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Amnesty/Permanent Legalization for Illegal Aliens |
 2007: Voted on Senate floor against motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639, a bill to reward illegal aliens with amnesty Sen. Nelson voted against a second motion to invoke cloture on S. 1639, a bill to reward up to 6 million illegal aliens with amnesty. The motion to invoke cloture would have limited further debate on the bill and moved it to a final vote. A vote against cloture was effectively a vote in favor of killing the amnesty-guestworker bill. The motion to invoke cloture failed by a vote of 46 to 53. Click here for more AMNESTY votes.  "Today's vote [June 28, 2007], coming after dozens of amendments and weeks of debate, reflected the severity of the shortcomings and fundamental flaws of this immigration proposal. Today's vote was more than a procedural vote; it was a vote on the substance of the bill. I voted against this bill because it puts amnesty first and included minimal border security and legal immigration reform provisions only as enticements to secure some votes in favor if the amnesty provisions." June 28, 2007; Sen. Nelson press release |
Chain Migration |
| 2006: Voted on Senate floor against S. 2611 to increase chain migration Sen. Nelson voted against final passage of S. 2611, a bill to increase chain migration through an annual increase in the family-preference visa cap of 254,000. In addition, S. 2611 includes a one-time-only permanent increase of 105,660 visas for exempt family of "unused" employment-based visa holders between 2001-2005. S. 2611 passed by a vote of 62 to 36. Click here for more CHAIN MIGRATION votes. |
Visa Lottery |
| 2006: Cosponsoring S. 2368 to eliminate the visa lottery Sen. Nelson is a cosponsor of S. 2368 to eliminate the visa lottery that each year awards 50,000 visas to aliens on a totally random basis. |
Citizenship for Illegal Aliens' Babies |
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Large-scale Importation of Workers |
| 2006: Voted on Senate floor against S. 2611 to increase foreign worker importation Sen. Nelson voted against final passage of S. 2611 which would increase foreign worker importation by approximately 495,000 visas per year. S. 2611 passed by a vote of 62 to 36. Click here for more FOREIGN WORKER votes. |
Worker Verification |
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Federal Pickup of Locally Detained Illegal Aliens |
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INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT |
| 2006: Voted in favor of amendment to increase interior enforcement Sen. Nelson voted in favor of the Bingaman Amendment to S. 2454 to authorize grants to state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies near the borders to assist in immigration enforcement. The Bingaman Amendment passed by a vote of 84 to 6. Click here for more INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT votes. |
FEDERAL FORCED DOUBLING OF U.S. POPULATION |
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GENERAL
INFORMATION - In 1990, Ben Nelson entered the realm of Nebraska politics by running for Governor. He won the Democratic primary by only 42 votes. He won the governor’s office be besting incumbent Kay Orr by 4,000 votes. Nelson’s eight years in the governor’s office were highlighted by balanced budgets, expanded health care for children, tax reductions, ethanol production and approval ratings that reached eighty percent. Nelson’s plan as Governor was to bridge the gaps between rural and urban areas; he called his initiative “one Nebraska.” Nelson was re-elected Governor in 1994 with 74% of the vote, the largest margin of victory for a governor in half a century. His second term agenda included creating a “more efficient and effective state government.” |
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