Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Chain Migration

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Visa Lottery

Acted Negatively for Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas

Took Strong Positive Action for Refugees & Asylees

Took Weak Positive Action for Reduce Amnesty Enticements

Acted Negatively for End Birthright Citizenship

Acted Negatively for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Border Security

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that end chain migration Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Cosponsored legislation to end chain migration Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 2192, the SECURE Act of 2017. This legislation would amnesty DACA recipients and those illegal aliens eligible for DACA. The legislation would also end chain migration, moderately improve border security, and streamline the sending back of unaccompanied minors who illegally cross the U.S. - Mexico border. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Chuck Grassley.

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that end the visa lottery Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2017: Voted in favor of increasing foreign worker visas Sen. Tillis voted in favor of H.R. 244, the 2017 omnibus spending bill. A provision of the bill allows DHS to raise the H-2B cap by 70,000 in 2017 by excluding returning H-2B workers. The spending bill, and the H-2B provision, covers half of 2017.

2017: Cosponsored legislation increasing H-2B visas (Tillis) Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 792, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017. This legislation would exempt returning H-2B workers from the past three years from the annual cap of 66,000. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Thom Tillis (R-UT).

2017: Cosponsored legislation increasing SIVs for Afghanis (Shaheen) Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 630, the Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act. This legislation would increase the number of special immigrant visas for Afghani nationals from 8,500 to 11,000. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that end chain migration Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Cosponsored legislation to streamline UAC removals Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 2192, the SECURE Act of 2017. This legislation would amnesty DACA recipients and those illegal aliens eligible for DACA. The legislation would also end chain migration, moderately improve border security, and streamline the sending back of unaccompanied minors who illegally cross the U.S. - Mexico border. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Chuck Grassley.

2018: Voted against the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Tillis voted against an amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have granted amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million young-adult illegal aliens and granted a defacto amnesty to another 850,000 illegal aliens by protecting them from deportations. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted against the McCain-Coons amendment that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens Sen. Tillis voted against an amendment offered by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The McCain-Coons amendment would grant amnesty to an estimated 3.2 million young-adult illegal aliens. The amendment failed 52-to-47 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Cosponsored legislation to amnesty 1.9 million Dreamers and make moderate improvements to border security and the refugee system in 2018 Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 2192, the SECURE Act of 2017. This legislation would amnesty DACA recipients and those illegal aliens eligible for DACA. The legislation would also end chain migration, moderately improve border security, and streamline the sending back of unaccompanied minors who illegally cross the U.S. - Mexico border. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Chuck Grassley.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to amnesty Dreamers (Tillis) Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 1852, the Succeed Act. This legislation would grant conditional resident status for illegal alien s who meet certain conditions. After ten years in this status, the illegal aliens would be eligible for green cards.  After 5 years with a green card (as a legal permanent resident), the recipients would be eligible for citizenship. The amnesty recipients would be able to sponsor their extended family members once they receive citizenship. The bills main sponsors are Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-Ok.), and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).

2018: Voted against the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would weaken border security Sen. Tillis voted against an amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have appropriated some funding for border security, but limited the ability of Customs and Border Patrols role in enforcement. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted in favor of Sen. Grassleys amendment to the Senate DACA bill that increased border spending Sen. Tillis voted for an amendment offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Grassley amendment would: 1) grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illegal aliens, 2) end Chain Migration and the Visa Lottery, 3) repurpose the Chain and Lottery green cards for clearing out the backlog of 4 million, and 4) authorize spending for increased border security The amendment failed 39-to-60 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018:Cosponsored legislation to make minor improvements to border security Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 2192, the SECURE Act of 2017. This legislation would amnesty DACA recipients and those illegal aliens eligible for DACA. The legislation would also end chain migration, moderately improve border security, and streamline the sending back of unaccompanied minors who illegally cross the U.S. - Mexico border. The bills main sponsor is Sen. Chuck Grassley.

2018: Voted for Sen. Toomeys amendment that would punish sanctuary cities Sen. Tillis voted in favor of an amendment offered by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Toomey amendment would: 1) block certain Federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions and reallocate those funds to jurisdictions that uphold Federal law, 2) protect local police from lawsuits for honoring ICE detainer requests, and 3) explicitly allow localities to protect from referral to ICE victims of or witnesses to a crime. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2018: Voted against the Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment that would weaken interior enforcement Sen. Tillis voted against an amendment offered by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Angus King (I-Maine) to the Senate shell bill for granting amnesty to illegal aliens. The Schumer-Collins-Rounds-King amendment would have reprioritized interior enforcement, protecting nearly every illegal alien, including illegal aliens not even in the country yet, for deportation. The amendment failed 54-to-45 (needed 60 votes to pass).

2017: Cosponsoring legislation to strengthen immigration laws (Grassley) Sen. Tillis cosponsored S. 52, legislation that would designate an illegal alien who is or was a member of a criminal gang, or who participated in gang activity knowing that such participation will promote the gangs illegal activity, is inadmissible and deportable. The bill would also require mandatory detention of such illegal aliens.