Acted Negatively for Support Great Solutions

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 Limit Birthright Citizenship

Acted Negatively for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Border Security

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2019: Cosponsored S. 2482 to revoke rule that would burden taxpayers Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 2482, the Protect American Values Act, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), that would revoke the Trump Administration public charge rule. The public charge rule would block make anyone who could become a public charge inadmissible unless they provide a cash bond.

2019: Cosponsored S. 662, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 662, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019. This legislation would mandate legal council for Unaccompanied Alien Children who are apprehended after crossing the border illegally.

2019: Cosponsored S. 534, the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-N.Y.) Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 534, the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019. This legislation would block certain funds from being used for President Trumps border wall, these funds included primarily disaster relief funds, as well as funds given to the Army Corps of Engineers.

2019: Cosponsored S. 246, introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 246. This legislation would nullify Pres. Trumps Jan. 27, 2017 executive order that reduced the refugee cap from 85,000 to 50,000 for FY17.

2020: Voted in favor of H.R 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act on Senate floor Sen. Markey 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.

2020: Cosponsored S. 3599, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, to increase green cards for doctors and nurses Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 3599, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, introduced by Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.). The legislation would recapture 40,000 green cards that would otherwise go unused as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and allow for those green cards to be issued to foreign doctors and nurses with applications submitted within 90 days of the end of the Covid-19 national emergency.

2019: Voted in favor of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, to increase H-2B visas Sen. Markey 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: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, to encourage border surges Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The bill would: 1) prevent the separation of families within 100 miles of the border, 2) call for limited detention of family units, 3) lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement that requires the feds to release minors within 20 days, 4) appoint taxpayer-funded attorneys for UACs in removal proceedings, and add 75 immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 292, the Keep Families Together Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Markey 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.

2019: Cosponsored S. 557, the REUNITE Act, introduces by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Markey 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. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Sen. Markey 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. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Markey 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. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 2478, the Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019, to grant TPS to Bahamians Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 2478, the Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The bill would grant Temporary Protected Status to Bahamians, including those present illegally at the time of enactment.

2019: Cosponsored S. 879, the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act, introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Markey 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. 456, the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, introduced by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 456, the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019. This legislation would grant Legal Permanent Resident status, with no offsets, to refugees from Liberia (with limited inadmissibility), as long as they have been in the United States since Nov. 20, 2014. They would be allowed to work and would be protected during the time their application is pending.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1095, the American Dream Employment Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Markey 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.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, to encourage border surges Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The bill would: 1) prevent the separation of families within 100 miles of the border, 2) call for limited detention of family units, 3) lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement that requires the feds to release minors within 20 days, 4) appoint taxpayer-funded attorneys for UACs in removal proceedings, and add 75 immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 534, the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-N.Y.) Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 534, the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019. This legislation would block certain funds from being used for President Trumps border wall, these funds included primarily disaster relief funds, as well as funds given to the Army Corps of Engineers.

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

2020: Voted in favor of H.R 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act on Senate floor Sen. Markey 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. Markey 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. 2113, the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, to encourage border surges Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 1733, the Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The bill would: 1) prevent the separation of families within 100 miles of the border, 2) call for limited detention of family units, 3) lock in the Flores Settlement Agreement that requires the feds to release minors within 20 days, 4) appoint taxpayer-funded attorneys for UACs in removal proceedings, and add 75 immigration judges.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2219 to weaken interior enforcement Sen. Markey cosponsored S. 2219, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). The bill would establish the privilege of counsel and right of counsel in removal proceedings, which would slow down the removal process.

2019: Cosponsored S. 2097 that would weaken interior enforcement Sen. Markey 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: Cosponsored S. 1894, the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, to weaken enforcement and encourage border surges Sen. Markey 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: Voted in favor of H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, to weaken interior enforcement Sen. Markey 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. Markey 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. 557, the REUNITE Act, introduces by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Cali.) Sen. Markey 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: Cosponsored S. 661, the Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). Sen. Markey 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. 388, the Families, Not Facilities Act, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) Sen. Markey 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. Markey 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.