J. Dennis Hastert on Immigration

RepublicanIL

Immigration69 votes · 64.9/100 consistent

ExpansiveRestrictive

106 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Immigration. 69 of them counted toward the score above: 21 toward “Expansive” and 48 toward “Restrictive”.

The other 37 did not count: 22 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 15 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1989-07-13	TO PASS HR 2022, SOVIET AND INDOCHINESE REFUGEES, TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN CITIZENS CONSIDERED TO BE SUBJECT TO PERSECUTION IN THE SOVIET UNION AND INDOCHINESE COUNTRIES REFUGEE STATUS.H.R. 2022 · 101st Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1988-10-04	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 5164, MARIEL CUBAN DETENTION REVIEW, TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT TO A HEARING FOR DETAINED CUBANS WHO ENTERED THE U.S. BETWEEN APRIL AND OCTOBER 1980. MOTION FAILED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT NOT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 5164 · 100th Congress	Nay	Restrictive
1988-04-21	TO PASS HR 4222, LEGALIZATION APPLICATION EXTENSION, A BILL TO GRANT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION ON THE LEGALIZATION PROGRAM APPLICATION PERIOD.H.R. 4222 · 100th Congress	Nay	Restrictive
1988-04-21	TO AMEND HR 4222, LEGALIZATION APPLICATION EXTENSION, TO GRANT AN EXTENSION ONLY FOR THOSE ALIENS WITH "GOOD CAUSE" FOR MISSING THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE.H.R. 4222 · 100th Congress	Yea	Restrictive
1988-03-22	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 285, ALIEN CREWMEMBER STATUS, TO PROHIBIT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF NON-IMMIGRANT ALIENS DURING LABOR DISPUTES. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 285 · 100th Congress	Nay	Expansive
1987-07-28	TO PASS HR 618, DISPLACED SALVADORANS AND NICARAGUANS, A BILL TO SUSPEND DEPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM EL SALVADOR AND NICARAGUA FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS CONDITIONS ALLOW THEM TO RETURN TO THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY. WHILE IN THE UNITED STATES, THEY WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR MOST FORMS OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.H.R. 618 · 100th Congress	Nay	Restrictive

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expansive / Restrictive axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.