship by limiting its use to citizens, legal permanent residents, and lawful aliens performing active service in the U.S. military.
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Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
1.5 out of 1.5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 192 to prohibit noncitizen voting in DC
Rep. Ogles 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. Ogles 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.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 149 to block funds for states that allow illegal-alien voting
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 149, the Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act, introduced by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.). The legislation would block all federal funds to states and localities that allow illegal aliens to vote in elections.
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Strengthen Border Security
19 out of 19 Total Points
2023: Voted in favor of H.R. 2 to strengthen border security
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of 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. 29 to require DHS to detain illegal border crossers
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 29, the Border Safety and Security Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). The legislation would allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens at the border if needed to obtain operational control of the border. In addition, the Secretary would be required to suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens during any period in which the Secretary cannot detain asylum seeking illegal aliens or place them into a program similar to the Migration Protection Protocols.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 597 to overhaul the Flores Settlement Agreement
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 597, the Stop the Cartels Act, introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). The legislation would overhaul the Flores Settlement Agreement closing a major border security loophole.
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Strengthen Interior Enforcement
19 out of 19 Total Points
2024: Voted for H.R. 7511 to increase interior enforcement
Rep. Ogles 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. .
2024: Sponsored H.R. 7511 to increase interior enforcement
Rep. Ogles sponsored 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. Ogles 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 in favor of H.R. 2 to mandate E-Verify and criminalize visa overstays
Rep. Ogles voted in favor of 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. 597 to block funding for sanctuary jurisdictions
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 597, the Stop the Cartels Act, introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). The legislation would end federal financial assistance for sanctuary jurisdictions, including those restricting detainment compliance. Jurisdictions’ sanctuary status would be determined yearly.
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Leadership
5 out of 5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.Res. 89 to impeach DHS Sec. Mayorkas
Rep. Ogles H.Res. 89 introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). Passage of the resolution would impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his mishandling of the 2021-23 border crisis.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 661 to require detention of illegal aliens charged with serious crimes
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 661, Sarah's Law, introduced by Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa). The legislation would require the detention of illegal aliens who have been charged with a crime that results in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 552 to defund U.N. mass immigration efforts
Rep. Ogles sponsored H.R. 552, the No Tax Dollars for the United Nation's Immigration Invasion Act, introduced by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas). The legislation would defund several agencies within the United Nations that encourage mass immigration to the U.S., including the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).