2002: Voted for amendment (Farr) to prolong the awarding of amnesty.
Rep. Kaptur voted for the Farr Amendment to H.R. 4775, a supplemental appropriations bill. The Farr Amendment would have re-instated for four months the Section 245(i) amnesty that encourages illegal immigration by allowing certain illegal aliens to pay a 1,000 fine, to apply for a green card in this country, and to stay without fear of deportation. The Farr amendment, sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), failed by a vote of 27-32.

2002: Voted against a resolution which rewarded illegal immigrants with the Section 245(i) amnesty.
Rep. Kaptur voted against H RES 365, a four-month extension of Section 245(i), an amnesty for illegal aliens that rewards illegal immigrants with residency by allowing certain illegal aliens to pay a 1,000 fine, to apply for a green card in this country, and to stay without fear of deportation. H RES 365, sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), passed by a vote of 275 to 137.

2001-2002: Voted for a bill to extend an illegal immigrant amnesty act (Gekas).
Rep. Kaptur voted to reward illegal immigrants with amnesty by voting in favor of H.R. 1885, or a four-month extension of Section 245(i). The bills primary sponsor was Rep. George Gekas (R-Penn).

2002: Voted for an amendment to authorize the use of the military in border control efforts.
Rep. Kaptur voted in favor of H. Amdt. 479 to H.R. 4546 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the military to assist in border control efforts. The amendment passed 232-183.

2001-2002: Voted for the Traficant Amendment to authorize the use of troops on the border.
Rep. Kaptur voted to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to request that members of the Armed Forces assist the INS with border control efforts. The Traficant Amendment to H.R. 2586, sponsored by Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio), passed by a vote of 242-173.

2002: Voted in committee in favor of the Serrano Amendment to prohibit local or state law enforcement officials from enforcing immigration laws.
Rep. Kaptur voted as part of the House Appropriations Committee in favor of the Serrano Amendment to a supplemental appropriations bill to prohibit implementation of Section 133, a provision that empowers local and state law enforcement officials to enforce certain immigration laws. The Serrano Amendment, proposed by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.), failed by a vote of 23-33.