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 End Birthright Citizenship

Acted Negatively for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Border Security

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

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2021: Sponsored H.R. 4137 to repatriate deported veterans Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 4137, the Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.). The legislation would allow for deported veterans to return to the U.S., rescind their removal orders, pull them from removal proceedings, and issue them green cards. It would also prohibit the deportation of noncitizen veterans, regardless of their criminal history.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 163, the Protect Patriot Spouses Act, to grant amnesty to military spouses Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 163, introduced by Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.). The legislation would grant amnesty to illegal alien spouses of members of the armed services. The legislation would also cover individuals who were previously deported.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.). The legislation would bar the President from his/her USC 1182(f) authority to block classes of foreign national from entering the United States if it would risk public safety or national security.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 7946 to block the removal of noncitizen service members Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.). The legislation would block the removal of noncitizen service members, veterans, and their family members. In most cases, the only time a service member or veteran is deported is because they were convicted of a heinous crime.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. Gallego voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. Gallego voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to increase guest workers Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would expand the unlimited agricultural guest worker program to include jobs in dairy, meat processing, fish canneries, and more.

2021: Sponsored H.Res. 505 Rep. Gallego sponsored H.Res. 505 introduced by Rep. William Keating (D-Mass.). The resolution calls for increasing the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cap by 8,000.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3382 to expand immigration from South Korea Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3382, the Partner with Korea Act, introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.). The legislation would add South Korea to the list of countries eligible for the E visa (Treaty Traders), authorizing up to 15,000 per year plus spouses and minor children.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 7585 to grant green cards to doctors Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 7585, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.). The legislation would extend the CONRAD 30 program that allows medical school foreign graduates to get green cards who work in medically underserved communities and exempts them from annual numerical caps.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. Gallego voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2022: Voted in favor of H.R. 2471 to increase H-2B and EB-5 visas Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, introduced by Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-N.Y.). The legislation authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to double the number of H-2B low-skill, non-agricultural visas for FY2022. Further, the legislation reauthorizes the EB-5 investor visa program. The legislation was signed into law.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3513, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, to increase refugee admissions Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 3513, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). The legislation would set aside an additional 4,000 visas for refugees from Afghanistan.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3800 to expand refugee and asylum numbers Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3800, the GLOBE Act, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.). The legislation would qualify sexual orientation or gender identity under the social groups provision of refugee/asylum law. This change would immediately qualify an estimated 640 million foreign citizens for refugee or asylum status in the U.S.

2021: Sponsored. H.R. 2237, the GRACE Act, to increase refugee admissions Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 2237, the GRACE Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would establish a new floor for refugee admissions at 125,000 per year.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 8685 to grant amnesty to Afghan evacuees Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 8685, the Afghan Adjustment Act, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 75,000 Afghan evacuees and their family members who were paroled into the United States and arent eligible for other programs offered for translators and others who assisted U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3985 to increase refugee resettlement Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3985, the Allies Act, introduced by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). The legislation would reduce the threshold to participate in the Afghan SIV program, significantly increase the eligible pool beyond those who participated in sensitive and trusted activities, and increase the principle alien cap by 8,000.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 3985 to increase refugee resettlement Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 3985, the Allies Act, introduced by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). The legislation would reduce the threshold to participate in the Afghan SIV program, significantly increase the eligible pool beyond those who participated in sensitive and trusted activities, and increase the principle alien cap by 8,000.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2766, the Families Belong Together Act, to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 2766, the Families Belong Together Act, introduced by Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). The legislation would provide humanitarian parole and a path to citizenship to parents and children who were separated during Pres. Trumps tenure.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 2.9 million illegal aliens who claim to have entered the country under the age of 19 and to another 320,000 illegal aliens who have been granted Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure. The bill contains no immigration offsets or enforcement provisions to deter future illegal immigration.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to more than 1 million illegal farm workers, allowing them to apply for permanent status upon working a certain number of hours in agriculture in future years.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 2.9 million illegal aliens who claim to have entered the country under the age of 19 and to another 320,000 illegal aliens who have been granted Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure. The bill contains no immigration offsets or enforcement provisions to deter future illegal immigration.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 161 to grant TPS to Venezuelan nationals Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 161, introduced by Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.). The legislation would grant a temporary amnesty, in the form of temporary protected status, to approximately 130,000 illegal aliens from Venezuela.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. Gallego voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3946 to extend federal college grants to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3946, the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Pocan (R-Wisc.). The legislation would allow illegal aliens who would qualify under the Dream Act to receive federal Pell grants for college.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3149 to extend federal healthcare assistance to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3149, the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would extend federal healthcare assistance, including Medicare, CHIP, and Obamacare exchange subsidies to illegal aliens. It would also remove the illegally present provision from the Affordable Care Act, allowing illegal aliens full access.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2730 to offer student loans to illegal aliens Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 2730, the College for All Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would allow illegal aliens who qualify for the Dream Act access to federal Pell Grants and FAFSA.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4815 to reward illegal aliens with college financial assistance Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 4815, the Higher Education Dream Act, introduced by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). The legislation would allow illegal aliens who would otherwise qualify for the Dream Act to receive higher education financial assistance. It would also prevent institutions of higher learning from sharing information with the Student & Exchange Visa Information System making it more difficult to track visa overstays.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. Gallego voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 3993 to prohibit detention of some illegal-alien women Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 3993, the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas). The legislation would prevent the detention of pregnant and postpartum women who cross the border illegally.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2222 to ban detention for illegal aliens Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 2222, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would make it the sense of Congress that detention, even for a short period of time, inflicts severe, irreparable harm on children and should be avoided.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to weaken interior enforcement Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement for any illegal alien who could be eligible for the amnesty, regardless of whether the alien has applied or meets the qualifications. Further, it would block ICE access to amnesty applications that are denied.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to weaken interior enforcement Rep. Gallego voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement efforts against any illegal alien who could qualify for the amnesties regardless if the alien has applied or not.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to weaken interior enforcement Rep. Gallego cosponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement for any illegal alien who could be eligible for the amnesty, regardless of whether the alien has applied or meets the qualifications. Further, it would block ICE access to amnesty applications that are denied.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4815 to limit enforcement of illegal alien college students Rep. Gallego sponsored H.R. 4815, the Higher Education Dream Act, introduced by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). The legislation would allow illegal aliens who would otherwise qualify for the Dream Act to receive higher education financial assistance. It would also prevent institutions of higher learning from sharing information with the Student & Exchange Visa Information System making it more difficult to track visa overstays.