Immigration Reform
| Family-Based Immigration Programs |
Results |
- Whether to reduce, increase or maintain number of green cards for adult children of U.S. citizens
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
- Whether to reduce, increase or maintain number of green cards for adult children of permanent residents
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
- Whether to reduce, increase or maintain number of green cards for siblings of U.S. citizens
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
- Whether to reduce, increase or maintain number of green cards for the parents of US citizens; or replace with a renewable 5-year Visa program
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| Diversity Lottery |
Results |
- Whether to change the number of green cards or eliminate the diversity lottery program
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| Employment-Based Immigration |
Results |
- Whether to increase the number of green cards for immigrants who have skills needed in the economy or will make substantial investments that create jobs
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
- Whether to reform current visa program for temporary farm workers, allowing farmers to pay a lower hourly wage and removes requirement to provide housing or transportation while extending the length of the visa from 10 to 18 months
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
- Whether to substantially increase the number of temporary work (H-2B) visas for industries that rely on temporary, often seasonal, labor
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| E-Verify Program |
Results |
- Whether to require all employers to use the E-Verify system to verify that current employees and all new job applicants have the legal right to work in the US
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| Path to Citizenship |
Results |
- Whether to create a new long-term visa for certain undocumented immigrants, which gives them a path to citizenship
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program (DACA) |
Results |
- Whether to approve the DACA “Path to Citizenship” proposal, which allows people who entered the country illegally as minors to:
- apply for a special 8-year green card
- apply for a permanent green card after 8 years, and
- apply for citizenship after another 5 years
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
| Securing the Southern Border |
Results |
- Whether to spend $25 billion on building a barrier along the southern border, primarily a wall
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National and by Party ID |
By Demographics |
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