Mark R. Warner
Immigration
Senator Warner believes our immigration system is in desperate need of reform to meet the needs of an innovation-driven 21st century economy. Our country currently trains the best and the brightest in the world in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at top American universities, but because of our antiquated visa program, we often send these talented minds back to their home countries to compete against us. If we had the immigration policies in the 80s and 90s that we have now, we might never had had an Intel or a Google because these companies -- just as 40% of all tech companies in Northern Virginia -- have at least one of foreign-born founder.
Senator Warner believes in a comprehensive approach to immigration reform. He voted in support of S. 744, a proposal that would reform our immigration system, double border security, require the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the Southern border, and authorize the use of new radar and unmanned aerial drones to track illegal border crossings. This bipartisan proposal passed the Senate, and Senator Warner hopes his colleagues in the House consider this commonsense solution. The text of this bill can be found at http://go.usa.gov/TJmB.
In the wake of the ongoing crisis at our Southern border, Senator Warner has called on the Administration to demand more accountability from Central American countries. Senator Warner believes these countries must be responsible for curbing the violence that is forcing many to flee. Senator Warner believes this crisis clearly demonstrates the need for a comprehensive immigration fix like S. 744.
Recent News on Immigration
Here is what Senator Warner has been doing recently regarding immigration:
- 07/07/16 -Sens. Warner, Kaine Co-Sponsor Bill to Address Humanitarian and Migrant Crisis in Central America's Northern TriangleSens. Warner and Kaine announced their support for legislation to establish a coordinated regional response to effectively address the endemic violence and humanitarian crisis driving women and children to flee from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
- 06/23/16 -Sen. Warner on 4-4 Supreme Court Ruling in U.S. v. TexasFollowing the Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision in United States v. Texas, U.S. Sen. Warner issued the following statement.
- 03/08/16 -Warner, Kaine Join Supreme Court Amicus Brief Demonstrating Congressional Support for Immigration Executive ActionsSens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the President’s November 2014 executive actions on immigration. The Court is slated to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Texas
- 12/04/15 -Warner & Kaine File Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Case for Immigration Executive ActionsSens. Warner and Kaine (both D-VA) joined 216 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the President’s November 2014 executive actions on immigration.
- 04/06/15 -Sen. Warner Statement on Immigration Amicus BriefSen. Warner applauded Virginia AG Mark Herring for joining 14 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief advocating for recently announced immigration enforcement reforms that would create substantial economic and public safety benefits for Virginia.
- 03/13/15 -Warner, Kaine Fight for Virginia Seafood IndustryToday Sens. Warner and Kaine joined 12 bipartisan Senators in calling on the Departments of of Labor and Homeland Security to immediately resume accepting and processing H-2B visas critical to Virginia's seafood industry.
- 01/27/15 -Warner, Kaine Call for Passage of Homeland Security Funding Bill Without Extraneous Policy RidersTogether with the entire Senate Democratic Caucus, Sens. Warner and Kaine called on Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) to pass a clean bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year.
- 01/16/15 -Sens. Warner & Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Startup ActSens. Warner and Tim Kaine today led a bipartisan group of six Senate colleagues in introducing The Startup Act to jumpstart investment and job creation by new businesses.
- 11/17/14 -Sens. Warner, Kaine Sign Onto Legislation to Create High-Skill Korean VisasU.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine signed onto bipartisan legislation to provide up to 15,000 visas annually for Koreans with specialized skills that are lacking in the U.S. labor market.
- 07/17/14 -Statement on Border CrisisAs early as June 18th, Senator Warner called on the Administration to demand accountability from Central American countries these children and young people are fleeing.
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