~ Congress (& presidential candidates) immigration & its enforcement report card(s) ~ as of : July 20, 2024
lnk ~ congress' immigration report card ~ find your senators/reps voting report card(s)
(lnk is ~ http://grades.betterimmigration.com/view_all.html3?Flag=GRADE)
their (ABI) stated goal is ( which is a high priority for me....)
Americans for Better Immigration (ABI) (they say - is a non-profit, non-partisan organization)
which lobbies Congress for reductions in immigration numbers & border/interior enforcement(s).
(Each legislative action is graded by how much it would reduce or increase illegal or legal immigration & associated enforcement or lack of.)
~ sampling immigration & its enforcement report card(s) ~
Tom Tancredo............Final Grade: A+
Duncan Hunter...........Final Grade: A+
Jeff Sessions...........Final Grade: A
Ron Paul................Final Grade: B
Ben Nelson..............Final Grade: B-
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Fred Thompson...........Final Grade: C-
Mitt Romney.............Final Grade: C-
Sam Nunn................Final Grade: C-
John Edwards............Final Grade: D ( supports amnesty, participated in univison debate)
Newt Gingrich...........Final Grade: D ( supports amnesty )
John Mccain.............Final Grade: D ( supports amnesty )
Chris Dodd..............Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty, participated in univison debate)
Mike Gravel.............Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty, participated in univison debate)
Barack Obama............Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty, participated in univison debate)
Hilary Clinton..........Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty, participated in univison debate)
Dennis Kucinich.........Final Grade: D- (supports amnesty, against building fence(s) & favors spanish as America's 2nd "official" national language)
Joseph Biden............Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty )
Chuck Hagel.............Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty )
Sam Brownback...........Final Grade: D- ( supports amnesty )
Wesley Clark............Final Grade: F ( supports amnesty )
Bill Richardson.........Final Grade: F- ( supports amnesty, against building fence(s) & participated in univison debate)
Nancy Pelosi............Final Grade: F- ( supports amnesty~ 27 sanctuary cities in her state )
Michael Bloomberg.......Final Grade: F- ( supports amnesty & mayor of sanctuary city )
Rudolph Guliani.........Final Grade: F- ( supports amnesty & mayor of sanctuary city )
the worst of congress................
~ congress members (105 of them) actively supporting illegals & amnesty (with grades of "F" or worse) ~
alphabetical order..........
Ackerman, Gary (D-NY) - 14%
Allen, Tom (D-ME) - 14%
Baca, Joe (D-CA) - 4%
Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) - 14%
Becerra, Xavier (D-CA) - 2%
Berman, Howard (D-CA) - 14%
Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR) - 5%
Brown, Corrine (D-FL) - 13%
Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) - 15%
Capps, Lois (D-CA) - 8%
Cardin, Benjamin (D-MD) - 11%
Casey, Robert (D-PA) - 9%
Cleaver, Emanuel (D-MO) - 15%
Clyburn, James (D-SC) - 11%
Conyers, John (D-MI) - 7%
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) - 4%
Davis, Artur (D-AL) - 13%
Davis, Danny (D-IL) - 5%
Davis, Susan (D-CA) - 10%
DeGette, Diana (D-CO) - 7%
Delahunt, Bill (D-MA) - 14%
DeLauro, Rosa (D-CT) - 13%
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln (R-FL) - 7%
Dicks, Norm (D-WA) - 12%
Dingell, John (D-MI) - 11%
Doggett, Lloyd (D-TX) - 8%
Durbin, Richard (D-IL) - 15%
Ellison, Keith (D-MN) - 9%
Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) - 10%
Engel, Eliot (D-NY) - 11%
Eshoo, Anna (D-CA) - 14%
Farr, Sam (D-CA) - 13%
Fattah, Chaka (D-PA) - 10%
Feingold, Russell (D-WI) - 6%
Filner, Bob (D-CA) - 4%
Frank, Barney (D-MA) - 11%
Gonzalez, Charlie (D-TX) - 4%
Grijalva, Raul (D-AZ) - 3%
Gutierrez, Luis (D-IL) - 2%
Hastings, Alcee (D-FL) - 2%
Hinojosa, Ruben (D-TX) - 5%
Honda, Mike (D-CA) - 3%
Inslee, Jay (D-WA) - 11%
Jackson, Jesse (D-IL) - 10%
Jackson-Lee, Sheila (D-TX) - 2%
Jefferson, William (D-LA) - 7%
Kennedy, Edward (D-MA) - 14%
Kennedy, Patrick (D-RI) - 11%
Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) - 13%
Lantos, Tom (D-CA) - 14%
Leahy, Patrick (D-VT) - 15%
Lee, Barbara (D-CA) - 8%
Lewis, John (D-GA) - 8%
Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA) - 5%
Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY) - 15%
Markey, Edward (D-MA) - 10%
McDermott, Jim (D-WA) - 6%
McGovern, Jim (D-MA) - 7%
Meek, Kendrick (D-FL) - 12%
Meeks, Gregory (D-NY) - 7%
Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) - 6%
Mollohan, Alan (D-WV) - 10%
Nadler, Jerrold (D-NY) - 8%
Napolitano, Grace (D-CA) - 7%
Neal, Richard (D-MA) - 9%
Norton, Eleanor (D-DC) - 10%
Oberstar, James (D-MN) - 10%
Olver, John (D-MA) - 9%
Ortiz, Solomon (D-TX) - 2%
Pastor, Ed (D-AZ) - 2%
Payne, Donald (D-NJ) - 7%
Pelosi, Nancy (D-CA) - 3%
Price, David (D-NC) - 12%
Rahall, Nick (D-WV) - 13%
Rangel, Charles (D-NY) - 2%
Reyes, Silvestre (D-TX) - 10%
Rodriguez, Ciro (D-TX) - 3%
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) - 9%
Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-CA) - 6%
Rush, Bobby (D-IL) - 8%
Salazar, Ken (D-CO) - 14%
Sanchez, Linda (D-CA) - 7%
Sanchez, Loretta (D-CA) - 10%
Schakowsky, Janice (D-IL) - 5%
Schiff, Adam (D-CA) - 14%
Scott, Robert (D-VA) - 9%
Serrano, Jose (D-NY) - 7%
Slaughter, Louise (D-NY) - 14%
Smith, Adam (D-WA) - 14%
Snyder, Vic (D-AR) - 12%
Solis, Hilda (D-CA) - 3%
Stark, Pete (D-CA) - 6%
Tauscher, Ellen (D-CA) - 11%
Thompson, Bennie (D-MS) - 10%
Towns, Edolphus (D-NY) - 8%
Van Hollen, Chris (D-MD) - 6%
Velazquez, Nydia (D-NY) - 2%
Waters, Maxine (D-CA) - 10%
Watson, Diane (D-CA) - 9%
Watt, Melvin (D-NC) - 8%
Weiner, Anthony (D-NY) - 6%
Welch, Peter (D-VT) - 12%
Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI) - 8%
Woolsey, Lynn (D-CA) - 7%
Wynn, Albert (D-MD) - 10%
~ comment ~
~ Let's re-affirm " with citizenship " our (usa) gratitude to those exceptional individuals who are willing to wait-in-line ( aka ~ respect )........
~ affirmation via an amendment to the constitution....and enforced (i hope)...
~ no waiting to come into this country means no citizenship.....ever..........
~ sampling ~
Tom Tancredo............Final Grade: A+
Duncan Hunter...........Final Grade: A+
Jeff Sessions...........Final Grade: A
Ron Paul................Final Grade: B
Fred Thompson...........Final Grade: C
Newt Gingrich...........Final Grade: D
John Mccain.............Final Grade: D
Chris Dodd..............Final Grade: D-
Barack Obama..........Final Grade: D-
Hilary Clinton..........Final Grade: D- ( 10 sanctuary cities in the state)
Dennis Kucinich.........Final Grade: D-
Joseph Biden............Final Grade: D-
Chuck Hagel.............Final Grade: D-
Bill Richardson.........Final Grade: F- ( 3 sanctuary cities in the state)
Nancy Pelosi............Final Grade: F- ( 27 sanctuary cities in the state)
Michael Bloomberg.......Final Grade: F- (& mayor of sanctuary city)
Rudolph Guliani.........Final Grade: F- (& mayor of sanctuary city)
ABI’s attitude about immigration is that it should not be used to drive down wages of American workers, to bust unions, to force population growth to the detriment of the environment and quality of life just so land speculators, developers and mortgage institutions can make more money.
~ comment ~
(i'm wondering when all the shouting gets done........
when we (unity08) look in the mirror ; will we see the current " US congress " staring back at us ?)
~ Let's re-affirm " with citizenship " our (usa) gratitude to those exceptional individuals who are willing to wait-in-line ( aka ~ respect )........
~ affirmation via an amendment to the constitution....and enforced (i hope)...
~ no waiting to come into this country means no citizenship.....ever..........
another perspective (analysis, comparison) by NY Times on presidential candidates positions on immigration issue(s)....
lnk ~ NY times comparison of candidates on immigration issues(s)
(lnk is ~ http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/issues/immigration/)
View average grade of each state delegation to the U.S. Congress
(for Career Overall immigration & enforcement actions)
source of data:
lnk ~ congress' immigration report card ~ find your senators/reps voting report card(s)
(lnk is ~ http://grades.betterimmigration.com/view_all.html3?Flag=GRADE)
Grades Updated: July 20, 2024
B Alabama
B- Oklahoma
B- Virginia
B- Wyoming
B- South Carolina
B- Tennessee
C+ Montana
C+ Kentucky
C+ Nevada
C+ Nebraska
C+ Idaho
C+ Louisiana
C+ New Hampshire
C+ Mississippi
C+ Georgia
C Kansas
C Arkansas
C North Carolina
C Florida
C Texas
C Missouri
C Arizona
C Colorado
C Iowa
C Indiana
C Delaware
C Pennsylvania
C Alaska
C Utah
C- North Dakota
C- Ohio
C- South Dakota
C- West Virginia
C- California
C- Wisconsin
C- Minnesota
C- Illinois
C- Michigan
D+ Oregon
D+ New Jersey
D+ Washington
D+ New Mexico
D+ Maine
D+ Maryland
D Connecticut
D New York
D Hawaii
D Vermont
D- Rhode Island
D- Massachusetts
F District of Columbia
I was really disappointed with the democratic candidate's stance on immigration.
Most seem to miss the distinction between immigration and ILLEGAL immigration.
Biden gave the best response (my opinion, obviously) - that we don't need a new law, we need to enforce the immigration laws as they exist!
To paraphrase Bill Maher - "Yes, we're a nation of immigrants, but at least sign the guest book as you enter".
US Marine vet Vietnam 4/68 - 8/69 5th District, NJ
yes, i agree...........
biden seems to be the only democratic candidate that kinda
distinguishes between legals vs illegals ....ugh ..........
although, he did rate a "D-" on his voting record.......ugh
the only presidential candidate wanting to enforce our immigration laws........
Tom Tancredo............Final Grade: A+
(the usa flag is the only flag that should wave on these shores....)