John F. Kerry on Immigration

DemocratMA

Immigration142 votes · 43.2/100 consistent

ExpansiveRestrictive

210 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Immigration. 142 of them counted toward the score above: 91 toward “Expansive” and 51 toward “Restrictive”.

The other 68 did not count: 61 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 7 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
1985-09-17	TO TABLE THE SIMON, IL) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, TO ALTER THE EXCLUSIONARY CLASUES IN THE IMMIGRATION LAWS TO PROHIBIT THE DENIAL OF VISAS BECAUSE OF POLITICAL BELIEFS.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Nay	Expansive
1985-09-17	TO TABLE THE SYMMS, ID) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, TO PROHIBIT THE UNITED STATES FROM EXTENDING CREDIT TO ANY NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRY WHICH ALLOWS SOVIET SHIPS, CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, TO USE ITS PORTS.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1985-09-17	TO AMEND S 1200 BY EXPRESSING THE OPINION OF THE SENATE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A 60 CENT PER GALLON TAX ON IMPORTED ETHANOL.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1985-09-13	TO TABLE THE CRANSTON, CA) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, TO BROADEN THE THE SCOPE OF EVIDENCE PERMITTED TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Restrictive
1985-09-13	TO AMEND S 1200 TO REQUIRE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AGENTS TO HAVE SEARCH WARRANTS BEFORE ENTERING FARMS OR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Nay	Restrictive
1985-09-13	TO AMEND S 1200 BY GRANTING LEGAL STATUS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE JANUARY 1, 1981. THE AMENDMENT OPPOSES THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO APPLY SANCTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS, AS WELL NEW ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Expansive
1985-09-13	TO TABLE THE HAWKINS, FL) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, TO REQUIRE STATES TO VERIFY THAT RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL WELFARE ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Expansive
1985-09-12	TO TABLE THE KERRY, MA) AMENDMENT TO S 1200,TO DELAY THE TESTING OF AN ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPON UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUMMIT CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND U.S.S.R.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-09-12	TO TABLE THE HATCH, UT) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, A BILL TO REFORM IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION, TO ALLOW FOREIGN WORKERS TO HAVE 'SEASONAL WORKER' STATUS FOR NINE MONTHS PER YEAR.S. 1200 · 99th Congress	Yea	Restrictive
1985-02-28	TO PASS H 1096, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMINE RELIEF, REHABILITATION, RECOVERY, AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA.99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable

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.