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Richard Neal's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Immigration

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100%
2012
13%
2011
50%
2009-2010
50%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
80%
2007
60%
2005-2006
60%
2005-2006
50%
2004
33%
2003
25%
2001-2002
25%
2001-2002
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
0%
2001
0%
2001
100%
2014
100%
2003-2004
83%
2001-2002
100%
2000
82%
1999
92%
1997-1998
80%
1995-1996
88%
2007-2010
14%
2023-2024
14%
2023-2024
3%
2022
3%
2022
1%
2021-2022
1%
2021-2022
1%
2020
1%
2020
1%
2019-2020
1%
2019-2020
7%
2018
7%
2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
7%
2017
7%
2017
7%
2016
7%
2016
10%
2015-2016
10%
2015-2016
1%
2015
1%
2015
7%
2015
7%
2015
21%
2014
21%
2014
0%
2013
0%
2013
7%
2013
7%
2013
43%
2011-2012
43%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
66%
2009-2013
66%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
0%
2009-2013
12%
2009-2013
12%
2009-2013
27%
2009-2010
27%
2009-2010
21%
2005-2008
21%
2005-2008
20%
2005-2006
20%
2005-2006
8%
2003-2006
8%
2003-2006
0%
2003-2005
0%
2003-2005
32%
2003
32%
2003
30%
2002
30%
2002
29%
2001
29%
2001
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