50%
C
Support Great Solutions
0 out of 3 Total Points
E-Verify (GS)
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2 that requires all employers to use E-Verify.
Rep. Schiff has yet to sponsor legislation that would require employers to use E-Verify.
Visa Lottery (GS)
Rep. Schiff has not sponsored H.R. 1100 to end the Visa Lottery.
Asylum (GS)
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2 to significantly reduce asylum fraud.
Rep. has not sponsored legislation to significantly reduce Asylum and Refugee Fraud.
Chain Migration (GS)
Rep. Schiff has not yet cosponsored H.R. 7833, the Nuclear Family Priority Act, to end chain migration.
Birthright (GS)
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F-
Reduce Chain Migration
0 out of 10 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to double chain migration
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would shift spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents to the unlimited immediate family category. Additionally, it expands all other areas of legal immigration, resulting in an increase of nearly 300,000 chain migration green cards each year.
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F-
Reduce Visa Lottery
0 out of 5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to increase the Visa Lottery by 50%
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would create an additional 25,000 green cards each year for the Visa Lottery, bringing the annual total of green cards raffled off each year to 80,000.
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F-
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
0 out of 12 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1828 to allow U or T visa holders to obtain a work permit
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 1828, the POWER Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.). The legislation would allow aliens who have applied for U (victims of crime) or T (victims of human trafficking) visas to receive a work permit.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 2827 to add South Korea to the E visa list
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 2827, 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, awarded to treaty traders and treaty investors. The expansion would be limited to 15,000 each year, plus spouses and children.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to expand immigrant and nonimmigrant worker visas
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would allow approximately 600,000 nonimmigrants who are "essential" workers to receive green cards. Additionally, the legislation would more than 11 million new employment preference green cards over 10 years, plus offer green cards to any nonimmigrant with an advanced degree in STEM.
No Action
Workers (GS)
0%
F-
Refugees & Asylees
0 out of 12.5 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to reduce Asylum Fraud
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). The legislation would significantly reduce asylum fraud by strengthening the credible fear standard to ensure that only those who are more than likely to be awarded asylum by an immigration judge are allowed to continue with the asylum process. Further, it would prohibit individuals who cross the border illegally from claiming asylum and prevent asylum seekers from receiving a work permit for one year after entry.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to add 25,000 asylum visas over 10 years
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would add an additional 25,000 green cards over 10 years to be used for refugees from Syria.
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F-
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
0 out of 26.5 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 16 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 16, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to more than 3 million illegal aliens who either would qualify under the DREAM Act or have received Temporary Protected Status.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1511 to expand amnesties for illegal aliens indefinitely
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 1511, the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act , introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would create a rolling amnesty by updating the immigration registry to apply to any illegal alien who has been in the country for at least seven years.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1698 to grant amnesty to illegal-alien family members
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 1698, the American Families United Act, introduced by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas). The legislation would allow the federal government to terminate removal proceedings, decline to order removed, grant permission to reapply for admission, or waive one or more grounds of inadmissibility for spouses and children of US citizens.
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to prevent amnesties for illegal border crossers
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). The legislation would reduce amnesty by strictly limiting the situations under which an administration can grant parole to illegal aliens.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to grant amnesty to 11 million illegal aliens
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to nearly all illegal aliens currently living in the United States.
No Action
End Birthright Citizenship
Minimal Action
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
0 out of 0.5 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.J.Res. 24 to disapprove of illegal-alien voting in the District of Columbia
Rep. Schiff voted against H.J. Res. 24, introduced by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.). The joint resolution would officially disapprove the the District of Columbia's Council amendment that allows illegal aliens to vote in local elections. The resolution passed the House 260-162.
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F-
Strengthen Border Security
0 out of 23 Total Points
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to strengthen border security
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). The legislation would require DHS to restart border wall construction that has been authorized for and paid for by Congress and strengthen the Secure Fence Act of 2006 by requiring physical barriers along 900 miles of border. The legislation also provides retention bonuses for Border Patrol agents and defunds efforts to resettle illegal border crossers across the country.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to encourage border surges
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would likely create a massive surge of illegal border crossings because of the amnesty, new enforcement guidelines that block removals of illegal aliens, and the green card expansions.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 666 to provide time for illegal border crossers time to access council
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 666, the Access to Counsel Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would require a time period for aliens at port of entry to access counsel, effective slowing down crossing at ports of entry for everyone.
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F-
Strengthen Interior Enforcement
0 out of 23 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1828 to discourage workplace enforcement
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 1828, the POWER Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.). The legislation would allow aliens who have been victims of labor or employment abuse to apply for a U visa (victims of crime) and to stay and work in the United States while the employer is under investigation. The legislation could discourage enforcement against employers of illegal aliens by rewarding the workers with visas and work permits.
2023: Voted against H.R. 2 to mandate E-Verify and criminalize visa overstays
Rep. Schiff voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, introduced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). The legislation would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years to ensure that new hires are authorized to work in the United States. The legislation provides additional time for agricultural employers to comply. The bill would also make overstaying a visa a felony crime and allow Unaccompanied Alien Children from noncontiguous countries to be returned to their home countries.
2023: Sponsored H.R. 3194 to prohibit most deportations
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 3194, the U.S. Citizenship Act, introduced by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). The legislation would block the deportation of illegal aliens until they've had an opportunity to apply for relief or an adjustment of status.
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F-
Leadership
0 out of 6 Total Points
2023: Sponsored H.R. 1511 to expand amnesties for illegal aliens indefinitely
Rep. Schiff sponsored H.R. 1511, the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act , introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would create a rolling amnesty by updating the immigration registry to apply to any illegal alien who has been in the country for at least seven years.