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Politician
March 16, 2021
Tweet - "Halting border wall construction, reducing enforcement, pausing deportations -- Biden sent the message loud & clear that our border is open. Now we're seeing a predictable crisis of Dems' own making, on pace to break 20-year records."
Sen. John Thune
March 1, 2021
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize H-2B Visa Allocation to Low Unemployment States
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rounds and Colleagues Urge President Biden to Withdraw Becerra
Sen. Mike Rounds
Feb. 11, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Lankford Joins Cotton and Colleagues to Warn President Biden of Immigration Crisis, Health Risks
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Colleagues Warn President Biden of Immigration Crisis, Health Risks
Sen. John Thune, ...
Jan. 28, 2021
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Help Businesses Comply with Worker Eligibility Laws
Sen. John Thune, ...
Jan. 28, 2021
As Biden Administration Rolls Back Immigration Enforcement, Ernst, Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce "Sarah's Law' Ahead of the Fifth Anniversary of Sarah Root's Death
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "We brought the Senate back to Washington to look at serious items and spent the last two weeks at work: hearing from experts on #COVID19, passing critical national security legislation, & monitoring the effectiveness of relief efforts already being implemented."
Sen. John Thune
April 8, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Sec. of Labor, and Chad Wold, Acting Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security - Boozman Calls for Flexibility in Temporary Ag Worker Program to Protect Nation's Food Supply
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Protect Domestic Food Supply During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 5, 2020
Tweet - "Appreciate @DHSgov granting an additional 35k H-2B visas. The program needs further reform, but SD tourism & other small businesses need the certainty of this supplemental workforce. These seasonal workers are critical to support the busy travel season in our state. #HiFromSD"
Sen. John Thune
March 5, 2020
35,000 additional H-2B Visas Available This Year
Sen. Mike Rounds
Feb. 12, 2020
Blackburn Leads Bicameral Move to Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 27, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Received a comprehensive update from Acting Secretary of @DHSgov Wolf on the department's efforts to secure our borders, stem the tide of illegal substances coming into our country, like fentanyl, opioids, & meth, and create H-2B visa certainty to support SD businesses."
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Enzi, Barrasso support increase in temporary work visas
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Lankford, Coons Lead Letter on Concerns to Eliminate Refugee Cap
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 29, 2019
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
Sen. Mike Rounds
July 26, 2019
Cassidy, Inhofe, Blackburn, Cramer, Rounds, Hern Introduce Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 19, 2019
The Border Crisis has Reached Unprecedented Levels
Sen. Mike Rounds
June 27, 2019
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020--Resumed
Sen. John Thune
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "The House just passed the Senate's #bipartisan bill to address the #HumanitarianCrisis at our #SouthernBorder. Glad to see @HouseDemocrats finally put politics aside and join us in providing relief through this critical funding."
Sen. John Thune
June 26, 2019
Thune Statement on Senate Passage of Humanitarian Aid to Address the Crisis at Our Southern Border
Sen. John Thune
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The funding just passed by the Senate is desperately needed to help our federal agencies provide humanitarian relief while also ensuring the safety and security of all those involved. My full statement on the #bipartisan bill"
Sen. John Thune
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The #HumanitarianCrisis is unlike anything we've seen at our border. Resources are stretched to a breaking point -- making it more difficult to provide adequate care to families & unaccompanied children. The Senate just passed a bill, which I supported, to provide vital funding."
Sen. John Thune
Date
Title
Politician
March 16, 2021
Tweet - "Halting border wall construction, reducing enforcement, pausing deportations -- Biden sent the message loud & clear that our border is open. Now we're seeing a predictable crisis of Dems' own making, on pace to break 20-year records."
Sen.John Thune
March 1, 2021
Thune Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize H-2B Visa Allocation to Low Unemployment States
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rounds and Colleagues Urge President Biden to Withdraw Becerra
Sen.Mike Rounds
Feb. 11, 2021
Letter to President Joe Biden - Lankford Joins Cotton and Colleagues to Warn President Biden of Immigration Crisis, Health Risks
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Colleagues Warn President Biden of Immigration Crisis, Health Risks
Sen.John Thune, ...
Jan. 28, 2021
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Help Businesses Comply with Worker Eligibility Laws
Sen.John Thune, ...
Jan. 28, 2021
As Biden Administration Rolls Back Immigration Enforcement, Ernst, Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce "Sarah's Law' Ahead of the Fifth Anniversary of Sarah Root's Death
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "We brought the Senate back to Washington to look at serious items and spent the last two weeks at work: hearing from experts on #COVID19, passing critical national security legislation, & monitoring the effectiveness of relief efforts already being implemented."
Sen.John Thune
April 8, 2020
Letter to Eugene Scalia, Sec. of Labor, and Chad Wold, Acting Sec. of the Department of Homeland Security - Boozman Calls for Flexibility in Temporary Ag Worker Program to Protect Nation's Food Supply
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Protect Domestic Food Supply During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 5, 2020
Tweet - "Appreciate @DHSgov granting an additional 35k H-2B visas. The program needs further reform, but SD tourism & other small businesses need the certainty of this supplemental workforce. These seasonal workers are critical to support the busy travel season in our state. #HiFromSD"
Sen.John Thune
March 5, 2020
35,000 additional H-2B Visas Available This Year
Sen.Mike Rounds
Feb. 12, 2020
Blackburn Leads Bicameral Move to Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 27, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 10, 2019
Tweet - "Received a comprehensive update from Acting Secretary of @DHSgov Wolf on the department's efforts to secure our borders, stem the tide of illegal substances coming into our country, like fentanyl, opioids, & meth, and create H-2B visa certainty to support SD businesses."
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Enzi, Barrasso support increase in temporary work visas
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Lankford, Coons Lead Letter on Concerns to Eliminate Refugee Cap
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 29, 2019
Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
Sen.Mike Rounds
July 26, 2019
Cassidy, Inhofe, Blackburn, Cramer, Rounds, Hern Introduce Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 19, 2019
The Border Crisis has Reached Unprecedented Levels
Sen.Mike Rounds
June 27, 2019
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020--Resumed
Sen.John Thune
June 27, 2019
Tweet - "The House just passed the Senate's #bipartisan bill to address the #HumanitarianCrisis at our #SouthernBorder. Glad to see @HouseDemocrats finally put politics aside and join us in providing relief through this critical funding."
Sen.John Thune
June 26, 2019
Thune Statement on Senate Passage of Humanitarian Aid to Address the Crisis at Our Southern Border
Sen.John Thune
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The funding just passed by the Senate is desperately needed to help our federal agencies provide humanitarian relief while also ensuring the safety and security of all those involved. My full statement on the #bipartisan bill"
Sen.John Thune
June 26, 2019
Tweet - "The #HumanitarianCrisis is unlike anything we've seen at our border. Resources are stretched to a breaking point -- making it more difficult to provide adequate care to families & unaccompanied children. The Senate just passed a bill, which I supported, to provide vital funding."
Sen.John Thune
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