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Immigration & Border Security

Policies addressing legal and illegal immigration, border enforcement, asylum processes, and pathways to citizenship.

What This Means

Immigration is about who can come to the U.S. and who gets to stay. It covers border security, visas, and paths to become a citizen.

Progressive

Wants to help people already here get a legal path to stay. Supports letting in more people.

Conservative

Wants stronger borders and fewer people coming in. Supports sending back those here without papers.

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Progressive
3380
Conservative
402
Mixed / Neutral
8464
Total
Party Breakdown
Democratic3931 officials
91% progressive5% mixed4% conservative
Republican4375 officials
25% progressive2% mixed73% conservative
Independent158 officials
5% progressive77% mixed18% conservative
Where Officials Stand

Officials grouped by where they land on this issue.

Progressive4682

Anthony DeSimoneDemocratic
State Representative, District 5 · RI

Estimated from democrat party platform

and 405 others:
Roth
Smith
Jr.
Pryor
Dawson
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly AyotteRepublican
Governor of New Hampshire · NH

Supports stricter border enforcement, building the border wall, reducing illegal immigration, and merit-based legal immigration.

and 24 others:
Mike Kehoe
Kehoe
Kelly Armstrong
Armstrong
Henry McMaster
McMaster
Patrick Morrisey
Morrisey
Bill Lee
Lee
Howard Lutnick
Howard LutnickRepublican
Secretary of Commerce · NY

Advocates for securing the southern border, ending catch-and-release, and enforcing existing immigration laws.

Russell Vought
Russell VoughtRepublican
Director of the Office of Management and Budget · VA

Champions strict border security including physical barriers, increased border patrol, and visa enforcement.

and 15 others:
Neal Dunn
Dunn
Barry Moore
Moore
Laurel Lee
Lee
Glenn Thompson
Thompson
Dan Meuser
Meuser
Claudia Tenney
Claudia TenneyRepublican
U.S. Representative · NY

Supports strong border security measures, increased enforcement, and merit-based immigration policies.

and 14 others:
Aaron Bean
Bean
Daniel Webster
Webster
Gary Palmer
Palmer
Lloyd Smucker
Smucker
Austin Scott
Scott
Mike Crapo
Mike CrapoRepublican
U.S. Senator · ID

Supports strict border security and immigration enforcement.

and 6 others:
Joni Ernst
Ernst
Jon Husted
Husted
Jim Risch
Risch
Roger Wicker
Wicker
Kevin Cramer
Cramer
Patrick McHenry
Patrick McHenryRepublican
U.S. Representative · NC

Supports border security and immigration enforcement.

Jim Banks
Jim BanksRepublican
U.S. Senator · IN

Strongly supports border wall construction, strict enforcement, and opposes amnesty for undocumented immigrants.

and 1 other:
Bill Hagerty
Hagerty
Roger Marshall
Roger MarshallRepublican
U.S. Senator · KS

Strongly supports border security, border wall construction, and strict immigration enforcement.

and 1 other:
Tim Sheehy
Sheehy

Centrist / Mixed402

Josh Green
Josh GreenDemocratic
Governor of Hawaii · HI

Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants while also backing border security measures and DACA protections.

and 21 others:
Jared Polis
Polis
Wes Moore
Moore
Josh Shapiro
Shapiro
Maura Healey
Healey
Andy Beshear
Beshear
Richard Blumenthal
Richard BlumenthalDemocratic
U.S. Senator · CT

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship and protections for Dreamers.

Jamie Raskin
Jamie RaskinDemocratic
U.S. Representative · MD

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship and humane treatment of immigrants.

Gary Peters
Gary PetersDemocratic
U.S. Senator · MI

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with both border security and a pathway to citizenship.

Jon Ossoff
Jon OssoffDemocratic
U.S. Senator · GA

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with both border security and a path to citizenship.

Emily BussIndependent
UT State Senator, District 11 · UT

Estimated from independent party platform

and 2 others:
Ky Holland
Holland
Brien
Pete Aguilar
Pete AguilarDemocratic
U.S. Representative · CA

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship and practical border security measures.

Jim Clyburn
Jim ClyburnDemocratic
U.S. Representative · SC

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship and reasonable security measures.

and 1 other:
Steny Hoyer
Hoyer
Peter Welch
Peter WelchDemocratic
U.S. Senator · VT

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship and humane border policies.

and 1 other:
Chris Murphy
Murphy
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratic
U.S. Representative · FL

Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship and reasonable border security measures.

and 1 other:
Adam Smith
Smith

Conservative3380

Timothy Kennedy
Timothy KennedyDemocratic
U.S. Representative · NY

Opposes current immigration enforcement approaches, advocating for more balanced reform.

Chrissy Houlahan
Chrissy HoulahanDemocratic
U.S. Representative · PA

Critical of immigration policies that separate families or limit legal immigration pathways.

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