Rating Group: NumbersUSA
2009-2013 Positions - Reduce Illegal Immigration at the Border
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| Ron Kind | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Donald Payne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 50% |
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 60% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 66% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 66% |
| Peter DeFazio | 66% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 66% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 66% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 66% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 66% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 66% | |||
| Martha Roby | 66% | |||
| David Scott | 66% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 66% |
| Mark Begich | 5% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 5% |
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 75% |
| Tom Harkin | 73% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 72% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 78% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 75% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 75% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 75% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 78% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75% | |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 78% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 75% |
| Tom Price | 75% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 73% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 75% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 75% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 73% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 73% | |||
| Mark Udall | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 73% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 78% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| Ron Kind | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Donald Payne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 50% |
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 60% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 66% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 66% |
| Peter DeFazio | 66% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 66% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 66% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 66% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 66% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 66% | |||
| Martha Roby | 66% | |||
| David Scott | 66% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 66% |
| Mark Begich | 5% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 5% |
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 75% |
| Tom Harkin | 73% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 72% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 78% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 75% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 75% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 75% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 78% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75% | |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 78% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 75% |
| Tom Price | 75% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 73% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 75% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 75% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 73% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 73% | |||
| Mark Udall | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 73% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 78% |