Sen. Bennet has taken no action to reduce
the level of chain migration and the lottery.

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	Cosponsoring bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty in 2009
	Sen. Bennet is a cosponsor of S 729, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors [DREAM] Act of 2007. S 729 would grant amnesty to illegal aliens under the age of 35 who have been in the United States for five consecutive years and came (illegally) to the United States before the age of 16. Such a reward for illegal immigration serves as an incentive for more illegal immigration.

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Cosponsored a bill to increase the number of H-2B workers in 2009.

Sen. Bennet cosponsored the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 (S. 388). The bill would allow an alien to return as an H-2B nonimmigrant worker without counting against the annual 66,000 cap if they have used an H-2B visa during one of the three previous fiscal years (i.e., potentially tripling the number of H-2Bs in the U.S. at one time). In addition, this legislation would be effective as if enacted on December 1, 2008 and includes a three year sunset clause. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is the bill’s main sponsor.

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Sen. Bennet has taken no action to reduce
the rewarding of illegal immigration by giving citizenship
to anchor babies.

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Voted in favor of sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2009

Sen. Bennet voted to table an amendment (SA 2630) sponsored by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) spending bill (H.R. 2847). The Vitter Amendment, if adopted, would have prevented federal funds from going to states and municipalities with sanctuary policies in place that protect illegal aliens, criminal aliens, and, potentially, terrorists. Sanctuary policies bar public officials, including police officers, from asking an individual's immigration status and from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities. In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, still have sanctuary policies in place. Maine is the only state with a sanctuary policy. The Vitter Amendment would have been a huge incentive for states and municipalities to rescind their sanctuary policies. The vote to table the Vitter Amendment passed 61 to 38 (7 October 2009, 5:56 PM), effectively killing the amendment.

	Opposed an amendment to complete 700 miles of border fencing in 2009
	Sen. Bennet opposed the DeMint amendment to H.R. 2892, the DHS Appropriations bill. The DeMint amendment mandates that the 700 miles of border fencing (which was previously approved and appropriated for) be completed. The DeMint amendment passed 54-44.

Opposed an amendment to permanently reauthorize the E-Verify system in 2009

Sen. Bennet supported a motion to table the Sessions amendment to H.R. 2892, the DHS Appropriations bill (by supporting the motion to table, the Senator was opposing the amendment). The Sessions amendment authorizes E-Verify permanently, mandates that any business getting a federal contract must run all new hires through E-Verify, and mandates that every existing employee who works on the government contracts must be run through E-Verify. Thus, for the first time, E-Verify can be used to root out illegal aliens who were previously hired. The existing employee provision only applies to that part of a company actually working on the government contract. The motion to table the Sessions amendment failed 44-53 and the amendment passed via a voice vote. By opposing the Sessions amendment the Senator voted to give American jobs to illegal aliens.

Cosponsoring a bill to create an amnesty for illegal agricultural workers in 2009

Sen. Bennet is a cosponsor of S. 1038, the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2009. This bill is an amnesty for agricultural workers. Of the 1.2 million illegal aliens currently working in agriculture, an estimated 860,000 plus their spouses and children could qualify for this amnesty, so the total could reach three million or more. The potential recipients of the amnesty will be required to prove at least 863 hours or 150 work days of agricultural employment in two preceding years. H.R. 2414 would, subsequently, allow these “blue card” illegal aliens to apply for legal residency (i.e., amnesty), provided they demonstrate that they have worked in agriculture here: (1) 100 work days per year each of the first five years following enactment; (2) 150 work days per year each of the first three years following enactment; or (3) over the course of the first four years after enactment, 150 work days per year for three of those years and 100 work days for the other. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is the bill's main sponsor.

Opposed an amendment to prevent illegal aliens from acquiring credit cards in 2009

Sen. Bennet opposed the Vitter Amendment to H.R. 627, The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009. This amendment would have required the banks that issue credit cards to ensure that those granted credit cards are in the United States legally by obliging the banks to verify the identity of applicants using REAL ID-compliant documents. By opposing this amendment the Senator helped illegal aliens remain in the United States. The amendment failed 28-65.

Voted against extending E-Verify in 2009

Sen. Bennet voted in favor of tabling Sen. Jeff Sessions' amendment to the 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill (H.R. 1105). Sen. Sessions' amendment would have reauthorized the E-Verify program for a period of five years. The E-Verify program had received several short-term extensions (H.R. 1105 contained a short-term extension). The Senate leadership decided to table Sessions amendment rather than allow a floor vote. By supporting the tabling of Sen. Sessions' amendment your Senator opposed the long-term reauthorization of E-Verify and harmed American workers. The final vote was 50-47 (10 March 2009, 5:27 PM)

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