Immigration
- Voted for the construction of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico and introduced legislation to add 10,000 new border patrol agents.
- Supports U.S. assistance to Mexico to end drug-related violence along the southwest border.
- Supports the rights of border states to defend themselves.
- Supports expanding a program to find and deport felons in our overcrowded prison-system who are illegal immigrants.
Congressman Ruppersberger fought to pass $600 million in emergency appropriations to secure our borders by fighting violent drug cartels and illegal immigration. The bill:
- Funds about 1,500 new border patrol agents, two new unmanned aerial drones to monitor the border and the expansion of the U.S. Marshals in Mexico.
- Funds local law enforcement activities along the border and campaigns to target drug and firearms trafficking.
- Is paid for by increasing Visa fees on foreign companies that bring their workers into the U.S.
Congressman Ruppersberger believes American jobs should be reserved for Americans. He:
- Supports businesses that rely on temporary legal immigrants that come into the country on a time-limited Visa to provide the workforce necessary to keep our economy growing in areas where we have a shortage of qualified workers, such as Maryland’s annual crab harvesters.
- Supports targeting and penalizing employers who don’t play by the rules and knowingly hire and exploit illegal immigrants.
- Supports the government-verification system known as e-Verify so businesses have a straight-forward method to determine the legal status of their workforce.
More on Immigration
Nov 21, 2014
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s Executive Action on immigration: