Rep. Bartlett has taken no action to reduce
the level of chain migration and the lottery.

Major Numbers in All Categories top

Rejected immigration ceiling in 1990

Rep Bartlett voted AGAINST the Smith amendment to H.R.4300 that would have maintained hard caps on most categories of immigration. Unlike, Rep. Bartlett, 143 Representatives (of 435) feared that the 1990 legislation would unleash a chain reaction that would drive immigration numbers ever upwards. They backed an amendment that would have placed an absolute annual ceiling of 630,000 on family, worker and lottery immigration. But Rep. Bartlett helped defeat that ceiling 266 to 143.

Voted against huge immigration increase in 1990

Rep. Bartlett stood with around 100 other Representatives in 1990 firmly opposing H.R.4300 that radically increased annual immigration numbers. Traditional American immigration had averaged around 250,000 a year until the 1980s when it dramatically rose to around 500,000. Then in 1990 Congress passed legislation that removed or increased limits in most immigration categories. Since then, immigration has risen to around 1,000,000 (one million) a year. Rep. Bartlett voted twice against that bill and all aspects of that increase.See detailed description.

Importing Specific Foreign Workers top

Rep. Bartlett has taken no action to reduce
the importation of specific foreign workers.

Citizenship for Illegal Alien Babies top

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

Inviting / Repelling Illegal Aliens top

Rep. Bartlett has taken no action to reduce
illegal immigration levels.