• Authored legislation to make the illegal counterfeiting of Social Security cards by illegal immigrants more difficult. (HR 98, 109th Congress)
• Authored legislation to require employers to verify prospective worker’s citizenship status with a national database so that illegal immigrants cannot find work in the United States. (HR 98, 109th Congress)
• Authored legislation to raise the fine for employing an illegal immigrant by 400% to $50,000, and allow for prison sentences of up to 5 years per illegal immigrant hired. (HR 98, 109th Congress)
• Authored legislation to provide the Border Patrol with $50 million for additional Border Patrol agents, and $100 million for enforcement of federal laws prohibiting the employment of illegal immigrants. (HR 98, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and authored legislation to ensure that criminal aliens who are dangerous to our communities are promptly deported. (HR 100, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and authored legislation to make killing a police officer and fleeing the country to avoid prosecution a federal crime. (HR 2363, HR 3900, HR 1751, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and authored an amendment to increase reimbursement funds to localities for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants by $50 million. (HR2862, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to reauthorize reimbursement to localities for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants (HR 557, HR 3402, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to complete the San Diego/Mexico border fence. (HR 418, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to deny driver’s licenses used for federal purposes to illegal immigrants. (HR 418, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to stop terrorists from abusing our asylum laws. (HR 418, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to enhance U.S.’ ability to deport terrorists. (HR 418, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to enhance border infrastructure and technology integration between state and federal agencies. (HR 418, 109th Congress)
• Voted for an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefits under a totalization agreement that is not consistent with current law, which prohibits payment to illegal immigrants. (HR 3010, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to enhance cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to crack down on alien smuggling. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to end the “catch and release” policy. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to prevent terrorists from becoming U.S. citizens. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to put enhanced surveillance technology on the border. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation requiring employers to electronically verify the work status of current employees and new hires. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for and co-sponsored an amendment to construct fence barriers along the U.S./Mexico border. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for legislation to fund 1,500 new Border Patrol agents. (HR1268, HR2360, 109th Congress)
• Voted for legislation to fund 568 new Immigration and Customs officers. (HR 1268, HR 2360, 109th Congress)
• Voted for legislation to deny funding to localities with sanctuary policies. (HR2862, HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Voted for an amendment to eliminate the visa lottery program. (HR 4437, 109th Congress)
• Co-sponsored legislation requiring employers to electronically verify the work status of new hires. (HR 19, 109th Congress)
• Co-sponsored legislation requiring employers at critical infrastructure sites to electronically verify the work status of new hires. (HR 1770, 109th Congress)
• Co-sponsored legislation to increase penalties on illegal aliens who re-enter the country after deportation. (HR 3150, 109th Congress)
• Authored legislation to make the illegal counterfeiting of Social Security cards by illegal immigrants more difficult. (HR 5111, 108th Congress)
• Authored legislation to require employers to verify a prospective worker’s citizenship status with a national database so that illegal immigrants cannot find work in the United States. (HR 5111, 108th)
• Authored legislation to raise the fine for employing an illegal immigrant by 400% to $50,000, and allow for prison sentences of up to 5 years per illegal immigrant hired. (HR 5111, 108th)
• Authored legislation to provide the Border Patrol with $50 million for additional border patrol agents, and $100 million for enforcement of federal laws prohibiting the employment of illegal immigrants. (HR 5111, 108th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to increase the number of border patrol agents by 10,000 and to increase the number of immigration investigators by 2,400 over the next 5 years. (HR 10, 108th)
• Voted AGAINST providing amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. (S 1200, 99th)
• Co-sponsored an amendment to increase the size of the border patrol by 50 percent. (S 1200, 99th)
• Co-sponsored legislation stating that immigrants in the United States should not be given resident status. (H CON RES 334, 97th)
• Authored legislation to prohibit providing Federal financial benefits and unemployment assistance to illegal immigrants. (HR 6098, 102nd)
• Authored legislation to permit states to choose to prohibit education funds from going to illegal immigrants. (HR 6098, 102nd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to allow criminal assets seized by the Justice Department to be spent to increase the size of the Border Patrol. (HR 2071, 102nd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to increase the penalties for immigration fraud. (HR 3438, 102nd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to increase the number of US Attorneys assigned to prosecute illegal immigrant trafficking. (HR 3439, 102nd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to prohibit giving public welfare benefits and housing assistance to illegal immigrants. (HR 1080, 103rd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to make the transportation of illegal immigrants for employment purposes a crime. (HR 1081, 103rd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to direct the Immigration and Naturalization Service to hire honorably discharged military veterans as additional Border Patrol agents. (HR 1082, 103rd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to prohibit federal funds from going to local governments who refuse to cooperate in the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens. (HR 1083, 103rd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to make illegal immigrants ineligible for non-emergency assistance under Medicaid, food stamps, and job training assistance. (HR 3500, 103rd)
• Co-sponsored legislation to declare English as the official language of the United States, require U.S. Government communications to be in English, and to repeal the Bilingual Education Act. (HR 739, 104th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to install physical barriers to block popular entry areas for illegal immigrants. (HR 1018, 104th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to allow the Immigration and Naturalization Service to conduct wiretaps for illegal immigrant smuggling investigations. (HR 1018, 104th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to authorize States to deny public education benefits to illegal immigrants. (HR 1377, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to permit the Immigration and Naturalization Service to conduct undercover operations. (HR 2202, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to deport aliens who falsely claim U.S. citizenship or who have illegally voted. (HR 2202, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation increasing the number of INS detention facilities. (HR 2202, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation to prohibit Social Security benefits from being paid to illegal immigrants. (HR 2202, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation permitting the National Guard to transport criminal illegal immigrants. (HR 2202, 104th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation requiring California voters to verify their citizenship before voting, in order to prevent illegal immigrants and other non-citizens from voting. (HR 1428, 105th)
• Voted for and co-sponsored legislation creating a program to identify illegal immigrants who are being held in prison, so that they may be deported. (HR 1493, 105th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to establish a pilot program for the U.S. admission of temporary seasonal workers, to ensure that these workers returned home as scheduled. (HR 2377, 105th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to require fingerprint and criminal background checks of certain foreign nationals and their sponsors prior to naturalization. (HR 2837, 105th)
• Voted to make completion of the San Diego border fence a Department of Homeland Security priority. (HR 5005, 107th)
• Co-sponsored legislation to renegotiate the Extradition Treaty between the United States and Mexico so that potential sentences of the death penalty or life imprisonment do not interfere with the extradition of criminals from Mexico. (H CON RES 93, 108th)
• Voted to provide federal reimbursement of $550 million over the past two years to local governments for the costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants. (H J RES 2, 107th; HR 2673, 108th)
• Voted to provide $3.0 billion to reimburse emergency rooms and trauma centers for the costs of treating low-income and uninsured patients, such as illegal immigrants. (HR 1, 108th)
• Voted to provide $1.0 billion to reimburse hospitals for the costs of treating illegal immigrants. (HR 1, 108th)

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