2001: Signed a statement against importing more foreign workers.

Rep. Sessions signed a statement issued by the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus in April of 2001 opposing the Bush-Fox amnesty and guestworker proposals that would create some sort of guestworker program for illegal immigrants leading to an amnesty.

2001-2002: Cosponsored bill to reduce refugee and asylum fraud (Feinstein).
Sen. Sessions cosponsored S. 1627 to require applicants for refugee and asylee status to have biometric identifiers. This would help reduce the number of applicants who are denied refugee status but then fail to leave the country. The primary sponsor was Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

2001: Signed a letter opposing the Section 245(i) amnesty Rep. Sessions signed a letter to Speaker of the House Hastert opposing any reinstatement of the Section 245(i) amnesty that allows certain illegal aliens to pay a $1,000 to adjust their status and stay in the country legally.

2001: Signed a statement against an amnesty.

Rep. Sessions signed a statement issued by the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus in April of 2001 opposing the Bush-Fox amnesty proposals that would reward illegal immigrants from Mexico. This put President Bush on notice that there was Congressional opposition to the amnesty.

2001-2002: Cosponsored bill to increase border control with an alien tracking and identification system (Kennedy).
Sen. Sessions cosponsored the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 to create an entry-exit system that would check every visa holder as they enter and exit the U.S. S. 1749, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), did not come to a vote.

2001-2002: Cosponsored bill to increase border control with an alien tracking and identification system (Feinstein).
Sen. Sessions cosponsored S. 1627 to create a comprehensive alien tracking and identification system that would implement an entry-exit system to check every visa holder upon entering and exiting the U.S. The primary sponsor was Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

2001-2002: Cosponsored bill to decrease illegal immigration with an alien tracking and identification system (Kennedy).
Sen. Sessions cosponsored the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 to create a comprehensive alien tracking and identification system by implementing an entry-exit system with an integrated database of biometric identifiers for every visa holder. This would have greatly reduced the ability for a visa holder to overstay their visa and become an illegal alien in the U.S. S. 1749, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), did not come to a vote.

2001-2002: Cosponsored bill to increase interior enforcement with alien tracking and identification system (Feinstein).
Sen. Sessions cosponsored S. 1627 to create a comprehensive alien tracking and identification system. This would have reduced the opportunities for an alien in the U.S. to overstay a visa and become an illegal alien. The primary sponsor was Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).