Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Chain Migration

Acted Negatively for Reduce Visa Lottery

Took Positive Action for Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas

Took Strong Positive Action for Refugees & Asylees

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Amnesty Enticements

Took Strong Positive Action for Limit Birthright Citizenship

Took Strong Positive Action for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Border Security

Took Strong Positive Action for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2017: Cosponsored the Census Accuracy Act, introduced by Rep. Steve King, to strengthen interior enforcement Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 3600, the Census Accuracy Act. This legislation would require the Census Bureau to include a question asking respondents to identify themselves as citizens, legal permanent residents, other legal status, or none of the above. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to provide oversight of refugee resettlement (Culberson) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 546, the No Resettlement Without Consent Act. This legislation would prevent the resettlement of refugees without locality or state approval. The bills main sponsor is Rep. John Abney Culberson (R-Tex.).

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to end chain migration Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to end Chain Migration Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. This legislation would end Chain Migration by eliminating all adult family categories. The bill would provide a renewable, nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizens. These provisions would reduce annual legal immigration by more than 250,000 per year.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, to reduce border surges Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, clarify the authority of ICE detainers, reform the Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited deportation of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and would increase the number of immigration judges.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, reform William Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and clarifies the authority of detainers issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2018: Voted in favor of the Omnibus Spending Bill to increase H-2B visas Rep. Sessions voted in favor of the substitute amendment to H.R. 1625, the omnibus spending bill of 2018. The massive spending bill included a provision that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to double the number of H-2B visas in FY2018.

2017: Voted in favor of increasing foreign worker visas Rep.Sessions 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 the Davis-Oliver Act to reduce unnecessary foreign workers (Labrador) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 2431, the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill was known as the SAFE Act in previous Congresses. This legislation would empower local law enforcement agents to enforce federal immigration laws. This legislation also requires DHS to create a national immigration violators database. This legislation would help reduce illegal immigration by empowering law enforcement officials and making it more difficult for illegal aliens to live and work in local communities. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Id.).

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, to reduce border surges Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, clarify the authority of ICE detainers, reform the Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited deportation of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and would increase the number of immigration judges.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, reform William Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and clarifies the authority of detainers issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to close asylum loopholes Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to reduce Asylum fraud Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. This legislation would reduce asylum fraud by reforming the processing of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) detained at the border.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to combat border surge (Chaffetz) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017, which represents one of the most thorough responses to the surge of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) at the Southwest border. Aside from repealing the requirements that resulted in UACs from contiguous countries receiving differing treatment than those from noncontiguous countries, this bill requires immigration officers to order all illegal entrants removed upon screening, absent an asylum claim. In order to encourage cooperation with return, foreign countries who resist repatriation will face cuts to foreign assistance. The definition of UAC is also limited further to those who do not have a parent, legal guardian, sibling over 18, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or cousin in the U.S. Further, the deadline before notification and transfer of UACs to Health and Human Services (HHS) is extended, and HHS is required to share details of the children and those with whom the children are placed with DHS. Additional judges and immigration attorneys are added in an attempt to address the current surge, while CBP is granted unimpeded access to Federal land, which includes the construction of tactical infrastructure. Finally, various changes are made to the asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, and parole systems to severely limit fraud and abuse, while protecting those with legitimate claims. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to reform Americas refugee and asylum system (Babin) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 80, the Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017. This legislation would immediately suspend all refugee resettlement until the Government Accountability Office can assess its costs to state and local municipalities and potential national security threats.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, to reduce border surges Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, clarify the authority of ICE detainers, reform the Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited deportation of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and would increase the number of immigration judges.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, reform William Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and clarifies the authority of detainers issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2017: Cosponsored the Davis-Oliver Act to reduce amnesties (Labrador) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 2431, the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill was known as the SAFE Act in previous Congresses. This legislation would require Congressional approval to renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Through TPS, an estimated 150,000 illegal aliens over 10 years would not receive amnesty under the legislation. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Id.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to combat border surge (Chaffetz) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017, which represents one of the most thorough responses to the surge of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) at the Southwest border. Aside from repealing the requirements that resulted in UACs from contiguous countries receiving differing treatment than those from noncontiguous countries, this bill requires immigration officers to order all illegal entrants removed upon screening, absent an asylum claim. In order to encourage cooperation with return, foreign countries who resist repatriation will face cuts to foreign assistance. The definition of UAC is also limited further to those who do not have a parent, legal guardian, sibling over 18, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or cousin in the U.S. Further, the deadline before notification and transfer of UACs to Health and Human Services (HHS) is extended, and HHS is required to share details of the children and those with whom the children are placed with DHS. Additional judges and immigration attorneys are added in an attempt to address the current surge, while CBP is granted unimpeded access to Federal land, which includes the construction of tactical infrastructure. Finally, various changes are made to the asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, and parole systems to severely limit fraud and abuse, while protecting those with legitimate claims. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah).

2017: Cosponsoring a bill that ends birthright citizenship Rep. Sessions is cosponsoring H.R. 140, which eliminates birthright citizenship, the process that automatically grants citizenship to the estimated 350,000 U.S.-born children of illegal aliens each year. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is the main sponsor of this bill.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to end sanctuary cities Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to end rewards for illegal aliens Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. This legislation would block illegal aliens from receiving refundable tax credits.

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to withhold funds from sanctuary cities Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This legislation expands the definition of sanctuary cities and withholds DOJ and DHS grants from them, clarifies the authority of ICE detainers and grants State and local law enforcement immunity for complying with detainer requests, and expands the authority of the Secretary of DHS to detain certain criminal aliens. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to prevent illegal aliens receiving health insurance subsidies Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act. This legislation would require the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security to verify that every applicant for a healthcare exchange credit is a citizen or eligible alien before the Treasury Department could issue the tax credit. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to prevent illegal alien child tax credits (S. Johnson) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 2149, the Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act. This legislation would require inclusion of the taxpayers social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, preventing illegal aliens from claiming the credit. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Sam Johnson (Tex.).

2017: Cosponsored the Davis-Oliver Act to reduce rewards to illegal aliens (Labrador) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 2431, the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill was known as the SAFE Act in previous Congresses. This legislation would empower local law enforcement agents to enforce federal immigration laws. This legislation also requires DHS to create a national immigration violators database. This legislation would help reduce illegal immigration by empowering law enforcement officials and making it more difficult for illegal aliens to live and work in local communities. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Id.).

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, to reduce border surges Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6204, the Families First Act, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, clarify the authority of ICE detainers, reform the Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited deportation of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and would increase the number of immigration judges.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, reform William Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and clarifies the authority of detainers issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to strengthen border security Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to strengthen border security Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. This legislation would strengthen border security by granting Border Patrol officers access to federal lands. The bill would also authorize funding for the hiring of additional Border Patrol officers and the construction of border fencing.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to combat border surge (Chaffetz) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017, which represents one of the most thorough responses to the surge of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) at the Southwest border. Aside from repealing the requirements that resulted in UACs from contiguous countries receiving differing treatment than those from noncontiguous countries, this bill requires immigration officers to order all illegal entrants removed upon screening, absent an asylum claim. In order to encourage cooperation with return, foreign countries who resist repatriation will face cuts to foreign assistance. The definition of UAC is also limited further to those who do not have a parent, legal guardian, sibling over 18, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or cousin in the U.S. Further, the deadline before notification and transfer of UACs to Health and Human Services (HHS) is extended, and HHS is required to share details of the children and those with whom the children are placed with DHS. Additional judges and immigration attorneys are added in an attempt to address the current surge, while CBP is granted unimpeded access to Federal land, which includes the construction of tactical infrastructure. Finally, various changes are made to the asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, and parole systems to severely limit fraud and abuse, while protecting those with legitimate claims. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah).

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6417, the AG and Legal Workforce Act, to mandate E-Verify Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6417 that would require all employers to use E-Verify. The legislation would also reform the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. The bill includes Rep. Lamar Smiths (R-Texas) Legal Workforce Act. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is the lead sponsor of the legislation.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 6134, the Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). The legislation would increase the credible fear standard thereby reducing asylum fraud, reform William Wilberforce TVPRA Act that prevents the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries, and clarifies the authority of detainers issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

2018: Voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), to mandate E-Verify Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. H.R. 4760 would have ended chain migration and the visa lottery, reducing legal immigration by approximately 300,000 per year. The legislation would have also strengthened border security, closed loopholes that lead to asylum fraud, mandated E-Verify, and ended sanctuary cities. The legislation also would have granted amnesty to approximately 700,000 DACA recipients.

2018: Cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to mandate E-Verify and end sanctuary cities Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act. This legislation would require all employers to use E-Verify within 2 years. The bill would also require full implementation of the biometric entry-exit system at all ports of entry and strengthen existing law that prohibit sanctuary cities.

2017: Cosponsored the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, introduced by Rep. Barbara Comstock, to strengthen interior enforcement Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act. This legislation would make non-citizens who are members of a criminal gang deportable even if they havent committed a crime. It would also make gang members inadmissible. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.).

2017: Voted in favor of legislation to withhold funds from sanctuary cities Rep. Sessions voted in favor of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This legislation expands the definition of sanctuary cities and withholds DOJ and DHS grants from them, clarifies the authority of ICE detainers and grants State and local law enforcement immunity for complying with detainer requests, and expands the authority of the Secretary of DHS to detain certain criminal aliens. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

2017: Cosponsored legislation to mandate E-Verify (Smith) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 3711, the Legal Workforce Act of 2017. This legislation would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment. Large employers, federal, state, and local agencies and federal and state contractors would need to comply within six months. The bill would also make the E-Verify program permanent. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is the bills main sponsor.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to defund sanctuary cities (Goodlatte) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. This legislation would withhold certain funds from sanctuary cities.

2017: Cosponsored legislation to strengthen interior enforcement (Buddy Carter) Rep. Sessions has cosponsored H.R. 1334, the ALERTED Act of 2017. This legislation would strengthen interior enforcement by allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to consider issuing a detainer for an alien who has violated laws other than those related to controlled substances. The bill was introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.).

2017: Cosponsored the Davis-Oliver Act to increase interior enforcement (Labrador) Rep. Sessions cosponsored H.R. 2431, the Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, in the House Judiciary Committee. This bill was known as the SAFE Act in previous Congresses. This legislation would empower local law enforcement agents to enforce federal immigration laws. This legislation also requires DHS to create a national immigration violators database. This legislation would help reduce illegal immigration by empowering law enforcement officials and making it more difficult for illegal aliens to live and work in local communities. The bills main sponsor is Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Id.).