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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: American Immigration Lawyers Association

2006 Positions

Issues: Immigration
State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 100%
Gary Ackerman 100%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100%
Todd Akin 0%
TN U.S. Senate Sr Lamar Alexander Republican 33%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 0%
Wayne Allard 11%
George Allen 11%
Thomas Allen 50%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 0%
Brian Baird 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 0%
Roscoe Bartlett 0%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 0%
Charlie Bass 0%
MT U.S. Senate Sr Max Baucus Democratic 66%
Evan Bayh 88%
Melissa Bean 0%
Bob Beauprez 0%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 100%
Bob Bennett 33%
Shelley Berkley 0%
Howard Berman 100%
Marion Berry 0%
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 100%
Judy Biggert 0%
Michael Bilirakis 0%
Jeff Bingaman 100%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 0%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 0%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 0%
Kit Bond 11%
Henry Bonilla 0%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 0%
Mary Bono Mack 0%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 0%
Dan Boren 0%
Leonard Boswell 0%
Rick Boucher 0%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 0%
CA U.S. Senate Jr Barbara Boxer Democratic 87%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 0%
NH State Senate 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 0%
Henry Brown, Jr. 0%
OH U.S. Senate Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 0%
KS Governor Sam Brownback Republican 77%
Ginny Brown-Waite 0%
Jim Bunning 16%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 0%
Conrad Burns 11%
NC U.S. Senate Sr Richard Burr Republican 11%
Dan Burton 0%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 50%
Steve Buyer 0%
Robert Byrd 0%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 45 John Campbell III Republican 0%
Chris Cannon 0%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 50%
MD U.S. Senate Jr Ben Cardin Democratic 50%
Dennis Cardoza 0%
Russ Carnahan 50%
DE U.S. Senate Sr Tom Carper Democratic 77%
Julia Carson 100%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 0%
Mike Castle 0%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 0%
RI Governor Linc Chafee Independent 77%
GA U.S. Senate Sr Saxby Chambliss Republican 11%
Ben Chandler III 0%
Chris Chocola 0%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100%
Hillary Clinton 88%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 0%
OK U.S. Senate Jr Thomas Coburn Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Sr Thad Cochran Republican 28%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 0%
Norm Coleman 55%
ME U.S. Senate Sr Susan Collins Republican 55%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 50%
Kent Conrad 44%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 100%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 0%
TX U.S. Senate Sr John Cornyn Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 0%
Jerry Costello 0%
Larry Craig 66%
Robert Cramer 0%
ID U.S. Senate Sr Mike Crapo Republican 11%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 100%
Barbara Cubin 0%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 100%
Artur Davis 0%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
Geoff Davis 0%
James Davis 0%
Jo Ann Davis 0%
Lincoln Davis 0%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 50%
Thomas Davis III 0%
MN Governor Mark Dayton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 77%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 0%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 0%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Bill Delahunt 50%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
James DeMint 11%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 0%
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine Republican 77%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 100%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 100%
Norm Dicks 50%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 100%
Chris Dodd 88%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 50%
Elizabeth Dole 0%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 55%
John Doolittle 0%
Byron Dorgan 33%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 100%
Thelma Drake 0%
David Dreier 0%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 88%
Chet Edwards 0%
Vern Ehlers 0%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 100%
Jo Ann Emerson 0%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 100%
Philip English 0%
John Ensign 11%
WY U.S. Senate Sr Mike Enzi Republican 11%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100%
Bob Etheridge 0%
Lane Evans 100%
Terry Everett 0%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 100%
Tom Feeney 0%
Russ Feingold 100%
CA U.S. Senate Sr Dianne Feinstein Democratic 88%
Michael Ferguson 0%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 100%
PA U.S. House 8 Mike Fitzpatrick Republican 0%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 0%
Mark Foley 0%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 0%
Harold Ford, Jr. 0%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 0%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0%
Barney Frank 50%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 0%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 0%
William Frist 33%
Elton Gallegly 0%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 0%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Wayne Gilchrest 0%
Paul Gillmor 0%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 0%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 0%
Bart Gordon 0%
SC U.S. Senate Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 75%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 11%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
Mark Green 0%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 50%
Judd Gregg 37%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 100%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 100%
Gilbert Gutknecht 0%
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel Republican 77%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate Jr Tom Harkin Democratic 88%
Jane Harman 50%
Katherine Harris 0%
Melissa Hart 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 100%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 0%
UT U.S. Senate Sr Orrin Hatch Republican 11%
Robert Hayes 0%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 0%
Joel Hefley 0%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 0%
Wally Herger, Jr. 0%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 0%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 50%
Maurice Hinchey 100%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 50%
David Lee Hobson 0%
Pete Hoekstra 0%
Thomas Holden 0%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 100%
Darlene Hooley 0%
John Nathan Hostettler 0%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100%
Kenny Hulshof 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Kay Hutchison 11%
Henry Hyde 0%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 0%
OK U.S. Senate Sr Jim Inhofe Republican 0%
Daniel Inouye 88%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 50%
GA U.S. Senate Jr Johnny Isakson Republican 11%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 0%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 100%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 50%
Nancy Johnson 0%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 0%
Tim Johnson 0%
SD U.S. Senate Sr Timothy Johnson Democratic 77%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 0%
Paul Kanjorski 0%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 0%
Ric Keller 0%
Sue Kelly 0%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Mark Kennedy 0%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Democratic 100%
Dale Kildee 0%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 0%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 0%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 0%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 0%
Joseph Knollenberg 0%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 100%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
John Kuhl, Jr. 0%
Jon Kyl 11%
Ray LaHood 0%
LA U.S. Senate Sr Mary Landrieu Democratic 66%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 0%
Steve LaTourette 0%
Frank Lautenberg 100%
James Leach 0%
VT U.S. Senate Sr Patrick Leahy Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 100%
MI U.S. Senate Sr Carl Levin Democratic 88%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 50%
Jerry Lewis 0%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 100%
Ron Lewis 0%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 77%
John Linder 0%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100%
Trent Lott, Sr. 0%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 100%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0%
Dick Lugar 77%
Dan Lungren 0%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Connie Mack IV 0%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 50%
Don Manzullo 0%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 100%
Jim Marshall 0%
Melquiades Martinez 100%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 100%
AZ U.S. Senate Sr John McCain III Republican 75%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 0%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
KY U.S. Senate Sr Mitch McConnell Republican 22%
Thaddeus McCotter 0%
James McCrery III 0%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 100%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 0%
John McHugh 0%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 0%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 0%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 100%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 100%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 0%
NJ U.S. Senate Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 0%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 50%
MD U.S. Senate Sr Barbara Mikulski Democratic 100%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 100%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 100%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 0%
Brad Miller 0%
Alan Mollohan 0%
Dennis Moore 0%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 0%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 0%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
AK U.S. Senate Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 66%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 0%
WA U.S. Senate Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100%
Jack Murtha 50%
Marilyn Musgrave 0%
Sue Myrick 0%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 100%
Ben Nelson 0%
FL U.S. Senate Sr William Nelson, Sr. Democratic 66%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 0%
Anne Northup 0%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 0%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 0%
James Nussle 0%
NA President Barack Obama II Democratic 88%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 50%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Thomas William Osborne 0%
ID Governor Butch Otter Republican 0%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 0%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 100%
Ron Paul 0%
Donald Payne 100%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 0%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0%
John Peterson 0%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 0%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 0%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 0%
Todd Platts 0%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 0%
Richard Pombo 0%
Earl Pomeroy 0%
Jon Porter, Sr. 0%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 100%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 0%
Deborah Pryce 0%
AR U.S. Senate Sr Mark Pryor Democratic 77%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 0%
George Radanovich 0%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 0%
James Ramstad 0%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 100%
RI U.S. Senate Sr Jack Reed Democratic 88%
Ralph Regula 0%
Denny Rehberg 0%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 0%
NV U.S. Senate Sr Harry Reid Democratic 100%
Richard Renzi 0%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Thomas Reynolds 0%
KS U.S. Senate Sr Pat Roberts Republican 0%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 0%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 0%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 100%
Mike Ross 0%
Steve Rothman 50%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 0%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 0%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 0%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 100%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 50%
Ken Salazar 100%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100%
VT U.S. Senate Jr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
Rick Santorum 11%
Paul Sarbanes 88%
Jim Saxton 0%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
Jean Schmidt 0%
NY U.S. Senate Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 88%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 50%
John Schwarz 0%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 0%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 100%
AL U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Sessions III Republican 0%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 0%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 0%
Christopher Shays 0%
AL U.S. Senate Sr Richard Shelby Republican 25%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 100%
Donald Sherwood 0%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 0%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 0%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0%
Ike Skelton 0%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 50%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 0%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
Gordon Smith 44%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 0%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Vic Snyder 50%
Mike Sodrel 0%
Hilda Solis 100%
Mark Souder 0%
Arlen Specter 77%
John Spratt, Jr. 0%
MI U.S. Senate Jr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 66%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 0%
Ted Stevens 77%
Bart Stupak 0%
John Sullivan 0%
John Sununu 22%
John Sweeney 0%
James Talent 0%
Tom Tancredo 0%
John Tanner 0%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Charles Taylor 0%
Gene Taylor 0%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 0%
Craig Thomas 11%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 0%
SD U.S. Senate Jr John Thune Republican 11%
Todd Tiahrt 0%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 0%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 50%
Ed Towns 100%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 0%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 50%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 100%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 0%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 50%
LA U.S. Senate Jr David Vitter Republican 0%
George Voinovich 77%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 0%
James Walsh 0%
Zach Wamp 0%
John Warner 66%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Diane Watson 100%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 100%
Anthony Weiner 50%
David Weldon 0%
W. Curtis Weldon 0%
Gerald Weller 0%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 0%
Robert Wexler 50%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 0%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 0%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 0%
Heather Wilson 0%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 0%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 50%
OR U.S. Senate Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 77%
Albert Wynn 100%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 0%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 50%

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