 XXXX Voted Against 2006 Immigration Bill. XXXX voted against the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. [Vote 157, 5/25/06]  XXXX Voted to Prevent Immigrants from Getting EITC. In 2006, XXXX voted for a Republican amendment to the Senate immigration bill that “would prohibit illegal immigrants who apply for status adjustment under the bill from collecting any tax refunds or filing any claims for the Earned Income Tax Credit or other tax benefits for tax years prior to 2006.” So any immigrant that gained legal status through the Senate bill would not be able to claim the credit for the years they were here illegally. [Vote 155, 5/25/06; CQ, 5/25/06; Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/26/06]  XXXX Voted to Bar Illegal Immigrants from Claiming EITC. In 2006, XXXX voted for an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit until they receive citizenship. Sen. Jeff Sessions, who sponsored the amendment, argued, “Because when the people that are here illegally, most of them -- 60 percent, perhaps -- are not high school graduates. They’re going to qualify for the earned income tax credit. I tried to get that stopped until they become a citizen, and it would have saved $40 billion. We lost that vote.” [Vote 154, 5/25/06; CQ, 5/25/06; Fox News, “The Big Story With John Gibson,” 5/25/06] DREAM ACT XXXX Voted Against the DREAM Act to Grant Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants Who Attend College or Join the Military. In December 2010, XXXX voted against even debating the DREAM Act, a bill which would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the country as children if they attend college or join the military for two years. They would have been in the United States continuously for more than five years, been younger than 16 when they entered the country. The individual would have to pay a $525 application surcharge and a subsequent fee and could be eligible to apply for legal permanent status after 10 years. The motion to invoke cloture was rejected 55-41. [Politico, 12/18/10; HR 5281, Vote 278, 12/18/10] XXXX Voted To Block DREAM Act. In October 2007, XXXX voted against a cloture motion that would have allowed a final vote on the DREAM Act, legislation that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States before age 16 and who lived here at least five years to gain conditional legal status and eventual citizenship if they attended college or joined the military for at least two years. [Vote 394, 10/24/07] BORDER FUNDING AND BORDER FENCE XXXX Voted To Require 350 Miles Of Double-Layered Fencing To Be Completed Along Southern Border Before Immigration Reform Provisions Were Enacted. In June 2013, XXXX voted in favor of Thune, R-S.D., amendment no. 1197 that would require 350 miles of double-layered fencing along the southern border be completed before the Homeland Security Department can begin processing applications for provisional legal status from illegal immigrants. It would require 700 miles of fencing be completed before such individuals can receive permanent resident status. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 39-54 (D 2-47; R 37-5; I 0-2). [Vote 151, 6/18/13] XXXX Voted To Build a Fence Along Mexican Border. On September 29, 2006, XXXX voted for a bill that would allow for the construction of a fence along the Mexican border. The bill passed 80-19, with 1 Republican and 18 Democrats voting for it. [Roll Call Vote 262, HR 6061, September 29, 2006] MISCELLANEOUS XXXX Voted Against Exempting Returning Seasonal Workers From Visa Caps. In 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment that would exempt returning seasonal workers from the national H-2B visa cap of $66,000 if they have already successfully participated in the program. [Vote 101, 4/19/05] 220