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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Immigration

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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10/12/2022 65,000 Additional H-2B Visas to be Issued to Support Small Businesses & Address Worker Shortage
08/01/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Warnock, Senate Democrats Call on Biden Administration to Increase the Rate of Refugee Admissions
03/31/2022 DHS to Issue 35,000 Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses
03/22/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families
03/03/2022 King Welcomes Decision to Extend Temporary Protections to Ukrainian Nationals Currently in U.S.
02/28/2022 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senators Durbin, Menendez, Portman Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration To Designate Ukraine For Temporary Protected Status
02/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Martin Walsh, U.S. Department of Labor - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Colleagues Call for More H-2B Visas to Support Seasonal Small Businesses
02/10/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas
02/09/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security, and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Department of Labor, Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge Biden Administration To Address Labor Shortages With Visa Cap Relief
10/13/2021 King Statement on Planned Opening of U.S. -- Canadian Border
09/24/2021 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - As Restrictions Ease for European Travelers, Senator King Urges White House to "Extend This Logic" to Canadian Border
08/26/2021 King Statement on Kabul Attack
08/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Shaheen, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
08/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Padilla Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
08/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement Recently-Passed SIV Legislation
08/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senator Hassan Joins Bipartisan Effort Led by Shaheen, Ernst in Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
08/19/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Shaheen, Ernst, Colleagues Urge the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
08/18/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Romney Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Maine Delegation Urges Administration to Open Northern Border to Vaccinated Canadians
07/09/2021 Shaheen Announces Growing Bipartisan Support for Her Bill to Protect Afghan Allies through SIV Program
06/24/2021 Afghanistan
06/24/2021 King Speaks of "Moral and Ethical Obligation" to Extradite, Move Afghan Partners Who Supported America's Mission
05/21/2021 Following Push Led by Collins, King, and Pingree, DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas That Will Support Maine's Tourism Industry
05/19/2021 As U.S. Withdraws Troops from Afghanistan, King Urges Support for Afghans Who Assisted Effort
03/19/2021 King Urges Biden to End Harmful Trump Administration Ban on Seasonal, Employer-Sponsored, and Cultural Exchange Visas

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